Salt Lake City Area bookkeeping and accounting support

Steady books, clear reporting, and less stress at month-end.

Black Books & Ledgers helps businesses stay organized, close accurately, improve accounting processes, and understand what their numbers are saying.

Honest. Hardworking. Reliable.
Organized. Punctual with daily and monthly accounting tasks.
Practical. Financial reporting that owners can actually use.

Services

Support built around clean records and dependable follow-through.

Business owners need books that are current, accurate, and easy to understand. Black Books & Ledgers focuses on the recurring accounting work, cleanup projects, and software support that keep everything moving.

Monthly bookkeeping

Keep transactions categorized, records current, and books ready for the real work of running the business.

Reconciliations and month-end close

Close each month with consistency and accuracy so nothing important slips through the cracks.

Financial reporting support

Prepare statements and reporting materials that can be translated into practical decisions for owners and clients.

Catch-up and cleanup work

Untangle backlogged books, restore order, and create a cleaner path forward.

AP, AR, and payroll support

Support accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll records, labor allocations, end-of-day sales, and related back-office routines.

Tax and compliance support

Help organize state, sales, federal, property, and tax preparation details alongside SOX, OSHA, DOT, HIPAA, and internal control needs.

Cost and operations accounting

Work through CoGS, inventory, project costing, cost accounting, fixed assets, roll forwards, depreciation, insurance, and resource allocation.

Software systems support

Provide practical service around QuickBooks, Odoo, Excel, Microsoft Dynamics, MySQL and data, Google Workspace, macros, scripts, AI shortcuts, and office workflows.

Business experience

Accounting support shaped by real client and industry work.

Black Books & Ledgers brings hands-on experience with bookkeeping, reporting, financial remediation, compliance support, and process improvement across service, trade, operations, and product-based businesses.

Past work has included specialized reports, environmental impact and footprint reporting, staff training, SOP documentation, external reviews, government audit coordination, and cleanup projects involving multiple bank accounts and compound journal entries.

Industry experience

  • Retail
  • Real estate
  • Construction
  • Food service
  • Manufacturing
  • Import and export
  • Financial services
  • International trade
  • Automotive services
  • Professional services
  • Mining and exploration
  • Laboratory services and testing

What working together feels like

Clear communication, consistent follow-through, and practical support.

01

Reliable monthly rhythm

Stay on top of recurring accounting work with organized routines and timely close each month.

02

Plain-language reporting

Get financial information translated into terms that make sense for real business decisions.

03

Steady operational support

Work with a service that understands both accounting details and the day-to-day coordination that keeps a business running smoothly.

Contact

Start with a simple conversation about what needs to be cleaned up or kept on track.

If you need dependable bookkeeping or accounting support, reach out to talk through your business, your current systems, and where things stand.

jessica@blackbooksandledgers.com 801-477-7220

Serving businesses from Utah and working well with remote clients.