Why Work with Us?

Good Bookkeepers are hard to find…

Abaci Business was founded because our clients were telling us how hard it was to find knowledgeable, accurate, timely, and high-value bookkeeping help. Savvy business owners were looking for access to a full-service offering of bookkeeping through CFO services overseen by an experienced accountant and finance professional.

In strategic discussions with business owners of all sizes and across industries, we consistently hear:

  • “It’s hard to find someone to provide day-to-day, reliable, and high-quality book keeping these days.”

  • “Keeping people on payroll is difficult. I don’t want to keep replacing and retraining my bookkeeper / accountant.”

  • “I thought our bookkeeper was doing a good job until we came to the end of the year, and the attention to detail and knowledge of accounting requirements was really lacking.”

  • “My bookkeeper doesn’t really understand my business. I need someone who asks the right questions to make sure my books really reflect what’s happened throughout the year.

  • “The large bookkeeping firms are too expensive for my business right now - I want a bookkeeper that will grow with me.”

In response, Abaci Business fills these needs, providing bookkeeping and other accounting services by professionals with practical business knowledge as well as accounting and finance expertise, to allow you to focus on building and running your business.

Finding one with real-world business experience and CFO expertise is harder…

Many bookkeepers have accounting system certifications — to be clear, certifications are important to attest that the bookkeeper knows how to operate within the accounting system — however, not many also have accounting, finance, and business management education and training. When your business goes through a growth phase or transition, wouldn’t you rather be working with someone who has the certification plus understands how businesses run, what they need at different stages of development, and which indicators are most important for your business health?

Abaci’s owners both hold MBA’s, have worked in businesses of all sizes and multiple sectors, and Michael’s decades of experience running finance and accounting teams as a CFO and Finance leader means top-quality oversight. That level of business acumen and expertise gives you the confidence in your financials that you want and need.

More about our approach…

Whether you need basic bookkeeping in Quickbooks Online or Xero, or are ready for more sophisticated systems in your business to reduce your risk and manage growth, we can help you at every step in your journey. What makes us successful is our dedication to understanding how your business runs and what your goals are, and then building accounting processes and support around you.

Our team offers a breadth of experience across many sizes and types of businesses and industries so we can share ideas and best practices. We don’t just apply a “one size fits all” approach; we listen to you and where you want to take your business.

We know, we know, everyone wants to know “have you worked in our industry before?” While our approach makes us confident that we can provide tremendous value to any industry, to satisfy your curiosity, here is a partial list of industries our clients are involved in and where we have expertise (this is not a comprehensive list, so if you don’t see your industry listed here, just call us!):

  • Communication / Network Management

  • Construction

  • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

  • Distribution

  • Event Management

  • Food

  • HVAC

  • Importing

  • Logistics Management

  • Manufacturing

  • Plumbing

  • Public Relations

  • Residential Services

  • Service Providers