Bookkeeping pricing, fixed or hourly. Agreed before we start.
Fixed monthly plans are priced on transaction volume and complexity. Hourly is priced on the seniority of the person doing the work. Whichever you choose, the number is agreed in writing before we touch your books, and it does not change without your say-so.
Plan picker
Which plan fits a typical month?
Set these to match an ordinary month, not your busiest. The answer uses the limits printed on the plans below and nothing else.
Count the lines on a typical month's bank statement.
Fixed monthly fits
Growth
From $449/month
One busy month is not a problem. We absorb it.
One owner, two accounts, and a shoebox of receipts.
- Up to 100 transactions/month
- 2 bank or card accounts
- Monthly reconciliation
- Profit & loss and balance sheet
- Month-end close checklist
- Email support, 1 business day
- Year-end pack for your accountant
Established businesses with payroll and real monthly decisions.
- Everything in Essentials, plus:
- Up to 400 transactions/month
- Unlimited bank & card accounts
- Accounts payable management
- Accounts receivable & chasing
- Payroll up to 10 employees
- Management accounts + commentary
- Monthly 30-minute review call
Multi-entity, inventory or e-commerce businesses needing real control.
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- Unlimited transactions
- Multi-entity consolidation
- Inventory & COGS tracking
- Payroll up to 30 employees
- 13-week cash flow forecasting
- Named account manager
- Priority same-day response
Billed monthly, cancel with 30 days' notice. Catch-up work is quoted separately as a one-off fixed fee. Working hours overlap US, UK, Canadian and Australian mornings, and every plan's reports are reviewed by an ACCA-qualified accountant before they reach you.
Day-to-day data, categorisation and reconciliation, supervised.
or $1,650/month full-time
- Transaction categorisation
- Bank & card reconciliation
- Receipt and document capture
- Supplier and customer ledgers
- Work reviewed before it reaches you
Owns your file end to end and closes the month without hand-holding.
or $2,400/month full-time
- Everything in Bookkeeper, plus:
- Owns the month-end close
- Payroll processing and journals
- AP/AR and credit control
- Catch-up and clean-up projects
- Direct contact during your hours
Qualified judgement: reporting, review, and the questions worth asking.
or $3,600/month full-time
- Everything in Senior, plus:
- Management accounts + commentary
- Year-end preparation and schedules
- Multi-entity and consolidation
- Cash flow forecasting
- Liaison with your CPA or accountant
Minimum 10 hours a month. Full-time means 160 hours. Hours are logged and reported weekly. Need more than one person, or cover across time zones? We will scope a dedicated team. Working hours overlap US, UK, Canadian and Australian mornings, and every plan's reports are reviewed by an ACCA-qualified accountant before they reach you.
Every month, this lands in your inbox by the 10th.
Profit and loss, balance sheet and every reconciliation, closed and reviewed by an ACCA-qualified accountant before it reaches you. The fee on this page pays for that pack, every month.
What actually moves your price
Most bookkeeping quotes are a shrug and a number. Here is what we look at on the free review call, so you can predict roughly where you will land before you speak to us.
On a fixed plan
- Transaction volume. The biggest driver. Count the lines on a typical month's bank statement.
- Number of accounts. Every bank, card, loan or payment processor is another reconciliation.
- Payroll. Headcount and pay frequency. Weekly payroll costs more than monthly.
- Inventory and entities. Stock tracking and multiple companies are genuinely more work.
- Current state. A tidy file costs less to maintain than one we are firefighting.
On hourly
- Seniority. You pay for the level of judgement the work needs, not the top rate for routine entries.
- Hours. You set the monthly budget. We report weekly and never exceed it without asking.
Catch-up and clean-up pricing
Quoted separately as a one-off fixed fee, because backlog work is a project, not a subscription.
| Backlog | Typical range |
|---|---|
| 1–3 months | $300–$900 |
| 4–6 months | $900–$1,800 |
| 7–12 months | $1,800–$3,500 |
| 12 months+ | After review |
Ranges assume normal small-business complexity. We confirm an exact fixed number after seeing your file, and would rather quote high and be right than quote low and come back for more.
How catch-up work runsIncluded in both models, and what isn't
Always included
- Software setup and chart of accounts review
- Onboarding and migration from your old system
- A named bookkeeper who knows your file
- ACCA-qualified review of every month-end close
- Secure document folder
- Year-end pack for your tax professional
- Direct liaison with your CPA or accountant
- Full data export any time, no exit fee
Not included
- Tax return preparation, signing or filing
- Statutory payroll filing in your jurisdiction
- Statutory audit or assurance work
- Company formation or registered agent services
- Your accounting software subscription
- Legal, immigration or investment advice
For anything on this list we will introduce you to a licensed professional in your jurisdiction, then work with them so your books arrive in the shape they need.
The things people ask before they sign
Not sure which model you are? Run the plan picker, then ask us on the free review call.
Should I choose fixed monthly or hourly?
Fixed monthly suits steady bookkeeping that looks similar every month. You get a known number and we absorb the variance. Hourly suits variable workloads, one-off projects such as a catch-up, or a business that wants a named person working set hours inside its own systems. On the free review call we will tell you which is cheaper for your situation, even when it is the smaller number.
What if I go over my transaction limit on a fixed plan?
One busy month is not a problem. We absorb it. If volume is consistently above your tier for three months running, we will flag it and propose a new fee before doing the extra work. You will never open an invoice that is higher than you expected.
How are hourly hours tracked?
Every hour is logged against a task and reported to you weekly, so you see exactly what was worked on. You agree a monthly hour budget in advance, and we do not go over it without asking you first.
Is there a minimum on hourly?
The minimum is 10 hours a month. Full-time means 160 hours a month, at the monthly rates shown: $1,650 for a bookkeeper, $2,400 for a senior bookkeeper and $3,600 for an ACCA-qualified accountant.
Is there a setup fee?
No. Onboarding, software setup, a chart of accounts review and migration from your previous system are included. The only separate charge is catch-up work if your books are behind, and that is quoted as a fixed fee before it starts.
Do I need a long contract?
No. Both models run month to month with 30 days' notice. If you leave, you get a full export of everything, and we will speak to your next bookkeeper so the handover is clean.
Can I pay in GBP, AUD or CAD?
Yes. Prices are listed in US dollars for simplicity, but we invoice in GBP, AUD, CAD or EUR at the prevailing rate if that is easier for your books.
What if my business is seasonal?
That is common in construction, retail and hospitality. On a fixed plan we can average your fee across the year instead of spiking it in busy months. On hourly, you simply raise or lower the monthly hour budget as the season changes.
Get your actual number in 20 minutes
Ranges are for websites. Your business is not a range. One short call and you get a real number in writing, for whichever model fits, with no follow-up sequence.