What We Do

How Can a Bookkeeper and Consultant Make My Life Easier?

We love certified public accountants, value what they do, and enjoy working with them. But their purpose is to ensure you pay the least amount of taxes. They don’t focus on keeping the financial engine of your business in good shape.

Norman Professional Services’ goal is to help you do a better job of running your business.

Here’s how our bookkeepers and consultants work with you on this—and reduce your stress:

What You Get

Bookkeeping

Make sure QuickBooks is set up correctly

Accurate, reliable and timely reports that can improve your decision-making
A system that grows with your business

Become your outsourced Accounting Department

Create, record and reconcile transactions
Ensure you understand where money comes into your business and where it goes out
You get the benefit of using more features of QuickBooks than you might on your own

Consulting (Bookkeeping +)

Identify and fix any gaps in your financial controls

Employees and partners can’t steal from the business without your knowledge
You can show external audiences (bankers, partners, etc.) your information is accurate, reliable and timely

Train your people on QuickBooks

Ensure they use it correctly
Increase its effectiveness because your people use more features that apply to your business

Document your accounting policies and procedures

Every step is based on your methods, and is consistent and repeatable
You don’t have to worry when the person overseeing this process leaves

Translate “accounting speak”

You understand your financial performance
You know where to look for information
You make better informed decisions

Look at your business as well as your numbers

Identify ways to simplify your processes to save time and money
Nonjudgmental professionals who see and clean up any current accounting messes
Early warnings on potential issues—and specific steps to address these

Honesty and Integrity

Educated people and good systems—plus we’ll tell you when you no longer need us

What We Do

Bookkeeping

Make sure QuickBooks is set up correctly

Become your outsourced Accounting Department

Consulting (Bookkeeping +)

Identify and fix any gaps in your financial controls

Train your people on QuickBooks

Document your accounting policies and procedures

Translate “accounting speak”

Look at your business as well as your numbers

Honesty and Integrity

What You Get

Bookkeeping

Accurate, reliable and timely reports that can improve your decision-making
A system that grows with your business

Create, record and reconcile transactions
Ensure you understand where money comes into your business and where it goes out
You get the benefit of using more features of QuickBooks than you might on your own

Consulting (Bookkeeping +)

Employees and partners can’t steal from the business without your knowledge
You can show external audiences (bankers, partners, etc.) your information is accurate, reliable and timely

Ensure they use it correctly
Increase its effectiveness because your people use more features that apply to your business

Every step is based on your methods, and is consistent and repeatable
You don’t have to worry when the person overseeing this process leaves

You understand your financial performance
You know where to look for information
You make better informed decisions

Identify ways to simplify your processes to save time and money
Nonjudgmental professionals who see and clean up any current accounting messes
Early warnings on potential issues—and specific steps to address these

Educated people and good systems—plus we’ll tell you when you no longer need us

Take a closer look at the people who will be peering under the hood of your business—and giving it an accounting tune up.

What’s on Your Reading List?

We’re always learning new ideas to improve our clients’ lives. Here are some of our favorite books—and we hope they’ll become yours, too:

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It, by Michael E. Gerber
Profit First: A Simple System to Transform Any Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine, by Mike Michalowicz
Managing by the Numbers: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Using Your Company’s Financials, by Chuck Kremer, Ron Rizzuto and John Case