#1 Bookkeeper in Joliet, IL
Monthly and catch-up bookkeeping for contractors and small businesses in Joliet, Illinois, and Will County.
Joliet Bookkeeping for Busy Business Owners
Joliet is the third-largest city in Illinois and one of the biggest freight hubs in the country. The CenterPoint Intermodal Center, rail yards for BNSF and Union Pacific, and the meeting point of I-80 and I-55 bring a steady stream of trucking, warehousing and logistics work to the area. That activity supports a long list of small businesses: owner-operators and small fleets, freight brokers, diesel mechanics, contractors, offices and shops downtown, and service companies across Will County. Many of them run lean, with the owner handling the books between loads, jobs or shifts. We keep your books reconciled and current every month, so you know which customers, trucks and jobs actually make you money.
How Our Joliet Bookkeeping Process Works
1. Free Consultation
We talk to just figure out what your bookkeeping and accounting services needs really are and if we’re a good fit for your Joliet firm.
2. Setup & Review
We connect your bank feeds and QuickBooks. We get secure access, look at your existing accounting mess (if there is one), and clean it up fast so you’re not starting from zero.
3. Ongoing Monthly Service
We handle everything weekly. You get spotless books and a short monthly update. Done. Get your weekends back and get your focus back on the business.
4. Reports & Delivery
You get financial reports and financial statements every month. You actually get what’s happening in your financials and can make informed business decisions.
5. Continuous Support
Business changes, we change with it. Questions pop up? We answer fast. Everything stays smooth through our seamless communication. Less headache for you.
Monthly Bookkeeping Services in Joliet, IL
Monthly bookkeeping keeps your books current, so you're not rebuilding a year of records every spring. Every week, bank feed transactions get categorized. At month-end, we reconcile your bank, credit card and fuel card accounts, close the books and send a profit and loss statement and balance sheet, which is where you see your real cash flow. If we can't tell what something is, we ask you by text or email.
For a small fleet working the Route 53 corridor toward Elwood, that means fuel, maintenance, insurance and factoring fees are recorded every month, and you can see your cost per truck. For an HVAC or electrical contractor on Jefferson Street, it means material costs and customer payments are tracked by job. For a law office or insurance agency near the Rialto Square Theatre downtown, it means client billing, retainers and recurring expenses are matched up every month, so you can see what each month actually earned.
We work only in QuickBooks Online, and we're ProAdvisors. If your file was never set up properly, we fix the chart of accounts, bank feeds and bank rules before monthly work starts, and tracking by truck or job uses QuickBooks Online Plus or higher. You'll have a dedicated bookkeeper, and plans start at $300 a month depending on volume and complexity, with accounts payable and receivable available.
Timely
You need to know your numbers while they’re relevant in making decisions. We guarantee to get you your monthly reports and books on time, or you don’t pay. We’re confident in our abilities and we prioritize keeping bookkeeping current.
Accurate
Accuracy is the foundation of everything we do. Our business, and yours, relies on us to be detail-oriented, and we take that very seriously with every transaction, reconciliation, and report.
Communicative
As everything runs smoothly, the less you hear from us, the better. But, we always put communication first and collaborate with you to solve any problems or questions that arise.
Why Choose Golden Pines Accounting & Bookkeeping LLC
Golden Pines Accounting & Bookkeeping is run by two brothers, Mat and Nick, both QuickBooks Online ProAdvisors with years of corporate and hands-on small business experience. When you outsource your bookkeeping to us, you work directly with us, not a rotating team. Bookkeeping is all we do. Your books are closed and your reports are delivered on time every month, or that month is free, and there are no long-term contracts.
You won't get accounting jargon from us. You'll get your numbers each month and a plain explanation of anything that changed, from people who know your business. We're based in Chicago and do the work in QuickBooks Online, so whether you're near Joliet Junior College or down by the river, there's nothing to drop off and no drive up I-55. Call or fill out the form for a free consultation.
Catch-up and Cleanup Bookkeeping in Joliet
In Joliet, books often fall behind right when a business starts growing. A carrier adds a few trucks and starts factoring invoices, a contractor takes on more jobs than one person can keep paperwork for, or a shop on Larkin Avenue goes a full year without reconciling. The money is all accounted for somewhere, just not in QuickBooks.
The catch-up starts with your QuickBooks file, bank statements and any factoring or fuel card statements, and you'll get a quote and a timeline before we begin. Then we categorize what's been left sitting, correct errors and duplicates, and reconcile every bank, credit card and loan account to your statements. You come out with accurate financial statements your CPA can file from and a clear view of what each part of the business earns. Monthly bookkeeping afterward keeps you caught up.
Ready to get your time back? Let’s work together
Who We Work With as Joliet Bookkeepers
Searching for bookkeeping near me in Joliet? We provide outsourced bookkeeping services across the 60431, 60432, 60433, 60435 and 60436 ZIP codes, from downtown along Cass Street to the west side near the Louis Joliet Mall. The owner is usually driving, on a job site or behind the counter most of the day, which is why the books slide. Some owners have been doing them on their own and want to stop, some are behind after a busy year or two, and some need monthly numbers for a lender, a lease or their own planning. We work with trucking companies, owner-operators, freight brokers, auto and diesel repair shops, contractors, HVAC and electrical companies, landscapers, cleaning companies, retail shops and many other small businesses. Whatever you run in Joliet, we keep the books reconciled, closed every month and ready for your CPA.
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Joliet, IL Bookkeeping FAQs
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Yes. We track fuel, maintenance, insurance, tolls and settlements. On QuickBooks Online Plus or Advanced, we can give each truck its own profit and loss, which makes it easier to see which trucks and lanes are worth keeping.
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Yes. We record factoring advances, fees and reserves correctly and reconcile your factoring statements each month, so your revenue and costs aren't overstated or missed.
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No. We don't prepare tax filings. We keep your books accurate so your tax preparer or permit service has clean numbers to work from.
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Plans start at $300 a month. Most small businesses pay between $300 and $1,000, depending on transaction volume, the number of accounts and whether you add accounts payable and receivable. Cleanup is quoted separately. An in-house bookkeeper ends up being much more expensive with a $60-$80k salary and benefits.
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Yes. Using classes or projects in QuickBooks Online Plus or Advanced, each job, truck or location gets its own numbers alongside your company totals.
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Ideally from the start. We set up QuickBooks Online the right way, connect your accounts and keep it current, so you never have a cleanup to pay for later. If you're leasing space downtown, the Joliet City Center Partnership offers small microgrants to businesses in the Downtown Core, and clean books from day one make that kind of application easier. Though we understand if you wait a few months and earn revenue before bringing us on, we can still catch you up.
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Yes. We work with businesses throughout Will County, and since everything is remote, location doesn't change how we work.
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