No call centers, no confusing reports, no hard-to-use accounting software. Just one certified person you can actually call.
◆ Free consultation — let’s talk through your books, no obligation
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The back-office work that piles up while you’re on the job — handled, monthly, by one person who knows your business.
Every transaction categorized, every account reconciled, and clean monthly reports that tell you what you actually made.
Your crew paid on time and the payroll taxes filed right — done for you by a QuickBooks Payroll Certified ProAdvisor.
Invoices out the door, the money you’re owed chased down, and your own bills paid on schedule so nothing slips through.
Months — or years — behind? I’ll get your books current and organized, then keep them that way.
Quoted separatelyOne person, start to finish. You'll never get bounced around or handed off to someone new.
Numbers that actually make sense, so you always know where your business stands.
Snap a photo of a receipt from the truck and send it over. I handle the rest from there.
A B.S. in Finance plus Intuit Bookkeeping, QuickBooks ProAdvisor, and Payroll certifications behind every set of books.
From your first crew to your fifth truck, the books keep up as the business does.
Contractors, home-service pros, and real estate investors are who I work with all day.
No guesswork here. Take a look, and if you’re not sure which fits, just give me a call and we’ll figure it out together.
If your business is small, seasonal, or just doesn’t generate much month-to-month activity — a side business, a small rental or two, a family farm — monthly service might be more than you need. Ask about a quarterly package instead: the same careful bookkeeping, delivered four times a year rather than twelve.
$450–$650 per quarterBehind on the books? Catch-up & cleanup is quoted separately, so your monthly rate stays clean and predictable.
A full-time in-house bookkeeper often runs $45,000–$60,000 a year before payroll taxes and benefits. You get the same care and expertise, at a fraction of that, and you only pay for what your business actually needs.
You started your business for more than late nights with a spreadsheet. Handing the books to me usually means getting your evenings and weekends back — time with your family, instead of squeezing in bookkeeping and payroll after hours.
With a lot of large bookkeeping companies, you’re just an account number — routed through a portal and a rotating cast of staff who don’t know your business. With me, it’s always one direct line to the person who actually does the work.
I started this business after watching a specific kind of business go underserved in my hometown of Central Illinois: tradespeople, contractors, home-service businesses, and real estate investors who need real financial support but don’t want to feel like a number at a big firm. You’re likely excellent at your trade and never quite got around to loving your books — not because you can’t, but because bookkeeping was never the job you signed up for.
If I’m honest, this business is really about admiration. I’m constantly impressed by the grit of small business owners who keep our communities safe and thriving — the ones out the door before sunrise, the crews who learned their trade from a parent and are teaching it to their own kids now, the investors who bet on their own towns. I wanted to build something with my hands, too — a business that helps yours thrive.
Whether it’s a clean bank reconciliation, paying your crew properly and on time, or job costing your next big project, you shouldn’t be losing sleep over the numbers. I want to be the person who takes that weight off your shoulders — reliably, personally, and without judgment — so you can keep doing what you do best.
No pressure to read all this — but if you like to know who you’re working with before picking up the phone, here’s a start.
That’s where I focus, but not where I stop. I work with all kinds of small businesses — if you think your business might be a fit, just give me a call and we’ll talk it through.
Yes. Catch-Up & Cleanup is built exactly for this. We’ll get you current and organized, then keep it that way going forward.
Not yet — tax preparation is coming once I complete my Enrolled Agent certification this spring. For now, it’s bookkeeping and payroll, done right.
No. That’s the whole point. I work in the background, so you don’t need to touch QuickBooks yourself unless you want to.
That’s fine — I can get you set up, or work with whatever you’ve got going already.
Usually within a week of our first call.
I’m based in Central Illinois, but I work with clients remotely, wherever you’re located.
Groundwork fits solo operators just getting started. Foundation covers the essentials for owner-operators. Build adds payroll and invoicing as your crew grows. Scale adds job costing and strategy calls for established companies. Not sure which fits? Just call, and we’ll sort it out together.
Because I want the same thing you do — for your business to grow, and for you to keep more of what you earn. I’m building my own business right alongside yours, and I’d love to be your partner in that: two small businesses chasing the same American dream, and making our community a little stronger along the way.
Call or text for a free, no-pressure chat about your business.
(217) 816-9267Flexible hours & here when you need me — hello@margaretmosleybookkeeping.com
Last updated August 2026
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Last updated August 2026
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