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Kelly Ann Glynn, lead bookkeeper at San Francisco Bookkeeper

Woman owned and operated small business helping people in the Bay Area with key strategies that sustain the business.

Local bookkeepers based in SOMA, San Francisco

Professional Bookkeeping Services for San Francisco & Bay Area Businesses

We combine AI-powered bookkeeping with experienced financial professionals to keep your books accurate, organized, and tax-ready — serving startups and businesses across San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, and the greater Bay Area.

Secure & Confidential
Human Reviewed
AI Assisted
Fast Response
Tax Ready
Trusted by Bay Area Businesses
Under 1 Business Day
Secure Cloud Bookkeeping
IRS Ready Reports
QuickBooks Compatible

Trusted by founders, agencies, and consultants throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — from SOMA and the Mission to Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San Jose. Clean books, accurate reporting, and dependable monthly financial management — so you always know where your business stands.

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Services

Bookkeeping and financial operations.

Everything San Francisco and Bay Area businesses need to keep books clean, reporting sharp, and financial operations calm — delivered by a local team that responds.

Monthly Bookkeeping

Reconciliations, general ledger, categorization, and a clean monthly close — every month, on time.

  • Monthly reconciliations
  • General ledger management
  • Bank & credit card reconciliations
  • Categorized transactions
  • Monthly close

QuickBooks Online

Setup, cleanup, migration, and ongoing maintenance of QuickBooks Online — done right.

  • QuickBooks setup
  • Historical cleanup
  • Migration from spreadsheets
  • Chart of accounts optimization
  • Monthly maintenance

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Months or years behind? We'll organize, reconcile, and bring your books completely up to date.

  • Historical reconstruction
  • Backlog reconciliation
  • Cleanup diagnostics
  • Structured catch-up plan

Financial Reporting

A monthly reporting package your team, board, and investors can actually rely on.

  • Profit & Loss
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement
  • Executive dashboard
  • Monthly reporting package

Payroll Coordination

We coordinate payroll, contractor payments, and year-end reporting alongside your bookkeeping.

  • Payroll support
  • Contractor payments
  • 1099 preparation
  • Employee setup
  • Payroll reporting

Accounts Payable

Vendors paid, bills tracked, receipts organized — with clean approval workflows.

  • Vendor management
  • Bill pay workflows
  • Expense management
  • Receipt organization
  • Approval systems

Startup Financial Operations

The finance layer venture-backed founders need to answer board and investor questions with confidence.

  • Burn rate reporting
  • Runway calculations
  • Budget planning
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Board reporting
  • Investor-ready financials
Industries

Built for the businesses shaping the Bay Area.

From venture-backed AI companies in SoMa to law firms in the Financial District and medical practices in Oakland and Palo Alto, we speak the language of your industry.

Technology Companies
AI Companies
SaaS
Startups
Marketing Agencies
Law Firms
Medical Practices
Consultants
Professional Services
Construction
Real Estate
E-commerce
Nonprofits
Growing SMBs
Why Choose Us

Built for growing businesses.

Unlike traditional bookkeeping firms, we focus on helping business owners understand their numbers — not just organize them. We're based in SOMA, San Francisco, and work with clients across Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San Jose, combining clean accounting with modern software and responsive humans — so you get a finance partner instead of a filing cabinet.

Accurate books

Reconciled monthly with checks and second-pair review.

Monthly reporting

Financial statements delivered within days of month-end.

Cash flow visibility

Always know your runway, burn, and cash position.

Responsive communication

Real humans, real replies — usually within hours.

Cloud-based collaboration

QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, Ramp, Brex, Gusto — we live where you work.

Secure document sharing

Encrypted portals for financial documents and records.

Process

From messy to reconciled in five steps.

Onboarding is straightforward — in person at our SOMA office or fully remote anywhere in the Bay Area. Most clients are fully live within two to three weeks.

01

Book a Consultation

A 30-minute call to understand your business, systems, and goals.

02

Securely Connect Accounts

Bank, credit card, and software access through encrypted, view-only connections.

03

Clean Up Existing Books

We reconcile, categorize, and correct — building the foundation for accurate reporting.

04

Monthly Bookkeeping

Ongoing reconciliations, categorization, and monthly close on a predictable cadence.

05

Accurate Monthly Reports

P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and dashboard — delivered within days of month-end.

Client Reviews

Trusted by Businesses Throughout the Bay Area

Real results from businesses in San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, and across the Bay Area that rely on us for clean books, sharp reporting, and peace of mind.

SP
Bayview Medical Group
Medical Practice

Kelly Ann brought our books current in under two weeks and now our monthly reports actually make sense. I finally feel confident walking into our CPA meetings.

Sarah Park
Owner
MR
Reyes & Kim Studio
Marketing Agency

They caught a full year of misclassified expenses inside of two weeks. Our CPA thanked us at tax time. Responsive, precise, and genuinely helpful.

Marcus Reyes
Owner
JL
Lin & Associates
Law Firm

I run a busy firm and I don't want to think about the books. That's exactly what I get. Clean trust accounting, on-time reporting, and zero surprises.

James Lin
Owner
AT
Torres Construction
Construction

Job costing used to be a nightmare. Now every project has clean margins, labor is tracked properly, and I know which jobs are actually profitable.

Ana Torres
Owner
DC
Noodle Theory Group
Restaurant

Our restaurant group has complex inventory and multiple locations. Kelly Ann's team handles it all with the same calm every month. Highly recommend.

David Chen
Owner
EW
Northline SaaS
Tech Startup

We moved off spreadsheets, onto clean QuickBooks, and finally stopped guessing what our gross margin was. Investor-ready reports in days, not weeks.

Elena Whitfield
Owner
98%
Client Retention
250+
Businesses Served
Millions
Managed Annually
20+ Years
Combined Experience
FAQ

Common questions.

Everything you'd ask on a first call. If we missed one, book a call and we'll cover it live.

Get Started

Know your numbers.
Grow with confidence.

Book your free consultation today — meet us in SOMA, San Francisco, or talk by video anywhere in the Bay Area — and let San Francisco Bookkeeper become your trusted financial operations partner.

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