Your books, balanced. Your bookkeeper, one call away.
I'm Stephen Nichols, owner of Nichols Bookkeeping and the only person who will ever touch your books. Fifteen years of experience and an MBA in Finance, focused entirely on keeping small-business books clean, accurate, and tax-ready.
Personalized Bookkeeping Services
Monthly bookkeeping
Ongoing transaction recording, categorization, and clean, up-to-date books — every single month.
Bank & credit card reconciliation
Every account reconciled so your records match reality, with discrepancies caught early.
Monthly bookkeeping
Ongoing transaction recording, categorization, and clean, up-to-date books — every single month.
Bank & credit card reconciliation
Every account reconciled so your records match reality, with discrepancies caught early.
Financial reporting
Monthly profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reports, explained in plain English.
Monthly bookkeeping
Ongoing transaction recording, categorization, and clean, up-to-date books — every single month.
Every account reconciled so your records match reality, with discrepancies caught early.
Bills paid on time, invoices tracked, and a clear picture of what's coming in and going out.
Professional invoices sent promptly and followed up — so you get paid faster.
Accurate, on-schedule payroll processing your employees can count on.
New file set up right from day one — or messy, behind books brought current and organized.
Monthly profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reports, explained in plain English.
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Schedule a free 20-minute discovery call and let’s figure out the best path for your books.
When you call, I answer
I'm Stephen, the person behind Nichols Bookkeeping. For fifteen years I've helped small business owners get out from under their books. From contractors, shops, nonprofits, wholesalers, and everyone in between.
I hold an MBA in Finance from the University of La Verne, and I bring that training to every set of books I touch. But what my clients value most is simpler than that: they work with me directly. I learn your business, I know your numbers, and I'm the one who picks up the phone.
My career has covered the full spectrum of American business. I learned discipline and precision in the accounting office at ITT, a publicly traded corporation. I learned speed inside startups like uShip and HomeAway, where financial clarity could make or break the next quarter. And I've supported small and mid-size companies through every stage of growth in between.
Through it all, one thing became clear, working with small businesses is what I find most rewarding. There's nothing like watching an owner see clean books, tax-ready numbers, and a clear picture of where they stand. Then get back to doing what they love. That's why I built this practice around businesses like yours.
I'm based in Glendora, California. Most of my clients are here in the San Gabriel Valley, but I work remotely with small businesses anywhere in the U.S.
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