The financial foundation every business needs—accurate, timely books and reports built around your operations, so you always know exactly where you stand.
Outsourced bookkeeping means handing your day-to-day financial record-keeping to a dedicated professional team instead of hiring an in-house bookkeeper or juggling it yourself. For a predictable monthly fee, you get accurate, up-to-date books, clear financial reports, and a partner who actually understands your numbers—at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
Side By Side Financial provides outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services for small businesses nationwide, from our home base in Mankato, Minnesota. Whether you're a solo contractor, a growing construction company, or a multi-location business, we keep your books clean, current, and ready for tax time, lenders, or your next big decision.
Every transaction categorized and every bank and credit card account reconciled each month, so your books stay accurate and audit-ready.
Monthly profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements in plain English you can actually use to run your business.
We track what you owe and what you're owed, so bills get paid on time and no customer invoice slips through the cracks.
Behind on your books? We bring months—or years—of backlog current, then keep them that way.
Profitability tracked by project, job, or department—essential for construction, trades, and other project-based businesses.
We set up, clean up, or fully take over your QuickBooks or cloud-accounting file and manage it for you.
Hiring a full-time, in-house bookkeeper can cost $45,000–$60,000 a year once you add salary, payroll taxes, benefits, software, and training—and you're still relying on one person who takes vacations and sick days. Outsourced bookkeeping gives you an entire team's expertise for a predictable monthly fee, usually a fraction of that cost.
With Side By Side Financial you get consistency (your books never fall behind because someone quit), broader expertise across industries and tax situations, and built-in backup. For most small and growing businesses, outsourcing is faster, cheaper, and more reliable than building an in-house accounting department.
Good bookkeeping isn't one-size-fits-all. We set your books up the way your industry actually operates:
If you're months or even years behind, you're not alone—and it's fixable. Our catch-up bookkeeping service reconstructs your records, reconciles every account, and gets you fully current, whether you need to file back taxes, apply for a loan, or just get a clear picture of your business. Once you're caught up, we keep you on track with ongoing monthly bookkeeping.
Most small businesses pay a flat monthly fee for outsourced bookkeeping based on transaction volume, the number of accounts, and the services they need—not an unpredictable hourly rate. Depending on complexity, that typically runs from a few hundred dollars a month for a straightforward business up to more for higher-volume or multi-entity operations.
The key difference with Side By Side Financial is transparent, flat-rate pricing with no surprise fees. We'll review your books and give you an exact quote in your free consultation—so you know precisely what you'll pay and what you'll get.
From construction job costing to e-commerce reconciliations, we set your books up the way your industry actually needs them.
We don't just do your books—we become a strategic part of your team. Our clients get enterprise-level financial expertise at a fraction of the cost of an in-house finance department.
Get accurate, current books and financial reports you can actually use to run your business.