Bookkeeping & Payroll

Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses

Know your numbers before the next decision.

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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From scattered records to useful numbers.

A repeatable close gives each transaction a source and each question an owner.

  1. Collect records
  2. Categorize transactions
  3. Reconcile accounts
  4. Review monthly reports

Organized books support planning, payroll coordination and your accountant handoff.

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Unearth at the physical layer.

Bookkeeping 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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The business opportunity

Bookkeeping,
with a clear purpose.

When the books fall behind, everyday decisions become harder. You need to know what customers owe, which bills are coming due and whether the work you are winning is covering its costs. Unmatched transactions and scattered receipts get in the way.

Build a dependable monthly bookkeeping routine with reconciled accounts, clear reports and a named person handling questions. Bring organized records to your accountant and useful numbers to your own planning conversations.

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.

The engagement

What we build
with your business.

A defined scope gives your team a clear picture of the work and what it needs to operate.

01

Transaction organization

Categorize transactions against your agreed chart of accounts and connect them with receipts and source documents.

02

Account reconciliations

Reconcile the bank and credit-card accounts in scope, investigate differences and track unresolved items.

03

Receivables and payables visibility

Maintain an overview of outstanding invoices and bills so you can prioritize collections and upcoming payments.

04

Monthly close and reports

Prepare agreed profit-and-loss, balance-sheet and supporting reports, with a checklist of outstanding questions for your review.

From first conversation to working system

How the work moves.

  1. 01

    Review your books

    Understand your accounting system, transaction volume, accounts and any catch-up work.

  2. 02

    Set the routine

    Agree on categories, document collection, access permissions and the monthly close schedule.

  3. 03

    Reconcile and review

    Keep transactions organized, reconcile accounts and resolve questions with your team.

  4. 04

    Put the numbers to work

    Deliver the agreed reports and coordinate the record handoff with your accountant.

Before we begin

Useful questions.

We’ll refine the details around your business in the first conversation.

Can you help with overdue bookkeeping?

Yes. We begin with a review of the periods, accounts and available records, then scope catch-up work separately from the ongoing monthly routine.

Can you work with our existing accounting software?

We review your platform and access needs during consultation. Your proposal identifies the supported tools, integrations and responsibilities before work starts.

Does bookkeeping include tax preparation?

Bookkeeping covers the records, reconciliations and reports in your agreement. Tax advice, tax-return preparation and assurance engagements are separately scoped with the appropriate accounting professional.

How is bookkeeping priced?

We quote around transaction volume, number of accounts, reporting needs and the condition of your records. Catch-up work and ongoing service are identified separately.

Connected services

The next layer.

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01

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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02

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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03

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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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

Put Bookkeeping to work.

Tell us what needs to improve and what you use today. We can help plan the change, build the solution and provide ongoing support, with responsibilities and pricing agreed in your proposal.

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