Thomas Ledger Group is a boutique bookkeeping and financial reporting firm for established small business owners — with a specialty in contractors and skilled trades. We don't just organize your numbers. We help you understand them.
Most small business owners we talk to are dealing with one of these.
You can see your bank balance, but you can't see your profit. We turn your transactions into a clear monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, so you always know exactly where you stand.
Months — or years — behind on reconciliations and categorization? We'll work through the backlog, correct errors, and get everything caught up and ready for ongoing bookkeeping.
That's the job. Reconciliations, categorization, and monthly statements happen on a reliable schedule, with a real person you can reach when you have questions.
We intentionally keep things simple — three core services, each aimed at the same outcome: books you can trust and numbers you actually understand.
A clean, CPA-ready foundation from day one — chart of accounts, bank connections, and configuration built around how your business actually runs.
Behind on your books, switching software, or just inherited a mess? We'll reconcile, correct, and bring everything current — then transition you into ongoing monthly bookkeeping.
Our core service. Reconciliations, categorization, and CPA-ready financial statements — plus the plain-English explanation of what they mean for your business.
An optional add-on for clients who want full visibility into who owes you and what you owe, managed alongside your monthly bookkeeping.
A straightforward process from first conversation to clean, current books.
We learn about your business, current bookkeeping situation, and what you need to feel confident in your numbers.
We review your QuickBooks file (or current setup), assess cleanup needs, and confirm your reporting requirements.
You get a clear, written scope and quote based on your actual business — not a generic package.
Setup, cleanup, or monthly bookkeeping begins, with a regular rhythm of reconciliations and reporting.
We work with established small businesses across many industries — generally $300K and up in annual revenue, with our sweet spot between $500K and $3 million. Contractors and skilled trades — roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, remodeling, and more — are our specialty, not our limitation. If you want clean books and real financial clarity, we should talk.
See the full picture of who we work best with — and who we don't — before you book a call.
Quinton grew up in a roofing family and went on to serve as CFO and bookkeeper for a roofing contractor — so he understands the real financial challenges contractors face: cash flow between jobs, subcontractor costs, 1099s, and everything else that gets pushed aside when the work is busy. That roofing background is the foundation, and it's why contractors and skilled trades remain a special focus. But the same attention to detail — clean books, clear numbers, a real understanding of how a business actually operates — is what every established small business owner deserves, whatever industry they're in.
That background shapes everything here: practical, no-nonsense bookkeeping for owners who are heads-down in their business. This isn’t a big impersonal firm — it’s one person who knows your industry and does the work directly for every client.
Schedule a free discovery call and find out what clean, current books and clear financial statements could look like for your business.
Three focused services — QuickBooks Online setup, cleanup and catch-up, and monthly bookkeeping. Every engagement starts with a discovery call and a scope built around your actual business. We work with established small businesses across many industries, with a specialty in contractors and skilled trades.
The foundation of working with Thomas Ledger Group. Every engagement includes CPA-ready financial statements and a clear explanation of what they mean — with scope that scales to your business.
Accurate books aren't just for tax time — they're how you make decisions.
See whether you're actually making money — not just whether there's cash in the bank account.
Hiring, pricing, or investing in growth — base it on real numbers instead of a gut feeling.
Tax time, a loan application, or a conversation with your CPA — your books are always current and ready to go.
Essentials — Typically $300K–$750K in revenue. Monthly reconciliations, categorization, month-end close, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, CPA-ready books, and email support.
Growth — Typically $750K–$2M in revenue. Everything in Essentials, plus a plain-English monthly summary, cash flow insights, KPI highlights, a monthly review meeting, and priority support.
Performance — Typically $2M+ in revenue. Everything in Growth, plus a customized KPI dashboard, trend analysis, budget-vs-actual review, and a quarterly strategy meeting.
Monthly bookkeeping engagements are month-to-month with a 60–90 day cancellation notice — no long-term lock-in. If you'd rather have price certainty, you can opt into an annual prepay for a discount, but it's never required.
Monthly bookkeeping pricing depends on the number of accounts you have, your transaction volume, and overall complexity. After a discovery call and a look at your current books, you'll receive a clear monthly quote — tailored to your business, not a generic tier.
Whether you're a few months behind or several years deep, cleanup is the first step toward actually knowing your numbers. We sort through what's there, fix what's wrong, and bring everything up to date — then transition you smoothly into ongoing monthly bookkeeping.
Life or business got busy, and the books haven't been touched in months.
A lender or line of credit application needs accurate, up-to-date financials.
Your CPA or EA needs clean books before they can file — and what you have isn't close.
Moving to QuickBooks Online from spreadsheets, another platform, or a previous bookkeeper.
Every cleanup is scoped individually, but most include the same core work:
Cleanup pricing depends on how many months (or years) are involved and how complex the corrections are. After reviewing your books on a discovery call, you'll get a clear, written quote — so you know exactly what to expect before any work begins.
If a cleanup transitions into ongoing monthly bookkeeping, there's no separate setup fee — it's a seamless handoff.
We review your current books, bank feeds, and historical data to understand the scope of what's involved.
You receive a clear, written cleanup quote based on what we found — no guessing.
We work through reconciliations, corrections, and categorization until everything is accurate and current.
Once caught up, we move you into ongoing monthly bookkeeping so it never piles up again.
If you're new to QuickBooks Online — or your current chart of accounts doesn't actually reflect how your business operates — we build the foundation correctly from the start.
A scope and quote for onboarding depends on the number of accounts, how much historical data needs to be entered, and whether you're migrating from another platform or spreadsheets. We'll walk through all of it on your discovery call.
Available as additions to your monthly bookkeeping scope. AR & AP can be added individually or bundled. Job Costing — tracking profitability by job or project — is available and recommended for contractors running project-based work.
Tracking invoices, monitoring what's outstanding, and following up so you actually get paid on time.
Keeping track of bills and what's owed, so nothing slips through the cracks and you have a clear view of upcoming obligations.
Both services together at a bundled rate — full visibility into receivables and payables, managed alongside your monthly bookkeeping.
We work with established small businesses across many industries — generally $300K and up in annual revenue, with our sweet spot between $500K and $3 million — with a special focus on contractors and skilled trades: roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, remodeling, and more. Here's how to tell if that's you.
Whether you've fallen behind on reconciliations or you've been handling everything yourself and it's becoming unsustainable, we can take it off your plate.
You're not just looking for someone to "do the books" — you want to actually understand what the numbers are telling you about your business.
We work in QuickBooks Online. If you're already using it, great — if not, we can help get you set up.
You'd rather work directly with one person who knows your business than get passed between departments at a big firm.
Thomas Ledger Group is based in New Jersey and serves clients both locally and remotely, anywhere in the country, through QuickBooks Online. Whether we ever meet in person or work entirely over email and video calls, the process is the same: accurate books, delivered on a reliable schedule.
That's exactly what a discovery call is for. We'll talk through your business, and if we're not the right match, we'll tell you honestly — no pressure.
Everything you need to know about how Thomas Ledger Group works. Don't see your question here? Just ask on a discovery call.
That's what the discovery call is for. We'll look at where your books stand today and build a scope around what will actually move the needle for your business.
Year-round bookkeeping that keeps your clients' books clean, current, and ready when tax season arrives — so your team isn't doing cleanup work during your busiest months.
When a client's books arrive in rough shape right before a filing deadline, it slows everything down — for your firm and for the client.
Monthly reconciliations and categorization mean books are accurate all year, not reconstructed at tax time.
When a client comes to us with messy or incomplete books, we get them caught up and accurate before they ever reach your desk.
We handle bookkeeping. You handle tax strategy and filing. No overlap, no stepping on toes.
When you have a client who needs bookkeeping support — whether that's ongoing monthly work or a cleanup before filing — you can refer them directly. We'll handle the discovery call, scope the work, and keep the books current going forward.
We work exclusively in QuickBooks Online, which makes it easy for your team to access clean, organized books whenever you need them.
What you can expect:
Accurate, reconciled books delivered on a predictable monthly schedule. Direct communication if questions come up about how something was categorized. A bookkeeper who understands the line between bookkeeping and tax work — and stays on the right side of it.
Let's talk about how a referral relationship could work for your firm and your clients.
Thomas Ledger Group is built around a simple idea — established small business owners deserve to understand their numbers, not just receive them.
To help established business owners gain financial clarity through accurate bookkeeping, meaningful reporting, and practical financial insight.
To become one of the most respected boutique bookkeeping firms for established small businesses, while becoming nationally recognized for our expertise with contractors and skilled trades. Built on clarity, trust, and long-term relationships — not low prices or high client volume.
Thomas Ledger Group was built from my own experience growing up in a roofing family.
My parents own a roofing company, and as the business grew, I stepped in to handle the bookkeeping and financial side of things. I quickly realized something about my dad that I think a lot of contractors can relate to. He loves running the business, leading his crews, and taking care of customers. Sitting behind a desk doing the books? Not so much.
That got me thinking. If my dad feels this way, how many other contractors feel exactly the same?
That's why I started Thomas Ledger Group.
I know firsthand that running a successful contracting business is about much more than the work itself — whether that's putting roofs on homes, running HVAC crews, or managing a job site. You're managing cash flow between jobs, paying subcontractors, keeping up with 1099s, tracking insurance payments and progress billing, and trying to make sense of the numbers while still finding time to grow your business. It can become overwhelming.
My goal is simple: to take that burden off your shoulders so you can focus on what you do best. That's true whether you're a contractor running crews and job sites, or any established small business owner trying to make sense of your numbers — the attention to detail is the same either way.
Before starting Thomas Ledger Group, I also worked in municipal finance in the Tax and Utilities Collector's Office, where I managed month-end processes, tracked contractor permits, collected revenue, and worked with financial records every day. That experience taught me the importance of accuracy, accountability, and organized financial systems.
When you work with Thomas Ledger Group, you're not working with a large firm where your books are passed from one employee to another. You're working directly with me.
I built this firm because I believe contractors deserve a bookkeeper who understands their business, speaks their language, and genuinely wants to see them succeed. That's the kind of partner I strive to be for every client.
No jargon, no theory for theory's sake. Just clear numbers and straightforward explanations of what they mean for your business.
One point of contact, primarily by email, so questions get answered and everything stays documented — no waiting on a call center.
You shouldn't need an accounting degree to understand your own financial statements. We make sure you don't.
Schedule a free discovery call — no pressure, no sales pitch. Just a conversation about where your books stand and what could be better.