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Months Behind on Bookkeeping? Get Current in 4–8 Weeks

A 2–6 month backlog is recoverable fast. Reconcile, code, and close your books without hiring, training, or waiting until year-end.

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You're Not Alone—And It Doesn't Have to Take Months

A few months behind on bookkeeping feels insurmountable. It blocks cash flow visibility, creates audit risk, and delays tax planning. You don't know your real bank balance, your AR aging is a guess, and every question from your CPA turns into a scramble through bank statements and email threads.

Here's the reassurance: a 2–6 month backlog is not a reconstruction project. It's a sprint, not a marathon. Businesses with a year or more of neglected books need a full rebuild. Yours doesn't. The transaction volume is manageable, the source documents still exist, and the fixes are mechanical, not forensic.

KnowVisory's rapid recovery process brings you current in 4–8 weeks, not years. We start with transaction entry and bank matching in week one, not after a lengthy onboarding period.

How We Get You Current: The Recovery Process

  1. Transaction Entry & Bank Matching

    We import all unreconciled transactions and match them to bank and credit card statements, flagging discrepancies as we go.

  2. Chart of Accounts Review

    We audit your account structure and correct miscoded entries so your coding is clean and audit-ready.

  3. AP & AR Cleanup

    We reconcile unpaid invoices, credit memos, and customer payments to ensure liabilities and receivables reflect reality.

  4. Account Reconciliations

    We reconcile balance sheet accounts—cash, loans, equity—to source documents, not just bank feeds.

  5. Trial Balance & Close Package

    You get a reconciled trial balance, balance sheet, and income statement ready for tax filing or audit.

  6. Handoff Training

    We walk your internal staff, or our own ongoing team, through the cleaned books so nothing slips back into backlog.

Why This Beats the DIY Path

Hiring a temp bookkeeper or handing the backlog to an existing employee feels cheaper on paper. In practice, it usually costs more and takes longer.

Hiring In-House or Temp Staff
KnowVisory Recovery Sprint
3–4 weeks to hire, onboard, and train before reconciliation even starts
We start reconciling within 2–3 business days of the diagnostic call
One person, manual entry, learning your chart of accounts from scratch
A team with 15+ years of accounting experience using AI-assisted matching to catch errors faster
Books get 'caught up' but not necessarily audit-defensible
Every entry aligns with US GAAP and holds up under CPA or auditor review
$5K–$8K per month for 3–4 months, plus payroll overhead and management time
A fixed-scope sprint, typically a fraction of the equivalent in-house cost

What Gets Delivered & When

TimelineWhat Happens
Week 1Transaction import, bank and card reconciliation begins, discrepancy list flagged
Weeks 2–3AP/AR review and invoice matching, chart of accounts cleanup, balance sheet account reconciliation
Week 4Trial balance prepared, final reconciliations reviewed, gaps resolved
Weeks 4–5Handoff meeting, training on cleaned books, transition plan set for ongoing bookkeeping
Final deliverablesReconciled trial balance, balance sheet, income statement, AP/AR aging schedules, reconciliation working papers

We Integrate With Your Existing Tools

You don't need to switch software to get your books current. We work directly inside the platform you already use: QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, NetSuite, or Zoho Books.

There's no data migration and nothing new to learn. We reconcile and clean up your books in your existing system, and you get real-time visibility during the recovery—log in anytime to see what's been matched, coded, and closed.

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what you are trying to solve and we will come back with a scoped next step — no obligation.

Flexible Next Steps: Stay With Us or Go Solo

Recovery is a bridge, not a lock-in. Once your books are current, you choose how to keep them that way.

Fully Managed Model

We take over bookkeeping, payroll, AP/AR, and month-end close going forward. You get real-time dashboards and audit-ready books every month without adding headcount.

Staff Augmentation

We hand over clean books and you manage day-to-day with your own team or a new hire. We stay on call for questions during the transition.

See how a dedicated offshore accountant fits your team

Common Questions About the Recovery Sprint

How long does it take to catch up on months of bookkeeping?
For a 2–6 month backlog, most recovery engagements run 4–8 weeks from the diagnostic call to a delivered trial balance, balance sheet, and income statement. Larger transaction volumes or messier AP/AR can push toward the higher end of that range.
What's the cost of a bookkeeping recovery engagement?
Pricing starts at $7.5/hour and scales with the scope of the backlog. Most 4–6 month recoveries total roughly $3,000 to $6,000. We give an exact quote after a brief diagnostic call reviewing your transaction volume and account complexity.
Will cleaning up my books delay my tax filing?
No. We prioritize AP/AR reconciliation and balance sheet accounts first, since those are what your CPA needs for return preparation. We can coordinate directly with your tax preparer so the recovery timeline lines up with your filing deadline.
Can you recover payroll and payroll taxes at the same time?
Yes. We offer payroll catch-up and payroll tax filing services alongside bookkeeping recovery. We assess whether payroll needs catching up during the initial diagnostic call and bundle it into the same engagement if needed.
Do I have to switch accounting software to use your recovery service?
No. We work inside QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, NetSuite, or Zoho Books—whichever platform you already use. There's no migration and no new software to learn.
What happens after my books are caught up—do I have to keep using you?
No. Once your books are current, you can take the clean files back in-house under our Staff Augmentation model, with us available for support, or move to our Fully Managed Model where we handle ongoing bookkeeping, payroll, and close every month. The choice is yours.

Why Knowvisory Global

  • Case study: Streamlining Accounts Payable for a New Jersey Off-Road Automotive Specialist
  • Case study: Bringing Clarity to Commission Accounting and Cash Flow for a New York Insurance Agency
  • Case study: Streamlining End-to-End Bookkeeping and Financial Reporting for a Healthcare Management Company
  • Client testimonial from Denise, a GA startup founder, praising bookkeeping/accounting accuracy
  • Client testimonial praising fixed asset management and maintenance scheduling service

Ready to Get Current Without the Panic?

Schedule a free 30-minute diagnostic call. We'll review your backlog, walk through the recovery process, and quote a timeline and cost with no obligation.

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