Bookkeeping for Santa Monica Businesses
Bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services for Santa Monica startups, professional firms, restaurants, and property owners. Senior-level accounting without Westside overhead.
Bookkeeping for Santa Monica
Santa Monica runs on tech, professional services, hospitality, healthcare, and real estate. Startups and agencies fill the office space along Colorado and Olympic, restaurants and retail line Main Street, Montana, and the Promenade, and behind all of it sits some of the most valuable residential and commercial property in the county. Different industries, one shared problem: the businesses are sophisticated enough to need accurate books and lean enough that a full-time accounting hire doesn’t pencil out.
That’s the gap we fill. We’re Pasadena bookkeepers working with businesses across LA County, and our founder spent 20 years in institutional real estate and construction accounting before launching the firm. You get senior-level process discipline at small business pricing, delivered remotely so you’re not paying for Westside office overhead.
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Monthly transaction categorization, bank and credit card reconciliation, and financial statements delivered on a predictable schedule. Your books stay closed and accurate so you always know where the business stands.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Months or years behind? We reconstruct the history, fix miscategorized transactions, and deliver a clean starting point your CPA can actually use at tax time.
Payroll and 1099s
Payroll and 1099s
Full-service payroll including tax deposits, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s. We also handle 1099 preparation for the contractors and freelancers that tech and creative businesses lean on heavily.
Advisory and CFO Support
Advisory and CFO Support
For growing companies that need more than transactional bookkeeping, we offer fractional CFO support, cash flow forecasting, and the kind of financial reporting founders need before investor or lender conversations.
Santa Monica Businesses We Work With
Santa Monica has roughly 90,000 residents and a business base that punches well above that. The Silicon Beach era brought venture-backed startups, SaaS companies, and digital agencies into the city, and plenty of them are still here operating out of converted offices and coworking space. Around them sit the law firms, medical practices, restaurants, hotels, and property owners that were here long before the tech money arrived and will be here after.
We work with businesses doing somewhere between $100K and several million in revenue. Big enough to need proper bookkeeping, not big enough to justify a full-time controller. The common thread is owners who want their numbers right and want a bookkeeper who understands what the numbers mean, not someone who treats the books as data entry.
Tech and Startups
Tech and Startups
Early-stage software companies, digital agencies, and consultancies. Founders preparing for funding conversations need clean books, deferred revenue handled correctly, and reliable burn numbers. We set up the foundation early so the financials hold up when scrutiny arrives.
Professional Services and Healthcare
Professional Services and Healthcare
Law firms, financial advisors, consultants, and the medical and dental practices clustered around the hospitals on Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevard. Trust accounting, profitability by client or provider, and financials clean enough to share with partners or lenders without a last-minute scramble.
Restaurants, Retail, and Hospitality
Restaurants, Retail, and Hospitality
Restaurants on Main Street and Montana, shops on the Promenade, hotels and hospitality operators along Ocean Avenue. High transaction volume, tipped staff, inventory, and California sales tax filings handled on schedule so the margins stay visible.
Property Owners and Investors
Property Owners and Investors
Santa Monica’s rent-controlled apartment buildings, mixed-use properties, and small commercial holdings need property-level books. Our founder’s background is real estate accounting, so investor and landlord bookkeeping is squarely in our wheelhouse.
Common Questions
You're in Pasadena. Does that work for a Santa Monica business?
Yes. Our office is in Old Town Pasadena and we serve clients across Los Angeles County. The work runs through cloud accounting software, a secure document portal, and video calls, so the 10 freeway never gets in the way. You get senior-level bookkeeping without paying for an Ocean Avenue office.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Full-service bookkeeping starts at $199 per month. Your rate depends on transaction volume and complexity. Santa Monica businesses often carry multiple revenue streams or investor reporting requirements, so we quote a flat monthly rate after a short conversation about how the business runs.
Do you work with startups and tech companies?
Yes. Early-stage companies need clean books before the first investor conversation, not after. We set up the chart of accounts, handle monthly closes, and produce the financials founders need for fundraising, board updates, and tax time.
Can we meet in person?
Yes. Most of the work happens remotely, and most Santa Monica clients prefer it that way given the drive. When a face-to-face meeting helps move something forward, we make it happen.
My books are behind. Can you catch them up?
That's how many clients come to us. We do catch-up work to bring you current, then move into monthly service so the backlog doesn't rebuild.
Pasadena's Small Business Bookkeeper
The Next Step:
A 15-Minute Call
Tell us where your books stand today. We'll ask a few questions, share how we can help, and give you a clear quote.
