How Much Does It Cost to Clean Up Your Books (For Office Staff & Admin Teams)?

If you're a team member, office manager, or admin assistant tasked with handling the books—and feeling overwhelmed—you’re not alone.

Many small businesses ask their team to manage bookkeeping “on the side,” but it often turns into a pile of receipts, uncategorized transactions, and stress. That’s when a bookkeeping cleanup becomes essential.

Whether you're doing your best in QuickBooks or trying to make sense of bank statements, know this: You don’t have to do it all alone.

💵 How Much Does Bookkeeping Cleanup Cost?

At DBR Bookkeeping, we regularly help support teams and office staff get caught up and organized—without judgment or finger-pointing.

🧾 Cleanup Range: $1,000 to $8,000+
The cost depends on:

  • How many months or years are behind

  • Number of accounts and types of transactions

  • Volume of vendor and customer payments

  • Loans, payroll, and invoicing complexities

  • Previous bookkeeping errors or missing data

We’ll review your books with you and provide a clear, custom quote based on your situation.

🔍 What Does a Cleanup Include?

  • Reviewing and categorizing hundreds of transactions

  • Fixing duplicate entries and uncategorized income/expenses

  • Reconciling bank and credit card accounts

  • Cleaning up A/R, A/P, and correcting balances

  • Delivering clean financial reports your owner or CPA can actually use

We do all of this with you or for you, depending on how hands-on you want to be.

💡 Why This Helps Your Team

  • Reduces stress and confusion about what’s been done and what hasn’t

  • Helps the business prepare for taxes, funding, or audits

  • Gives leadership accurate reports to make smarter decisions

  • Saves time so your team can focus on running the business

  • Prevents future messes by establishing good systems

And yes—getting the books cleaned up can even save the business thousands in taxes and errors.

✅ FAQ

Q: What if I’ve made mistakes?
A: No problem. We clean up without blame. You’re doing your best—and we’re here to help.

Q: Will I need to learn QuickBooks?
A: If you’d like, we offer 1:1 training. Otherwise, we can take it off your plate entirely.

Q: What happens after cleanup?
A: You can keep managing with better systems, or we can take over monthly bookkeeping.

Q: Is this just for business owners?
A: Not at all! Many of our clients are team members and office staff.

📅 Book a free, no-pressure call with Dr. Bryan Raya, QuickBooks ProAdvisor:
👉 https://calendly.com/dbr_bookkeeping/book-a-free-call-with-dbr

Let’s start Doing Business Right.

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