Ottawa Bookkeeping Services
Accurate Books. Confident Decisions.
Keep your finances clear, compliant, and stress-free. Our expert Ottawa bookkeeping services ensure accuracy, organization, and insight, so you can focus on running your business with confidence.
The HAT Advantage
Bookkeeping That Keeps Your Business in Balance
At HAT Accounting, we combine technology, experience, and precision to make bookkeeping effortless. From monthly reconciliations to virtual bookkeeping services, we provide complete financial clarity for your business.
Cloud Efficiency
Stay connected anywhere. We utilize secure, cloud-based bookkeeping systems to manage your finances in real time.
Monthly Insights
Get clear, easy-to-read reports every month showing your profits, expenses, and cash flow.
Tax Readiness
We prepare accurate, audit-ready financials that make tax season simple and stress-free for you
Seamless Collaboration
Work with our team virtually or in person through secure platforms that keep your books up to date and your data protected.
Our Bookkeeping Services Include
- Precise Transaction Categorization
- Seamless Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation
- Streamlined Expense Management
- Comprehensive Monthly Financial Reporting
- Accurate Sales Tax Filings (GST/HST, PST)
- Coordinated Year-End Preparation
- Professional Payroll Administration
- Managed Accounts Payable Support
- Custom Financial Reporting & KPI Tracking
- QuickBooks & Xero Setup & Optimization
Our Approach
Bookkeeping Built on Understanding and Precision
Our process starts with understanding your business and ends with complete financial control. We design, implement, and manage systems work for you.
Understand
We begin by understanding your business operations, goals, and pain points to tailor a bookkeeping approach that aligns with your workflow.
Design
Our team sets up your financial systems, organizes historical data, and integrates bookkeeping tools for efficiency and accuracy.
Implement
Once everything’s ready, we begin monthly bookkeeping, providing you with clear and reliable financial statements from day one.
Manage
We handle ongoing reconciliations, reporting, and financial updates, keeping your books current and ready for any opportunity.
What Our clients are saying.
We work with you to fully understand your business needs and support requirements.
End-to-End Financial Support for Your Business
Whether you’re behind on your books or ready to scale your financial operations, HAT Accounting provides complete support all under one roof.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Keep your business compliant with accurate, updated financials handled by professionals.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Behind on bookkeeping? We’ll reconcile, correct, and organize everything efficiently.
Payroll
Ensure every pay run is accurate, compliant, and stress-free.
Accounts Payable
Simplify bill payments, vendor management, and expense tracking.
CFO
Develop a financial roadmap for your business with strategic planning and forecasting.
Fractional Controllership
Gain financial oversight and strategic support from experienced professionals.
FAQs
We specialize in helping Canadian Not-for-Profits and Businesses with their financial operations.
How much do bookkeeping services cost?
Your company’s revenue, expenses, and volume of transactions impact pricing, so there’s no single answer. Typically bookkeeping services start at $800/month. Please reach out to get a custom quote.
Do you do year-end accounting/tax filing?
We do not provide any personal tax or year-end accounting services. However, we will work closely with your chosen accountant to ensure they have the reports they need to do your year-end filings. If you don’t have a year-end accountant, we’d be happy to provide you with some recommendations.
Do you offer tax and advisory services?
No, as we’re not a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) firm. However, we will work closely with your auditors and year-end accountants to ensure they have the reports they need and answer any questions that they might have.
Are your services subject to oversight from regulatory bodies like CPABC, CPA Alberta and CPA Ontario, etc?
No. We do not offer services which fall under the jurisdiction of these organizations. We have partner organizations who can provide those services if needed by clients.
A good example of such services are tax advisory or statutory filings. We have a number of non-economic partnerships with CPA firms who can help our clients with these services if needed.
How long does it take to get started?
Once the contract is signed, your kickoff typically takes place within a week and depending on any catch-up bookkeeping that’s required, you begin receiving reports in a month.
What happens if I decide to move bookkeeping in-house in the future?
Don’t worry, your financial data belongs to you. Our offboarding is simple and straightforward as we transfer account ownership to you. You get all of the historical information accumulated in the various applications that we work with so no important details are lost.
Do I need separate business bank and credit card accounts for bookkeeping?
Yes. We are unable to support you if you use accounts for both business and personal use.
Which bookkeeping software do you use?
Quickbooks Online and Xero are our preferred vendors for bookkeeping. For larger clients, we’ll work with other ERPs if a system is already in place.
