Bookkeeping for Freelancers

Offering Bookkeeping for Freelancers

The distinction between personal and business finances might become a little muddled as a freelancer. You need to track income and expenses effectively while managing your time efficiently so you have enough to dedicate to your core work tasks.

At Steph’s Bookkeeping Service, we provide outsourced bookkeeping for freelancers in the greater Chicago area. Let us focus on your finances while you serve your clients. Our team includes QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisors who will efficiently handle your bookkeeping at a flexible price according to your requirements.

About Our Freelance Bookkeeping Services

Our bookkeeping services for freelancers cover numerous areas.

 

Daily Operations

We’ll handle day-to-day responsibilities, including online bookkeeping through Intuit QuickBooks. Our accounts payable and receivable services enable us to monitor debts and generate invoices. If you have employees, we can take care of payroll for prompt and legal payment. With recurring services, we’ll continuously manage these tasks on your behalf.

 

Financial Management

Besides handling your everyday tasks, we deliver overall financial management. Turn to us for help organizing your account to prepare for tax season and make future bookkeeping easier. We’ll also set up expense coding to categorize and assign codes to your business expenses.

Other services we provide include bank reconciliation, which involves analyzing records compared to your bank statements to confirm accuracy.

 

Education and Setup

If you’re new to freelance bookkeeping, we can help you set up a working system. We’ll establish and customize QuickBooks for your particular operations, then teach you how to use it effectively. We also support overall financial literacy with education on budgeting, credit, borrowing and other topics.

Experts in Freelance Bookkeeping Near Chicago

Our bookkeepers work with everyone from freelance mechanical engineers and construction project managers to attorneys and financial advisors. Our owner, Steph, has over 25 years of experience in bookkeeping, giving her a deep understanding of financial management. Over time, she has also built long-term, trusting relationships with those who have come to her for services.

A few other reasons we make an excellent choice for freelancers include:

  • Access to state-of-the-art technology and cloud platforms to give you the latest innovations in financial management
  • A client-focused mindset, finding solutions that help drive success for you
  • Services and monthly pricing customized to your operations and budget, so you only pay for what you need

Why Freelancers Need Bookkeeping Services

Outsourcing your accounting is worthwhile for several reasons. As a freelancer, you balance many responsibilities, from working on behalf of your clients to marketing your services to prospects. Outsourcing your bookkeeping lets you leave the financial management to an expert. Here are a few reasons to consider it:

  • Time: When we handle your books, you can focus more on finding new clients and doing the work you love.
  • Accuracy: You’ll gain an extra set of expert eyes to enhance accuracy in your record-keeping.
  • Compliance: We can help you better organize your records for tax season to meet regulatory requirements.

Share Your Freelance Bookkeeping Needs

We’re here to listen to your situation and offer expert support. Reach out to us to share your needs and get started.

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Elizabeth Smith profile pictureElizabeth Smith
14:20 22 Oct 24
I run a boutique social media marketing and photography business in Chicago. I needed an accountant desperately to clean up my books from the past three years and balance everything month over month. I love Stephanie and her team so much because it's something I no longer have to do. They balanced everything perfect for my taxes and keep my books organized every month, as well as alert me to the things that need my attention. So happy I found this service, highly recommend.
Michael Ferguson profile pictureMichael Ferguson
22:24 11 Sep 24
Our small business has been using Steph's Bookkeeping for 2 years now and we have nothing but good things to say. We've worked with both Steph and now Grace, and the both are very responsive and have provided a ton of guidance and support that we find invaluable. As a small-business owner, we wear many hats and there is peace-of-mind knowing our financial records are well accounted for.

If you're a small business owner and think that you're going to manage your own books, even on a platform as intuitive as Quickbooks, I strongly recommend you don't and let the experts at Steph's Bookkeeping do it for you.
Emarie profile pictureEmarie
15:39 23 Aug 24
I cannot recommend Stephanie and her team highly enough! Their expertise and attention to detail have been invaluable to my business. They are organized, efficient, and always available to answer any questions I have. I have complete peace of mind knowing that my finances are in excellent hands. If you're looking for a reliable and knowledgeable bookkeeping service, look no further!
Patrick Sprague profile picturePatrick Sprague
14:24 12 Apr 24
Steph and her team are outstanding! We have been clients for about a year, and have been impressed with their work throughout. They consistently demonstrate expertise and reliability in their work for our law firm. We look forward to continuing to work with Steph and her team, and would highly recommend them!
Brandon Woods profile pictureBrandon Woods
20:55 11 Apr 24
Steph's Service was an excellent value add for our business. The added time she took to walk through recommendations will undoubtedly strengthen our capabilities in the future. Highly recommend!!
Chris DiLullo profile pictureChris DiLullo
20:55 22 Jan 24
Timely, accurate, and willing to work on lots of unconventional and different things! great people, great local business.
Jon Harden profile pictureJon Harden
12:57 12 Jul 23
We've been customers of Steph's bookkeeping for a couple years now. Steph and her team are always on top of it and Steph's experience and knowledge shows immensely when it comes to handling her business. We are very satisfied with this company and would recommend them for anyone looking for a competent bookkeeper who is responsive and genuinely hard working. As a business owner I expect a high level of professionalism that is expected from me and my own business. Steph's bookkeeping fits the bill!!
David Jones profile pictureDavid Jones
19:38 05 Jul 23
We just transitioned from a prior bookkeeper to Steph's Bookkeeping Service and found the experience very good. Stephanie cleaned up our 2023 books quickly and professionally, took over payroll and estimated tax submittals with ease. We look forward to working closely with Stephanie as we continue to grow.
We have been using Steph's Bookkeeping for 5+ years now. The monthly and quarterly reports are always on time and accurate. This makes easy work for the accountant to close out the year. As a small business owner, the service provided by Steph and her team is beyond helpful. It allows me to focus on the day-to-day operations knowing that the accounting is being managed by a professional. It's one less thing that I have to do at the end of the month. If you're a small business owner, then you understand the value of that time savings.
Any questions I have had over the years are answered in a reasonable amount of time & in a professional manner. You will not regret hiring this company to help manage your books. This is money well spent in my opinion.
George Sooley profile pictureGeorge Sooley
09:45 01 Jul 23
I run a small health care practice in a rural area of East Central Illinois for nearly 25 years. In the last 5 years, I’ve outsourced book-keeping— “leaving it to the professionals” instead of continuing to do work that I’m not good at (also another layer of work as both a physician and business owner). Steph’s has been the best solution yet! She was able to dive right in and eventually assigned my account to Melanie. I continue to do payroll and my local CPA continues to do the taxes.The ongoing book work was a hole that has been filled to my satisfaction. Steph’s team is professional, polite and prompt despite my occasional delays in communication.. I plan to be a long-term client and grateful for this service.
Eugene Knaus profile pictureEugene Knaus
18:10 30 Jun 23
Stephanie has been handling our bookkeeping for a couple of years. They are responsive, flexible, and detail-oriented. We are a growing company that requires some extra attention and they have always taken care of us.
Erica Burke profile pictureErica Burke
18:08 30 Jun 23
My company has used Steph's Bookkeeping for many years. They take the stress & time of bookkeeping off our plates so we can focus on serving our customers! 🙂 They are a professional, kind & competent business & we highly recommend them!

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