Professional Services
Bookkeeping for agencies, consultants, and firms in Tennessee
Agencies, consultants, and firms billing time or retainers. Your books should tell you which clients and which projects are actually making profit.
Why generic bookkeeping falls short here
Revenue in the bank isn't the same as revenue you've earned.
A retainer paid in January for work spread across three months isn't all January revenue, even though it hit the bank in January. Recognizing it correctly changes what your P&L actually says about how the business is doing.
Some clients pay on time. Some pay slow. Some projects run over budget without anyone noticing until they're finished. Without per-client and per-project tracking, all of that gets buried in one number.
If you bill hourly, unbilled work in progress is real value sitting on the table that generic bookkeeping usually never sees at all.
What I handle
The agency and consulting-specific parts.
Revenue Recognition
Retainers and deferred revenue tracked so your P&L reflects work actually earned, not just cash that landed.
Per-Client Profitability
Which clients and which projects are actually profitable once you account for the real time and cost behind them.
Accounts Receivable Tracking
Aging tracked and reported every month, so you can spot slow-paying clients before they become bad debt.
Expense and Reimbursable Tracking
Client-billable expenses tracked separately so nothing gets missed or written off by accident.
Owner Compensation Clarity
A clear read on what the business can actually afford to pay you, separate from what's sitting in the account.
Billing time, retainers, or both?
I'll give you an honest read on what your numbers are actually telling you.