Virtual QuickBooks bookkeeping · Hands-on businesses
Know what is making money — and where every dollar is going.
Tenney Bookkeeping keeps your books clean, current, and useful so you can see which work is profitable, understand where cash is going, and make your next business decision with confidence.
Built for contractors, trades, manufacturers, repair businesses, bakers, caterers, and makers — and backed by more than 20 years of real manufacturing operations experience.
If you're better at your craft than your bank feed, you're in the right place.
- ✓ QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor
- ✓ Intuit Certified Bookkeeper
- ✓ 20+ yrs operations experience
Reconciled to the penny.
Sound familiar?
Busy all year — but the bank account doesn't show it.
Books are months behind, and tax time is a scramble.
No idea which jobs made money, and which quietly didn't.
None of that means you're bad at business. It means the books aren't doing their job. That part is fixable — and it's the part I do.
Services
Three ways in — depending on where your books are today.
Diagnostic & Cleanup
Behind by months — or years? I assess the damage, rebuild your books in QuickBooks Online, and hand you a clean, reconciled starting point. Fixed quote before any work begins.
Best if: tax time keeps turning into a fire drill.
QuickBooks System Build
A chart of accounts and workflow set up for how your business actually runs — job costing, classes, and reports that answer real questions instead of creating new ones.
Best if: you're on spreadsheets, or QuickBooks was set up wrong.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Know what you earned, where the money went, and what needs your attention each month.
I categorize your transactions, reconcile your accounts, and provide a clear monthly report so you can make decisions from dependable numbers — not just your bank balance and a gut feeling.
Best if: you want the books handled every month and a clearer view of how the business is actually performing.
You get dependable numbers without spending your nights inside QuickBooks.
Monthly bookkeeping starts at $350/month and is priced to your actual volume — transactions, accounts, payroll, AP/AR — so the fee fits your books, nothing more. Cleanup and setup projects are quoted flat after a free review.
What better books help you decide
Reliable numbers should answer real business questions.
Can I afford to hire?
Should I raise my prices?
Which jobs or services make the most money?
Why is cash tight even when sales are strong?
How much should I set aside for taxes?
Can the business afford new equipment?
Am I paying myself appropriately?
More than a file dropped in your inbox.
The goal is a report you can understand and use. Depending on your service level and what the books show, it may include:
- ✓A plain-English summary
- ✓Important changes from the previous month
- ✓Unusual expenses or margin concerns
- ✓Unanswered bookkeeping questions
- ✓Items that may need your attention
Why Tenney
Books kept by someone who's run the operation — not just the reports.
Most bookkeepers learned business from a textbook. I learned it from 20+ years supervising manufacturing operations — production schedules, work orders, thin margins, and the very real gap between busy and profitable.
I got certified in the books because I kept watching good operators fly blind. Job costing, WIP, materials, payroll pressure — I don't just categorize those numbers. I've lived the work they describe. And with a cottage baker in my own house, I know Square deposits and market-weekend chaos too.
Now I keep the numbers straight for owners who'd rather be doing the work than chasing receipts.
— Jerry Tenney, Founder
Christian-owned. Stewardship-minded.
Tenney Bookkeeping is built on careful records, honest communication, and treating your business with the respect it deserves. Clients of every background are welcome and served with the same care.
- ✓ QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor
- ✓ Intuit Certified Bookkeeper
- ✓ Associate's degree · Accounting
- ✓ 20+ years manufacturing operations
- ✓ San Antonio, Texas · serving clients virtually
How it works
Simple on purpose.
Discovery call
Twenty minutes, no charge. You talk, I listen: what's working, what's overdue, and what you wish your books could tell you.
Diagnostic review
I look under the hood in QuickBooks and come back with straight answers and a fixed quote. No hourly meter, no surprises.
Clean, current books
Cleanup, setup, or monthly service — reconciled accounts and a report that tells you exactly where you stand.
Get started
Tell me about your books.
Fill this out and I'll reply within one business day — a real answer from me, not a sales sequence. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you that too.