What Is Church Bookkeeping?
Church bookkeeping is the process of maintaining a church’s financial records. This includes recording all details of the church’s transactions, income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
Your books are important when it comes to stewarding your church’s resources effectively. However, managing your finances can be complicated, especially if your church’s leaders aren’t accounting professionals!
You cannot operate successfully without accurate and compliant books, which is why you should trust a third-party bookkeeper. A church bookkeeper can help you manage everything from simple budgeting to complex compliance concerns.
No one understands the complexity and nuances of church bookkeeping quite like the compliance professionals at Foundation Group. Our expert church bookkeeping services provide the knowledge and expertise you need to ensure your books are accurate, timely, and fully compliant.
Foundation Group’s Church Bookkeeping Services
Get a Personal Church Bookkeeper
To craft and maintain solid books and records, your church needs a bookkeeper who knows the ins and outs of bookkeeping—but also the ins and outs of how your church operates its finances. Foundation Group’s bookkeepers offer:
- Accounting Expertise: Foundation Group’s team is made up of U.S.-based experts in nonprofit accounting, meaning they’ll know the exact compliance requirements and financial strategies necessary to get your church’s books in order.
- Quickbooks ProAdvisor Certification: Most of our bookkeepers are Quickbooks ProAdvisor certified. They’ve undergone training to grow their skills, so you can rest assured they’ll be prepared to manage your church’s financial records (and all the complexities that come with them!)
- Personalized Approach: At Foundation Group, we’ll pair you with a staff bookkeeper whose expertise is best matched to your church’s needs. This bookkeeper will get to know you and your church for the ultimate personalized approach to your books.
When you use Foundation Group’s church bookkeeping services, you get more than just a bookkeeper—our team becomes a part of your team!
Gain Access to QuickBooks Software
Foundation Group is an Elite Quickbooks ProAdvisor firm. Our clients are provided a deeply-discounted subscription to Quickbooks Online. Through this subscription, you can:
- Access your books and records from anywhere, 24/7
- Write and print checks
- Generate financial reports
Quickbooks Online is the leading cloud-based accounting software platform available, meaning your church will be equipped with the best team and the best tools to get your books in line.
Operate With Accurate Records
From the very beginning of your church’s startup to maintaining books monthly, Foundation Group’s experts can handle it all. Not only will your books be accurate and up-to-date, but you’ll also receive:
- Transaction recording
- Bank account reconciliation
- Monthly financial statements
And more! Our scope of bookkeeping services encompasses everything from starting with your existing books to wrapping up each fiscal year. Do you need more than church bookkeeping services? As a client, you’ll also receive discounts on our other compliance services!
Why Foundation Group?
After over 25 years in business and more than 25,000 clients served, Foundation Group is the #1 most trusted professional services firm for nonprofits. We’re committed to providing our clients with a path to achieve their mission and working toward their long-term success.
Pricing Plans
- Revenue up to $200,000 / yr, or
- 3 hours average monthly service time
- Revenue between $200k – $500k / yr, or
- 4 hours average monthly service time
- Revenue between $500k – $1m / yr, or
- 5 hours average monthly service time
All plans include:
- Chart of accounts setup/review
- Monthly bank account reconciliation
- Monthly financial statements
- Year-end 1099-NEC preparation
- Discounts on compliance services
- Best-practice advice and counsel
If your church receives over $1,000,000 yearly in revenue, or if your accounts would take six hours or more to service each month, we can customize a solution that fits your exact requirements! In fact, we can customize a solution for just about any bookkeeping situation, no matter how complicated.
*Price applies to most organizations. Service levels are ultimately determined by the average amount of time spent per month to service the account.
