BOOKKEEPING FOR FOUNDER-LED STARTUPS
We reconcile your subscription data, payment platforms, and accounting records—so your books and SaaS metrics tell the same story.
Make decisions with numbers you trust—and focus on growing your SaaS business.
You don’t need more numbers. You need the right numbers.
SaaS founders already have enough on their plate. Your bookkeeping shouldn’t require hours of your time every month, and you shouldn’t need to become an accounting expert to understand what’s happening in your business.
The SaaS Ledger handles the financial work behind the scenes — keeping your books accurate, reconciling your payment platforms, and turning the underlying data into clear financial information.
You get the numbers you need to make decisions, without another job to manage.
We handle the Financial work behind the scenes.
Bookkeeping
Accurate, up-to-date books without spending your time categorizing transactions and chasing reconciliations.
Payment Reconciliation
We reconcile Stripe and other payment platforms with your accounting records so you don’t have to untangle payouts, fees, refunds, and subscription activity.
Financial Reporting
Financial reporting designed around the realities of SaaS, including subscription revenue and ASC 606 / IFRS 15 considerations. Clear monthly financials that show where your business stands without burying you in unnecessary reports.
SaaS Metrics
The SaaS metrics that matter to your business — such as MRR, ARR, LTV:CAC, churn, and runway — without turning your finance function into a spreadsheet marathon.
Do you trust your SaaS numbers?
Your MRR, ARR, revenue, gross margin, and cash position should tell a coherent story.
The SaaS Metrics Health Check examines the relationship between your accounting records and the SaaS metrics you’re using to make decisions.
We’ll compare your accounting data with the SaaS metrics you’re tracking and identify inconsistencies, gaps, and areas that may need further investigation.
The goal isn’t to give you more metrics. It’s to help you know whether the numbers you’re already using can be trusted.
Our Service Packages
Basic
Pre-revenue or early bootstrapped founders who need clean, baseline monthly ledgers.
- Categorization of 1-2 Gateways & 2-4 bank/CC accounts.
- Reconciliation of all connected clearing accounts.
- SaaS Chart of Accounts setup (Gross Margin tracking).
- Software-generated internal ledger summaries (P&L & Balance Sheet).
- Maintained on a modified-cash basis
Essentials
Designed for scaling software businesses seeking clean operational data and automated insights.
- Includes all Basic Plan benefits.
- Internal-use automated P&L and Balance Sheet preparation.
- Automated revenue, accrual and deferred revenue schedules.
- Key transactional, billing, and churn metrics tracking.
- Concise monthly review of results and data completeness.
Advanced
Full-stack operational financial support for fast-scaling or funded startups with complex back-office needs.
- All Essentials Plan Features
- Full AP/AR processing (invoicing, collections data, and bill scheduling)
- Sales tax data compilation via software (e.g., TaxJar, Anrok, Stripe Tax)
- Clean, reconciled Trial Balance packet delivered to your external CPA.
(Exact pricing depends on monthly transaction volumes, invoice frequency, and tax jurisdiction complexity.)
Our Process
STEP 1: BOOK A CALL
Book a discovery call or submit a request, and we will reach out to learn about your bookkeeping needs.
Step 2: Review & Estimate
After review, we will send you a tailored proposal based on your bookkeeping needs and growth stage.
Step 3: Clean Books & Better Insights
We’ll organize and maintain your books, connect the relevant financial data, and set up reporting so you can focus on running and growing your business.
Built around your SaaS stack
Your accounting system shouldn’t operate in isolation. We work with the tools SaaS businesses use to collect, bill, and report on subscription revenue.
Accounting
QuickBooks Online
Xero
Payments & Billing
Stripe
Maxio
Paddle
Revenue
Stripe Revenue Recognition
We help connect the activity in these systems to your accounting records so that payments, revenue, and financial reporting can be reconciled and understood together.