The next layer of your business

Bookkeeping & Payroll Services

Clear books. Reliable payroll. More time for your business.

Strata Modus provides bookkeeping and payroll services for small businesses, led by Allana Steele. We connect bookkeeping and payroll with job costing, profitability reporting and finance operations so your team can make informed decisions and keep the business moving.

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Keep the numbers and the people connected.

Bookkeeping and payroll share a clear record of what happened, who approved it and what needs attention.

  1. Collect source records
  2. Reconcile & prepare
  3. Review & approve
  4. Report & follow through

A recurring schedule replaces scattered handoffs with accountable work.

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Unearth at the physical layer.

Bookkeeping & Payroll works in the physical layer. Strata Modus raises the information floor, from the physical layer to the digital surface.

  1. Convert
    The digital surface

    Where buyers search, ask AI and decide who to call: your website, Google, AI answers and campaigns.

    Marketing & AdvertisingWeb Design, Development & CRO
  2. Connect
    The signal layer

    How an inquiry reaches a person: AI voice, missed-call text back, intake, CRM and follow-up.

    AI & Business Automation
  3. Build
    The operating structure

    The systems the work runs on: strategy, software, technology and the integrations between them.

    Strategy & Fractional LeadershipCustom Software & IntegrationsTechnology Consulting
  4. Unearth
    The physical layer

    The work itself: crews, jobs, records, compliance and the numbers behind them.

    Compliance & Operational ReadinessBookkeeping & Payroll

The person accountable for the work

Led by Allana Steele.

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Allana Steele, MBA

Director of Compliance & Automation Controls

Allana brings experience in internal controls, data governance and reporting automation at J.P. Morgan Chase, alongside public-sector risk and compliance work. She applies that background to organized records, documented approvals and reliable bookkeeping and payroll routines for your business.

Your consultation defines the accounts, workforce, systems and support you need. We agree on delivery responsibilities, review dates and pricing before work begins.

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A connected approach

The work behind
a better business.

Winning more work also means more transactions, invoices and pay runs. When these routines depend on late nights and scattered spreadsheets, the owner becomes the bottleneck and important questions about the numbers go unanswered.

Build a dependable back office with reconciled accounts, useful monthly reports and a payroll process with clear approvals. Choose focused bookkeeping or payroll support, add project profitability reporting, or connect the work through a finance and back-office engagement.

Build growth you keep.

Start with our infrastructure. Strengthen the assets in your business.

Strata tools & networks
Your retained assets

Your financial records, reporting and documented routines.

See the ownership pathway

Shared Strata networks remain Strata-owned. Your commissioned assets and access are documented in the scope.

Choose a starting point

Services in this layer.

Each engagement has a defined purpose, deliverables and a practical next step for your business.

01

Bookkeeping

Our small business bookkeeping services keep transactions, reconciliations and monthly reports organized. Led by Allana Steele, we help service-business owners spend less time chasing receipts and get a clearer view of income, expenses and outstanding payments.

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02

Payroll Services

Our payroll services help small businesses organize employee records, approved hours and recurring pay runs. Led by Allana Steele, we coordinate payroll processing through your agreed provider, with clear approvals, exception handling and reporting back to your books.

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03

Job Costing & Project Margins

Job costing connects estimated labor and materials with the costs recorded for a service or project. We define allocation assumptions, organize the supporting records and set a review routine that helps owners compare planned work with actual effort and expense.

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04

Finance Back-Office Operations

Finance back-office operations connect recurring bookkeeping, payroll coordination and receivables into a clearly owned process. We organize source records, support agreed work in the tools approved for your business and prepare reports and open items for owner review and accountant handoff.

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05

Estimates, Invoices & Payment Workflows

Connect estimates, approvals, invoices and payment status across the business software you choose. We define where pricing comes from, who approves each commitment and how records reach bookkeeping; the business's payment provider handles transactions and holds its own funds.

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Connected service groups

Build on the next layer

Make the next decision with context

From the service to your business decision.

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Meet the people.
Define the work.

Consultation-scoped pricing

This work is scoped separately after consultation. Your proposal defines implementation, responsibilities and any ongoing support.

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Start with your business

Start with the opportunity in front of you.

We can help identify the right improvement, implement it and provide ongoing support. Your proposal defines the work, responsibilities and review schedule.

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