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Tempe, Arizona

Bookkeeping Services in Tempe, AZ

Monthly books for Tempe small businesses, reconciled to the statement and closed on a schedule you can plan around.

Robert Guararra, owner of CR Bookkeeping Services in Fountain Hills, Arizona

Why choose us

Why Tempe businesses choose CR Bookkeeping

Tempe runs on two clocks. Arizona State sets one of them, and the restaurants, bars and retail along Mill Avenue feel every week of the academic calendar. The Rio Salado corridor runs on the other, with software companies, staffing firms and professional services that have nothing to do with the semester at all.

Both are demanding in the books for different reasons. Hospitality means high card volume, tipped employees and payroll that has to be right every single run. Tech and services means project revenue, contractors who may or may not be contractors, and investors or lenders who want reports on a schedule. Neither tolerates a file that gets closed whenever there is time.

CR Bookkeeping Services is run by Robert Guararra from Fountain Hills, around Mill Avenue, Tempe Town Lake and the Rio Salado corridor. The work happens inside your accounting file, so you get a bookkeeper who knows the Tempe market without paying for anyone to sit in traffic.

Local industries

Who Robert works with in Tempe

Restaurants and bars

Software and tech startups

Staffing and professional services

Retail near Mill Avenue

Student housing and property management

Fitness and studios

What you get

What monthly bookkeeping covers in Tempe

Every bank, card and loan account reconciled to the statement each month

Transactions coded to a chart of accounts built around your business

Payables and receivables kept current so you can see what is owed both ways

The month closed on a set schedule, not whenever there is time

A clean, reconciled file handed to your tax preparer at year end

One person doing the work, who knows why that odd entry is there

You stop doing the books at 10pm

Your accountant stops billing you to clean up the file

You can answer a question about the business without opening a spreadsheet

Getting started

How we start with Tempe businesses

01

Free consultation

A call about your business, your books, and what is actually going wrong. No charge and no pitch.

02

Books review

Robert opens your current file and tells you plainly what shape it is in and what it will take to fix.

03

Cleanup and catch-up

Anything behind gets brought current before the monthly work starts, so you are not paying to maintain a mess.

04

Monthly close

Reconciled books and a report in your inbox every month, on a date you can plan around.

Questions

Tempe questions we get asked

Do you handle tipped payroll for Tempe restaurants?

Yes. Tips, reporting and the payroll tax treatment that goes with them are part of the run, and the payroll is posted into the books so your labor cost shows up correctly in the profit and loss rather than as a lump sum you cannot break down.

How quickly can you start?

Usually within a week of the first call. If there is catch-up work to clear first, Robert will tell you how long that takes and what it costs before anything begins.

What if my books are months behind?

Very common and entirely fixable. Catch-up is quoted separately from the monthly service so you can see exactly what clearing the backlog costs before you commit.

Do you actually serve Tempe, or just list it?

Robert works from Fountain Hills and takes on clients across Tempe and the rest of the East Valley. Almost all of the work happens inside your accounting file, so being down the road matters less than being reachable, and he answers his own phone.

Get in touch

Talk to Robert about your books

A free consultation, no obligation. Bring your questions and, if you have one, your current QuickBooks file.

Phone

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Arizona time.