Bookkeeping should make your business easier to run. We keep your QuickBooks organized, reconciled, and up to date so you always know what’s real and what needs attention.
Most business owners don’t want to become bookkeeping experts. They want to know what came in, what went out, and what they can safely do with cash. We handle the monthly bookkeeping that keeps your numbers reliable, then we make the reporting simple enough to actually use. Plumb Financial is based in Edmonds and works with service-based businesses across Snohomish County and North King County, including Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline, and nearby areas.
We work best with owners who take pride in doing things the right way, but don’t have time to live in QuickBooks. If you’re tired of guessing, behind on categorizing, or unsure whether your reports reflect reality, that’s exactly the type of situation we’re used to stepping into.
Many of our clients run service-based and project-driven businesses. Trades are common, but not required. If you have a lot of moving parts like jobs, deposits, materials, subcontractors, or seasonal swings, clean bookkeeping makes an immediate difference. In our experience, the moment the books are current, owners stop making decisions based on gut feel and start making them based on what’s actually happening.
If your books are a year behind, you’re not disqualified. It just means we’ll likely start with cleanup and build a monthly rhythm from there. We’re also straightforward about fit. If you want “set it and forget it” bookkeeping with no involvement, we’re probably not the right match. We do best when the owner wants clarity and is willing to keep the workflow clean.
If your books are messy, you don’t need to clean everything up before reaching out. We’ll help you build the plan.
Bookkeeping isn’t just data entry. The goal is reliable financials you can trust. We reconcile your accounts, categorize transactions consistently, and keep your QuickBooks setup aligned with how your business runs so reports don’t feel like a mystery.
We also pay attention to the details that commonly throw off service-based businesses: deposits that get double counted, reimbursements that disappear, transfers that look like income, and owner spending that muddies the picture. Those small issues can turn a “pretty good” set of books into numbers you don’t trust.
If you’re planning to use CFO advisory services later, this work is the foundation that makes it possible. Advisory only works when the books are current and the numbers are accurate. Payroll can also fit into this system cleanly when it’s set up correctly, but we don’t turn payroll into the whole story.
For many small service-based businesses, monthly bookkeeping typically falls in the $800 to $1,500 range. Pricing is mainly driven by transaction volume, how many accounts need monthly reconciliation, whether past months need cleanup, and how consistently expenses and deposits are tracked. If you have multiple payment platforms, lots of job-related purchases, or frequent deposits, the bookkeeping workload usually increases. We keep pricing flat and clear so you’re not surprised by invoices. Bookkeeping covers the monthly work that keeps your financials accurate and decision-ready. It does not include tax filing, and we do not position this as CPA work. If you need tax filing, we coordinate with your CPA by providing clean, year-end-ready financials.
STEP 2
If past months need cleanup, we handle it first. Then we align your chart of accounts and workflows so transactions land in the right place. This is what turns confusing reports into numbers you can use.
Our free cost guide breaks down what drives pricing so you can budget with confidence.
