What unties it
- Current Year Clean-Ups and Catch-Ups
- Prior Year Clean-Ups
Caught up, current — and kept that way, month after month.
Virtual Bookkeeping Solutions
Let me focus on your books so you can focus on your business!
I’m Sharnette Atkinson, a digital bookkeeping service provider helping small business owners gain more insight into their business finances — with packaged bookkeeping tailored to your business, and a bookkeeper who answers to you personally.
Time Peace of Mind Relaxation
Free 60-minute consultation · Zoom or telephone · A virtual practice — no office visit, wherever your business is
Sharnette Atkinson · Owner & Bookkeeper · Associate Digital Bookkeeper
Credentials
Certified and credentialed — before we ever talk packages
No star ratings to hide behind here — just the training, tested and certified. These are the credentials behind every set of books I keep.
My certifications cover QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, and Anchor — the tools your books live in, handled by someone trained and tested on them.
The Untie
A tangled set of books is just a knot. Knots come out.
Every knot below is a place business owners get stuck. Tap one, see the service that unties it — and watch the line run straight, the way your books should.
4 knots in the line — tap one to start untying.
What unties it
- Bank Reconciliations
- Financial Statement Preparation
Books accurate and up-to-date, so tax time arrives without the scramble.
What unties it
- Accounts Receivable Management
- Accounts Payable Management
Less time in your books, more time growing your business. Take that vacation you have been putting off.
What unties it
- Report Customizations
- Routine Report Reviews
Reports shaped to your questions and reviewed together — insight into how your business is performing, not just numbers.
The knots I find
- Books behind, months deep
- Tax time looming over messy books
- No time for your business — or your family
- Reports you can’t read
What I apply
- Clean-ups and catch-ups — current year and prior years
- Bank reconciliations and financial statement preparation
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable management
- Report customizations and routine report reviews
What you get
- Time — less time in your books, more time growing your business
- Peace of Mind — books accurate and up-to-date
- Relaxation — your books, handled by a certified bookkeeper
What You Get From Me
Three things I sell. Three more I stand on.
Bookkeeping is the service. What it buys you is bigger — and it starts the day your books come to me.
Time
You will spend less time in your books and more time focusing on growing your business — and spending more time with friends and family. Take that vacation you have been putting off because you haven’t had the time!
Peace of Mind
Peace of mind knowing your books will be accurate and up-to-date — every account reconciled, every statement prepared, nothing quietly drifting out of date behind you.
Relaxation
Relax knowing your books are being handled by an Associate Digital Bookkeeper who holds certifications in QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, and Anchor.
Less Stress at Tax Time
Imagine less stress in your life. Not only will you be able to get your taxes done on time — you’ll be less stressed getting there, because you know your books have been taken care of by a professional, all year long.
Dedication
I will be a dedicated professional. Count on me to answer any questions you have about your books, and to give you insight into how your business is performing financially — through routine report reviews, including customized reports.
Confidentiality & Security
Complete confidentiality. I never share my client list, nor do I discuss details about my clients’ businesses. Everything is stored online using security measures such as data encryption and password protection to keep your data safe.
Packaged Solutions
Bookkeeping packages, tailored to your business
Hillcrest tailors bookkeeping packages to meet the unique needs of each business. Whether you require ongoing bookkeeping services, catch-up services, clean-up services, or need to know the steps to form your business — there is a solution for your particular business needs.
New Business Set-Up
Starting a business? Begin with the right steps — and books that are right from day one.
New Accounting Software Set-Up
Your accounting software installed and configured around how your business actually runs.
Accounting Software Training
Learn your own system, taught by the bookkeeper who set it up for you.
Accounting Software Customizations
Settings, categories, and workflows shaped to your business — not the factory defaults.
Accounts Receivable Management
What customers owe you, tracked and followed — so invoices don’t quietly age.
Accounts Payable Management
What you owe, organized and visible — bills handled on time, without the shoebox.
Bank Reconciliations
Every bank and card account matched against its statement, so your balances can be trusted.
Financial Statement Preparation
Statements prepared from reconciled books — the numbers your decisions deserve.
Report Customizations
Reports built around the questions you actually ask about your business.
Payroll Set-Up
Payroll set up correctly inside your accounting software from the start — set-up only, done right.
Prior Year Clean-Ups
Last year’s books — or several years’ — untangled, corrected, and closed with confidence.
Current Year Clean-Ups and Catch-Ups
This year’s backlog cleared and brought current, then kept that way.
Payroll: set-up only
Tax time: readiness, not tax prep — your books arrive ready
Virtual: Zoom or telephone, wherever you are
Photo: Ruth Allison
Meet Sharnette
Thirty years of keeping the books behind the mission
I spent 30 years supporting the United States Marine Corps. Along the way I worked my way up from Admin to Senior Vice President of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and worked as a Senior Financial Analyst supporting Marine Corps Funding Managers on multiple task orders.
For over 16 years I was the bookkeeper and financial officer for the small business I worked for — giving me in-depth knowledge of Intuit’s QuickBooks software. I was also responsible for performing all Human Resource functions within the company.
- 30 years supporting the U.S. Marine Corps
- Admin → Senior Vice President of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
- 16+ years as a small business’s bookkeeper & financial officer
- Degrees — Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems · Associate’s in Business
Bookkeeping experience across
Equestrian Businesses Real Estate Businesses Defense Contractors
When I’m not crunching numbers, I spend most of my time on my farm with my sheltie and two horses. I’m a lifelong equestrian and have trained and competed successfully as an Amateur in the sport of Dressage.
Get Started
Start with a free consultation
Get started with a free consultation — sixty minutes with me, by Zoom video conference or telephone. You’ll be able to note your preference while you schedule.
Book your consultation
My calendar holds one appointment: a 60-minute consultation for businesses seeking bookkeeping services, and for current clients. Pick your time, tell me Zoom or telephone, and bring the questions you’ve been carrying about your books.
Book My Free ConsultationFree · 60 minutes · Zoom or telephone
Prefer to write first?
Send a message through my contact form — your name, your email, and your company name are all it asks. Ask me anything about your books; I read and answer my messages myself.
Send a MessageThe contact form lives on hillcrestbookkeeping.com
Questions, Answered Straight
Before you book, the honest answers
Do you prepare or file my taxes?
No — and that’s deliberate. I’m your bookkeeper, not a tax preparer. What I do is keep your books accurate and up-to-date all year, so when tax time comes your records are ready, your taxes can be done on time, and the stress of a year of messy books never builds up.
Do you run payroll for me?
Payroll set-up is part of what I do: I hold QuickBooks Payroll certification and the Gusto People Advisory Certification, so your payroll starts out set up correctly inside your accounting software. Ongoing payroll processing isn’t a service I sell — my packages are bookkeeping.
How much does a package cost?
There’s no rate card, because no two businesses need the same thing. Every package is tailored to your business — ongoing bookkeeping, catch-up work, or a clean-up — and you pay by the package, not by the hour, so you know exactly what’s included before we start. Your free consultation is where we shape yours.
What software do you work with?
I hold certifications in QuickBooks Online (Level 1 and Level 2), FreshBooks, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, and Anchor. Starting fresh? I can set up your accounting software, customize it to your business, and train you on it.
How do we work together if you’re virtual?
Everything happens online. Consultations are held by Zoom video conference or telephone, your records are stored online using data encryption and password protection, and your reports and reviews come to you digitally. Complete confidentiality, always — I never share my client list or discuss a client’s business.
What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Small businesses. My own background includes bookkeeping for equestrian businesses and real estate businesses, and over 16 years as the bookkeeper and financial officer of a defense contractor — so if your books feel complicated, you’re in familiar territory.
Let me focus on your books — so you can focus on your business.
Your free consultation is sixty unhurried minutes with the bookkeeper who would actually keep your books. No pressure, no rate card — just a straight look at where your books stand and what your package would include.
Time · Peace of Mind · Relaxation