Outsourced accounting for growing organizations
Don't hire an accountant.Plug into an entire team.
Outsourced bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, tax, and accounting oversight for growing businesses and nonprofit organizations.
A leaner accounting model
One accounting team.Three ways to use it.
Outsource the whole accounting function, add capacity to your existing team, or keep a leaner internal department and hand off the rest. Same experienced people, same layered review, whichever you choose.
Capability comes first. Reaching an experienced team through an efficient, cloud-based model also costs less than building the same structure in-house.
Complete Outsourced Accounting Team
We run the full function — books, the close, reporting, payroll, and business or nonprofit tax — with review built in. No internal accounting department required.
Extend Your Existing Team
Keep your in-house staff and hand us specific work — the close, reconciliations, payroll, reporting, or a senior review layer — with no gaps when someone is out.
Operate With a Leaner Internal Team
Outsource what doesn't need to sit in-house and run a smaller internal department, with experienced coverage and a second set of eyes as standard.
What we do
One team, four services
Start with what you need today, and add support as your organization grows.
Bookkeeping & Accounting
Day-to-day books, reconciliations, the monthly close, and financial statements — in QuickBooks Online or Xero.
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Controller Support
Experienced review and oversight on top of the books, plus reporting built around how you run the business.
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Payroll Services
Every payroll run and the payroll-tax filings behind it, recorded with your accounting — in QuickBooks Payroll or Gusto.
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Tax Services
Business and nonprofit returns, sales and payroll tax compliance, and tax awareness through the year.
Learn moreThe Back Office Desk model
Your accounting team.Your Back Office Desk.
Growing organizations reach a point where basic bookkeeping isn't enough, but a full internal accounting team is more than they need. Back Office Desk is that team — without the cost and complexity of building it in-house.
Not one person. A team does the work and reviews it, so the relationship has continuity and a second experienced perspective.
Useful reporting. Reporting shaped around how your business actually runs — not a generic template.
Kept organized. Cloud accounting and a secure portal, so you can see the work and find prior records when you need them.
Why it's different
More than one experienced set of eyes on your numbers
A team, not a single point of failure
Your accounting doesn't stop when one person is away, and it isn't limited to one person's blind spots.
Layered review and oversight
An accountant does the day-to-day work; more experienced team members review it at appropriate points.
Experienced accounting professionals
Our accounting professionals bring substantial experience, with some bringing decades of experience to their work.
Reporting shaped around your business
Beyond standard statements, reporting that fits how you actually operate — where the accounting information supports it.
Organized, cloud-based workflows
Your books, tasks, documents, and questions stay in one organized place online, with visibility into the work.
Year-round tax awareness
Relevant tax matters are considered through the year as part of the accounting relationship, not only at filing time.
Run your whole accounting function through Back Office Desk, or extend the team you already have.
Recognized by the platforms we work in
How it works
From first conversation to ongoing support
- 01
Understand
We learn how your accounting runs today — processes, software, needs, and current pain points.
- 02
Define
We agree which functions we handle and set an appropriate scope of work.
- 03
Transition
We organize access, responsibilities, workflows, and systems for a clean handover.
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Support
We keep the books current, review the work, report on a cadence, and stay in touch.
Common questions
Questions people ask first
Four services, delivered by one team: Bookkeeping & Accounting, Controller Support, Payroll Services, and Tax Services. Many organizations use Bookkeeping & Accounting on its own; others add Payroll, bring in Tax Services, or step up to Controller Support as they grow. We scope the work to what your organization needs and set the mix with you.
A basic bookkeeping service is usually focused on entering transactions and producing a standard set of statements, often through one person. Back Office Desk provides an ongoing accounting relationship: a team with review built in, reporting shaped around your business where it's useful, proactive tax-aware support, and an organized, cloud-based way of working.
Both. Back Office Desk can function as a complete outsourced accounting team or work alongside your existing accounting staff. Depending on your needs, selected accounting functions or much of the accounting operation can be outsourced — so you can keep a leaner internal team while retaining experienced accounting support, review, and oversight.
After we understand your accounting needs, we can recommend an appropriate scope of services and provide clear pricing based on the services and level of support involved.
Yes. Back Office Desk is based in Texas and provides cloud-based accounting, payroll, and tax services to businesses and nonprofit organizations across the United States. Where a client is located isn't a constraint on working together.
Yes — catch-up and clean-up is a normal part of what we do. How involved it is depends on the condition, history, and complexity of your records, so we scope it with you before we start.
Our primary accounting platforms are QuickBooks Online and Xero — there is no proprietary Back Office Desk software to adopt. If your books are already in one of them, we can take them over; if you're on a different platform, spreadsheets, or a desktop system, we'll go over the options with you.
Yes. Payroll Services covers each pay run plus the payroll-tax filings behind it (Forms 941, 940, W-2, and W-3), in QuickBooks Payroll or Gusto. Tax Services covers business and nonprofit tax returns — Forms 1120-S, 1120, 1065, and 990 — along with sales and payroll tax compliance and year-round tax awareness. Both are handled by the same team that keeps your books.
Insights
Practical reading for growing organizations
- Bookkeeping & Accounting
Why Your Small Business May Need an Accounting Team, Not Just One Person
Running the books through one capable person works well at first. As a business grows, an accounting team adds a second experienced set of eyes, more consistency between periods, and continuity when someone is away.
Read - Financial Management
Beyond the P&L: 5 Reports That Help Explain What's Really Happening in Your Business
The income statement and balance sheet are the foundation, but they don't always answer an owner's specific questions. A plain look at the management reports that help, and why every one of them depends on reliable bookkeeping.
Coming soon - Technology & Automation
Cloud Accounting vs. Desktop: What Actually Changes for a Small Business
The real advantage of cloud accounting isn't logging in from elsewhere. It's that a business and its accounting team can work from the same current information, with fewer files passed back and forth.
Coming soon
Ready to strengthen your accounting?
Tell us about your organization and the accounting support you need. There's no charge for the initial conversation and no obligation to move forward — we'll follow up to arrange a time.