Finance and Accounting

    Bookkeeper

    Keep your books accurate, current, and audit-ready with a dedicated bookkeeper who owns your financial records from daily transactions through monthly close.

    ✓ Guaranteed service

    Bookkeeper

    Trusted by startups like yours
    to fuel growth

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    Verishop
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    Venn
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    The short answer

    NorthOak Bookkeepers own daily transaction categorization, bank reconciliation, AP/AR management, and monthly close — keeping your books accurate so your CPA and leadership have numbers they can trust. Starts at $2,000/mo. Guaranteed service.

    Why outsource your bookkeeper?

    Free up your core team to focus on growth while our expert professionals handle your bookkeeper needs with precision and care.

    • Books that are always current — not weeks behind
    • Month-end close completed faster and with less firefighting
    • CPA receives organized, reconciled records at tax time
    • Real-time visibility into cash position and expenses
    • 60%+ cost savings vs. a domestic bookkeeper
    99.9%
    Reconciliation accuracy
    60%
    Cost savings vs. domestic
    5 days
    Faster monthly close
    5 days
    Time to first day

    What our bookkeeper specialists handle

    Our trained professionals are equipped to manage a wide range of tasks, allowing you to scale without the overhead.

    Transaction Categorization

    Categorize all bank and credit card transactions daily or weekly, following your chart of accounts and ensuring consistent coding across periods.

    Bank and Credit Card Reconciliation

    Reconcile all accounts monthly, identify discrepancies, investigate outstanding items, and ensure balance sheet accounts match bank statements.

    Accounts Payable

    Process vendor invoices, track due dates, prepare payment runs, and maintain accurate vendor records and aging reports.

    Accounts Receivable

    Issue customer invoices, track outstanding receivables, send payment reminders, and reconcile payments received against open invoices.

    Month-End Close

    Execute the monthly close checklist — journal entries, depreciation, accruals, and reconciliations — delivering financial statements by your target close date.

    Financial Statement Preparation

    Generate P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements for management review — formatted to your preferences and ready for leadership reporting.

    Tools they're proficient in

    QuickBooks OnlineXeroNetSuiteFreshBooksBill.comExpensifyStripeRampExcelGoogle SheetsSlack

    Cost of a bookkeeper specialist: domestic vs NorthOak

     US Domestic HireNorthOak
    Monthly cost$5,000 – $8,000From $2,000
    Benefits & payroll taxesIncluded aboveIncluded
    Recruiting fee$7,000 – $12,000 one-timeNone
    Time to first day4 – 7 weeks5 business days
    ReplacementRestart full cycleFree, any time

    US figures reflect fully-loaded cost: salary, benefits, payroll taxes, and recruiting. NorthOak rate is all-inclusive.

    From intake to first day: 5 business days

    Tell us what you need. We'll introduce matched candidates within 2 business days.

    Frequently asked questions

    Trusted by growing teams like yours

    Don't take our word for it. Here's what our clients have to say.

    • Results Are Real and Showing Clearly

      Really appreciate all of NorthOak's hard work. Results are real and showing clearly in the way customers communicate with us. We've gone from unmanaged negative feedback to not receiving any negative support feedback in recent weeks.

      Company Size: 1–10

      Industry: AI SaaS

      Service: Support


      Neil C.

      Neil C.

      Founder, Superwhisper

    • Thoughtful, Practical, and Clear

      Everything NorthOak has put together for us is thoughtful, practical, and clear — it really comes through in all the high quality touch points I've had with the team, and many others have expressed the same.

      Company Size: 11–50

      Industry: EdTech

      Service: Revenue


      Donnie Y.

      Donnie Y.

      Head of Operations, Prequel

    • Never Looked So Good

      As we grow our sales, we're definitely going to continue scaling up with NorthOak. As previously mentioned, your support is always greatly appreciated and CS at Everpress has never looked so good!

      Company Size: 11–50

      Industry: Ecommerce

      Service: Support


      David B.

      David B.

      General Manager, Everpress

    • Our Go-To for Immediate Business Needs

      NorthOak has been instrumental in how we deliver two key products. Both areas have seen tremendous growth and in scaling up our success, NorthOak has been our go-to for addressing immediate business needs that require human intervention.

      Company Size: 11–50

      Industry: Fintech

      Service: Back Office


      Alphaeus T.

      Alphaeus T.

      Strategy & Ops Manager, Venn

    • Results Are Real and Showing Clearly

      Really appreciate all of NorthOak's hard work. Results are real and showing clearly in the way customers communicate with us. We've gone from unmanaged negative feedback to not receiving any negative support feedback in recent weeks.

      Company Size: 1–10

      Industry: AI SaaS

      Service: Support


      Neil C.

      Neil C.

      Founder, Superwhisper

    • Thoughtful, Practical, and Clear

      Everything NorthOak has put together for us is thoughtful, practical, and clear — it really comes through in all the high quality touch points I've had with the team, and many others have expressed the same.

      Company Size: 11–50

      Industry: EdTech

      Service: Revenue


      Donnie Y.

      Donnie Y.

      Head of Operations, Prequel

    • Never Looked So Good

      As we grow our sales, we're definitely going to continue scaling up with NorthOak. As previously mentioned, your support is always greatly appreciated and CS at Everpress has never looked so good!

      Company Size: 11–50

      Industry: Ecommerce

      Service: Support


      David B.

      David B.

      General Manager, Everpress

    • Our Go-To for Immediate Business Needs

      NorthOak has been instrumental in how we deliver two key products. Both areas have seen tremendous growth and in scaling up our success, NorthOak has been our go-to for addressing immediate business needs that require human intervention.

      Company Size: 11–50

      Industry: Fintech

      Service: Back Office


      Alphaeus T.

      Alphaeus T.

      Strategy & Ops Manager, Venn