Bookkeeping for Essex County Small Businesses
Bookkeeping and payroll for Essex County businesses. Based in Andover, serving the North Shore, Merrimack Valley, and everywhere in between.
Based Right Here in Essex County
Our office is in Andover. When we say we’re an Essex County bookkeeping service, we mean it. We’re not a firm in Boston or New Hampshire claiming to serve your area. We’re here, running a business in the same county as you, dealing with the same local realities.
Essex County has a lot of small business owners who are good at what they do and tired of struggling with the financial side. That’s who we work with. You run your business. We keep the books clean, payroll running, and records ready for tax time.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Monthly Bookkeeping
Ongoing bookkeeping that keeps your records current. Transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, books closed every month. Financial statements you can actually use.
Payroll
Payroll
Paychecks processed, taxes withheld and deposited, quarterly filings handled, W-2s issued. Massachusetts requirements covered. You stop tracking deadlines and start trusting it’s done.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Behind on your books? We reconstruct what’s there, clean up the backlog, and get you to a place where monthly service can take over. No judgment about how it got that way.
Financial Strategy
Financial Strategy
When you need more than bookkeeping. Cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and guidance on financial decisions. The CFO-level thinking without hiring a full-time executive.
Essex County Businesses We Work With
The county covers a lot of ground. Coastal towns like Salem and Gloucester with tourism and fishing. Mill cities like Lawrence and Haverhill with manufacturing history and new energy. Suburban communities like Andover and North Andover with professional services and medical practices. Each area has different businesses, but they all need accurate books.
We work with businesses doing anywhere from $100K to several million in revenue. Big enough to need real bookkeeping, not big enough to justify a full-time accountant. That’s the gap we fill.
Healthcare Practices
Healthcare Practices
Medical offices, dental practices, physical therapists, mental health providers. Essex County has healthcare practices throughout. We handle the complexity of insurance reimbursement timing and keep your books reflecting what you actually collected.
Restaurants and Hospitality
Restaurants and Hospitality
The North Shore draws visitors year-round, and Salem gets especially busy in October. Restaurants, cafes, and hospitality businesses that run on thin margins and need tight control over food cost, labor, and daily sales.
Professional Services
Professional Services
Consultants, agencies, law firms, financial advisors. Businesses running out of office parks in Andover or Peabody or downtown Newburyport. We track profitability and keep your books ready for whatever comes next.
Contractors and Trades
Contractors and Trades
Lots of older homes in Essex County means lots of renovation and repair work. We handle job costing, track project profitability, and keep records organized for bonding and bank relationships.
Common Questions
Where is your office?
Andover. We're an Essex County business serving Essex County businesses. Not a remote firm listing your area as a service region.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
It depends on your transaction volume and complexity. We quote flat monthly rates after learning about your business so you know exactly what to expect.
Do you work with healthcare practices?
Yes. Medical offices, dental practices, therapy providers. We understand the gap between billing and collecting, and we reconcile what actually hits your account.
Can we meet in person?
Absolutely. Most of our work happens remotely because it's more efficient, but we're happy to meet at our Andover office or come to you.
My books are a mess. Where do we start?
That's fine. We do catch-up work to get everything current, then move into monthly service so it stays that way. Most clients come to us exactly like this.
The Merrimack Valley's Trusted Accounting Partner
The Next Step:
A 15-Minute Call
Tell us about your business and what you're dealing with. We'll listen, ask a few questions, and give you a straightforward quote.