Your books, kept by people you’ll know by name.

We’re four bookkeepers in the Philippines, led by Jonathan Bontile, all holding the Intuit Bookkeeping Certification. Every month we close the books for US startups, online sellers and food and nutrition brands, and explain what the numbers mean.

Book a free 30-minute call See what we do each month

Rates from $20 to $40 an hour, agreed in writing before we start.

Some of the companies whose books we keep

We work in QuickBooks Online and Xero, alongside Gusto, Shopify, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Faire, KeHe Connect, Stripe, Wise and Bill.com.

What happens to your books each month

No dashboard for show. This is the work, in the order we do it.

Your first month also covers setup: connecting accounts, fixing what’s broken in your history and building a chart of accounts that fits your business.

Everything we do, itemized Hands typing on a laptop showing a spreadsheet

No.What we doWhat you get

01 Collect. Every transaction from your bank, cards, payroll, Stripe, Shopify and Amazon, in one place. Nothing to do once your accounts are connected.

02 Categorize. Each line coded to an account that makes sense for your business. Nothing parked in “Uncategorized”. A short list of questions, only when we can’t tell.

03 Reconcile. Bank, card and loan balances tied to statements. Marketplace payouts split into sales, fees and refunds. Balances that match the bank.

04 Adjust. Accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory and cost of goods, so the month shows what actually happened. Margins you can price from.

05 Report. P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with short notes on what moved and why, then a call to go through it. Your month, in plain English.

Two jobs our clients bring up

Read their full reviews

A financial model for a capital raise, finished in under a week

Day to day, we run Textual’s whole accounting function: invoicing, contractor payments, expense reports, tax compliance, and chasing overdue invoices with their enterprise customers. When they raised capital, they also needed a full financial model, fast.

“He absolutely crushed it and had it done in less than a week.”

Blu Atwood, CEO & Founder, Textual.com, Inc.

Books that “needed serious attention,” cleaned up and brought current

Sweet Logic came to us behind. We worked back through the history, fixed what was wrong, caught them up and moved them onto a regular monthly close.

“He dove in, cleaned everything up, and got us fully caught up and organized.”

Allison Owen, CEO & Co-Founder, Sweet Logic

The Bontilebiz team, Jonathan, Shana, Joy and Reggie, smiling around a coffee shop table

Who we’re a good fit for, and who we’re not

Good fit

Food and nutrition brands selling online and through retail, like Sweet Logic, Iris Nutrition and Owen Family Foods. Inventory, cost of goods and marketplace payouts are routine for us.
Startups that need accrual-basis books investors can rely on, like Textual.
Service businesses and schools that want one team to own the books, like Native English Institute.

Not a fit

You need a US CPA to sign your tax return or run an audit. We’ll get your books ready for one and can introduce you.
You need someone in your office. We work remotely, by video call and email.

Straight answers

What does it cost?: Most work is billed by the hour, at $20 to $40 an hour depending on the task. Catch-up and cleanup can be a fixed project price or billed hourly, whichever suits you. You get a written estimate after the first call, and nothing extra is billed without your approval.
Where is your team?: In the Philippines. We work with clients in the US by video call and email, and schedule calls in your time zone. We aim to reply within one business day.
Which software do you use?: QuickBooks Online and Xero, connected to tools like Gusto, Shopify, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Faire, KeHe Connect, Stripe, Wise and Bill.com. If you’re on something else, we’ll tell you honestly whether to switch.
We’re months behind. Is that a problem?: No. Catch-up work is a big part of what we do. We quote it as a fixed price or bill it hourly, your choice, then move you onto a monthly close.
Do you file taxes?: We don’t prepare or file income tax returns, because we aren’t a US CPA firm. We keep clean, tax-ready books, hand your CPA a year-end package, prepare and e-file your contractors’ 1099s through QuickBooks, and can introduce you to a CPA if you need one.
Who will I actually talk to?: The bookkeeper assigned to your account, and Jonathan. You’ll know their names and faces before you sign.
How do you access my accounts?: Wherever possible, you add us as an accountant user in QuickBooks Online or Xero, so you can remove our access at any time. If a system needs a shared login, only Jonathan holds it, and it’s shared through a password manager, never by email. Every login uses two-factor authentication, and we’re happy to sign an NDA before you share anything.
Is there a long contract?: No. Monthly bookkeeping is open-ended, with no fixed term: cancel any time with 30 days’ written notice. Catch-up projects end when your books are current. The details are in our Refund Policy.

Tell us where your books are at.

Which software you use, how far behind you are, what’s bugging you. The first call is 30 minutes, free, and you’ll leave knowing what we’d fix first.

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