When running a business, it is important to manage your bookkeeping efficiently and cost effectively.  Bookkeeping is the documentation of your financial information which makes it much easier for you to keep track of your overall financial situation.  Balancing your books every month will help you keep better control of your cash flow, make better financial decisions that are within your budget, and help you prepare your tax returns at the end of the year.  If you do not have the resources or expertise within your company to manage your bookkeeping, you can work with our professional accountants to provide bookkeeping services.

At STE, we provide bookkeeping accounting services for small and mid-sized businesses in Chicago, Illinois and the surrounding areas.  Our professionals have experience managing financial records using accounting software such as QuickBooks, McLeod, NetSuite, and more.  We will work directly with you to tailor our bookkeeping services to meet the unique needs of your business.

Outsourced Bookkeeping

Our professionals at STE specialize in small business bookkeeping and can help you keep track of day-to-day transactions and manage cashflow.  We provide outsourced bookkeeping in which we completely manage your bookkeeping and keep accurate and detailed financial records.  With us managing your bookkeeping, you will be free to focus on other aspects of your business.

We can document and manage the following with our bookkeeping services:

• Payroll functions
• Bank reconciliations
• Cash flow
• Invoices
• Receipts and payments
• Owner distributions

You can expect the following from our bookkeeping accounting services:

• Professional bookkeeper: We will assign a professional bookkeeper who will understand your business and your goals and provide accurate documentation as well as recommendations to help you meet your financial goals.
• Custom bookkeeping: We can personalize our bookkeeping services to help small to mid-sized businesses with accurate bookkeeping that aligns with how you manage your business.
• Multiple accounting software solutions: Our accountants are experts in QuickBooks, McLeod, NetSuite, and other accounting software. Choosing the best software for your situation will help you keep accurate financial records electronically, reduce the need for physical records and paperwork, and help you run your business more efficiently.  You will be able to instantly access all of your financial information and make informed business decisions.
• Up to date records: We will work with you directly to ensure that your financial records are accurate and up to date so you can better manage your business and ensure your tax returns and financial filings are done on time.

QuickBooks Pro Advisor in Chicago

STE is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor.  This means that we not only use QuickBooks for our accounting services such as bookkeeping, but we also provide training and consulting on the use of QuickBooks.  We can help you set up QuickBooks for your business and train you or your employees on the best use of the software.

If QuickBooks is your preferred accounting software, STE can help set up and manage your QuickBooks, and you can choose our “STE on Demand” option in which we will create a remote login to your computer.  With this set up, one of our professionals can log in to your QuickBooks remotely to help you immediately resolve any issues.  We can also use our remote login to provide a training session and QuickBooks consulting. 

Our remote login will be done through a secure connection for your protection.  This connection also must be initiated from your computer as you must grant permission for our professional to complete the login.

Bookkeeping Services from STE

If you want to outsource the bookkeeping duties for your small or mid-size business in the Chicago, IL area, talk to our professionals at STE about our bookkeeping services.  You can reach us by calling (815) 836-0100.