Catch-Up & Cleanup Accounting

Catch-Up & Cleanup Bookkeeping for Growing Businesses

Months — or years — behind? We'll get your books current, reconciled, and reliable, then keep them that way.

15+ years in accounting & finance • Ex-Deloitte • Intuit ProAdvisor certified

No pressure, no sales pitch — just a clear read on where your books stand.

The Problem

Behind books stall everything else

When your books are behind, everything stalls — you can't file taxes confidently, raise capital, or make decisions on numbers you don't trust. It only compounds the longer it waits.

The Solution

We get you current, then keep you there

We reconstruct and reconcile your historical books, clean up your chart of accounts, and hand you accurate financial statements — plus an optional monthly process so you never fall behind again.

What's Included

A complete, reconciled catch-up

  • Historical transaction cleanup and categorization
  • Bank, credit card, and loan reconciliations
  • Chart of accounts cleanup and correction
  • Corrected P&L and Balance Sheet
  • Optional transition to ongoing monthly accounting

Who It's For

  • Growing businesses several months (or years) behind
  • Owners who lost their bookkeeper or fell behind while scaling
  • Businesses preparing for tax filing, a raise, or a sale
  • Growing ecommerce, real estate, and construction businesses with multi-entity or otherwise messy books
Why Bindery

Books an accountant would actually stand behind

Led by a finance leader with 15+ years of accounting and finance experience, including time at Deloitte — grounded in US GAAP and multi-entity work, not commodity data entry. You get books an accountant would actually stand behind.

Fixed-Fee Cleanup

Fixed-fee cleanup — no hourly surprises

Every cleanup is quoted as a flat project fee, based on how far behind you are and your transaction volume. You'll know the full price before any work starts.

Common Questions

FAQ

How far behind can you clean up?

Any amount, from a few months to several years. We rebuild your books month by month from your bank and card records, reconcile every account, and correct your chart of accounts, so you finish with a clean, current file you can trust.

Who does the cleanup?

Bindery was founded by Gina, a finance leader with 15+ years across public accounting, industry, and entrepreneurship. She started her career at Deloitte, held senior finance roles inside growing companies, and built and sold her own business. Your cleanup is senior-led and grounded in US GAAP, not commodity data entry.

How long does it take?

Most cleanups take 2–4 weeks, depending on how far behind you are and your transaction volume. Your timeline is in your written scope before any work starts.

How much does it cost?

Cleanup is a fixed project fee based on how far behind you are, your transaction volume, and how many accounts need reconciling. We scope it after reviewing your books, so the price in your written scope is the price you pay. No hourly billing. Get your instant estimate →

Will I need to dig up old documents?

We'll tell you exactly what's needed, and when. Most of the rebuild works from your bank and card records, and we'll only come to you with questions about transactions we can't identify ourselves.

Can you work with my tax accountant?

Yes. We clean up the books; your tax accountant handles the returns. We coordinate with them so the corrected numbers are exactly what they need, which matters most when filings are behind too.

What happens after cleanup?

You get corrected financial statements and a clean, reconciled QuickBooks file that's yours. You can keep it current with ongoing monthly accounting, or take the clean books and run with them. There's no obligation to continue.

Do I need to switch accounting software?

No. We work in your existing QuickBooks Online file, and you keep full ownership of it the whole time.