Online Accounting Services for Businesses & Nonprofits BELAY

BELAY has a stringent process for adding bookkeepers to its team. BELAY bookkeepers handle vital tasks like bank reconciliation, general ledger entries, accounts payable & receivable, financial statements and reporting. Using VAs, businesses typically save 30–60% compared to hiring in-house without compromising quality or flexibility. Using tools like QuickBooks and Xero, your VA will handle invoicing, bank reconciliation, payment follow-ups, expense tracking, and monthly reports

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On average, our clients are matched within one week.Your Client Success Consultant will meet with your Placement Team to discuss, vet, professional bookkeeping services belay and select 2-3 top candidates from our bench of nearly 2,000 U.S.-based talent, and then interview and select the best match for you. Allow us to ease any hesitations or concerns you may have before jumping into the process of hiring an Accounting Professional. But you might still have unanswered questions about how BELAY’s personalized matching process works.

• With BELAY, you get a team of real people – not a rotating team of faceless bots – but a team of seriously skilled, servant-hearted people to provide the exact AI-empowered nonprofit and business accounting services you need.
• We review legal and tax structures for new and restructuring companies, offer strategic planning for future liabilities, and help resolve past filing issues—with the support of AI-enhanced tools for greater accuracy and insight.
• If so, we’ll send you an agreement to sign and we’ll dive into your deliverables, tools, culture and personality requirements to ensure we match you with the right talent.

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Not only do you get a dedicated Accounting Professional, but you will also have client support, too. Has your company’s complexity outpaced your financial know-how? BELAY now offers bookkeeping for all business types. That responsibility is best supported by an admin team member. You, your Client Success Consultant, and your new teammate will have a kickoff call—the official start to your partnership—to meet each other, set initial goals, discuss communication plans, and set yourselves up for success. By partnering with you, your partners, or executives, they develop and drive the overall financial strategy of your organization by developing strategic plans with a deep understanding of underlying economics.

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Your Client Success Consultant stays close to provide our signature exceptional service and guide you through our proven onboarding process Our fractional Controllers serve as your integrated lead accountant, creating your financial strategy, implementing internal accounting procedures, and helping you navigate financial reporting—including preparing accurate and timely monthly financial reporting, supported by AI-driven insights. We review legal and tax structures for new and restructuring companies, offer strategic planning for future liabilities, and help resolve past filing issues—with the support of AI-enhanced tools for greater accuracy and insight. Our expert CPAs handle business and personal tax preparation, ensuring compliance and minimizing stress.

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Here are some of the top tasks you can delegate to a bookkeeper so you can have financial peace of mind and spend time focusing on what only you can do. You will have ongoing check-ins to support both you and your BELAY Professional throughout your partnership with BELAY. Meet with your Client Success Consultant to deep dive into your tasks, tools, culture, and personality requirements to ensure we match you with the right BELAY Professional.

When you need a trusted expert to help you navigate the day-to-day and plan for the future, BELAY can help.

Our fractional Controllers serve as your integrated lead accountant, create your financial strategy, implement internal accounting procedures, and help you prepare accurate and timely reporting.LEARN MORE This fee supports BBB’s efforts to fulfill its mission of advancing marketplace trust. However, BBB does not verify the accuracy of information provided by third parties, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information in Business Profiles. BBB asks third parties who publish complaints, reviews and/or responses on this website to affirm that the information provided is accurate. BBB Business Profiles are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment.

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If so, we’ll send you an agreement to sign and we’ll dive into your deliverables, tools, culture and personality requirements to ensure we match you with the right talent. You’ll have 24/7 access to the information that matters most using online accounting software and accounts you own. Our team has your back and guides you every step of the way. Ask your Account Manager about our exhaustive vetting process. Your dedicated Accounting Professional is a U.S.-based professional. Is a lack of cohesive financial leadership leading to communication breakdowns?

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• But you might still have unanswered questions about how BELAY’s personalized matching process works.
• We have a proven system to intentionally match you with someone equipped to handle everything you need accomplished.
• Allow us to ease any hesitations or concerns you may have before jumping into the process of hiring an Accounting Professional.
• Our extensive recruiting process includes – but isn’t limited to – several video interviews, background checks, and skills assessments to find skilled, servant-hearted candidates.
• By partnering with a virtual staffing service, business leaders can leave the vetting and hiring to the experts.

Our Bookkeepers are experts at delivering transparent and accurate GAAP-compliant financial information, managing accounts payable and receivable, and generating precise monthly and annual reports.LEARN MORE

They can also respond to queries, resolve tickets, escalate issues to internal teams, monitor feedback, flag concerns, and communicate across teams They’ll handle internal ops, data entry & management, vendor coordination, SOP creation, ordering office supplies, and routine admin work Made with ♥ from the BELAY team. You will have ongoing check-ins to support both you and your talent throughout your partnership with BELAY. On average, our clients are matched within one week.

« Bookkeepers are essential because they provide financial information that allows business leaders to make sound decisions, » said Bryan Miles, BELAY cofounder and CEO. Customers who access virtual bookkeeper services — or any BELAY service — can rely on their relationship manager to ensure their ongoing satisfaction with the services they receive. Applicants undergo rigorous testing to ensure that they can handle bookkeeping duties professionally and accurately. By partnering with a virtual staffing service, business leaders can leave the vetting and hiring to the experts. The process starts with a conversation between the business leader and a dedicated BELAY relationship manager to determine personal preferences to match the client with the right numbers-cruncher. NY businesses supported

Our fractional CFOs act as your integrated financial executive. They also provide senior-level oversight for purchasing, invoicing, asset management, human capital management, and cash-flow analyses, the preparation of detailed budgets and forecasts, and the analyses of their performance and benchmarking. Empower your business with a proactive BELAY Accounting Professional who skillfully manages every facet of payroll so you don’t have to. Leveraging AI-enhanced tools for greater accuracy and speed, they diligently organize documents and expertly apply incoming and outgoing payments with precision to ensure accurate account management.

Whether you need an inventory management system or support for an existing one, our experts handle implementation, consulting, technical support, and data maintenance — so you can focus on growth. Our team streamlines processes — leveraging AI-powered insights — to create efficient, scalable operations. By partnering with you, your partners, or executives, our CFOs develop and drive the overall financial strategy of your organization by developing strategic plans with a deep understanding of underlying economics.LEARN MORE

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We support CPG companies and inventory-based businesses that manage, restock, and sell inventory. With a team of professional bookkeepers and CPAs, we offer a bundled, back-office solution to keep your finances in order so you can focus on growing your business. Our Accounting Professionals are experts at delivering transparent, streamlined, and accurate GAAP-compliant financial information, managing accounts payable and receivable, and generating precise monthly and annual reports — supported by AI-enhanced tools for added accuracy and efficiency.

Our clients often hire our Professionals to utilize AI to help maximize productivity and increase efficiency. They can certainly provide the reports needed to show you what you spend with a particular vendor, but they will not help you shop vendors. You will have one dedicated Accounting Professional that we match you with based on your needs, industry, personality, and working style.If, however, you work with a CFO and Bookkeeper or a CFO and an Accounting Clerk, you will work with more than one professional. We have a proven system to intentionally match you with someone equipped to handle everything you need accomplished.

We’ll stay in touch to provide high-touch relational service to guide you through our proven onboarding process. We specialize in finding and matching you with the right higher-level financial leadership and back-office financial management professionals to best serve you. And if your needs change, so can our services and support!