Restricted gifts, designated funds, and a treasurer report your board actually understands — delivered by the 10th, every month. Our practice keeps the books for an active church in Montana, so your questions are our normal Tuesday, not a specialty we look up.
Fixed-scope, flat-price engagements — no hourly billing surprises, no jargon. Every tier includes true fund accounting and a board-ready report format, plus a modern back office: automated receipt intake and bank-feed rules, with human judgment kept on every question of donor intent.
Inherited a mess? Your file diagnosed, repaired, and reconciled — funds untangled, balances verified, delivered with a written summary your board can read.
Learn more →Giving recorded, every account reconciled, each fund tracked separately, and the treasurer report in your inbox by the 10th — before the board meets.
Learn more →The monthly close plus the judgment layer: budget season support, cash forecasting through giving cycles, payroll and housing-allowance oversight, and a standing call before every board meeting.
Learn more →A free 20-minute fit call — bring your treasurer. If it makes sense to go deeper, the next step is the Back-Office Scorecard ($149 flat): a written review of your books with fund balances verified, problem areas flagged, your three biggest automation opportunities, and a flat quote for the work — credited in full toward your cleanup or first month. No obligation to continue, and the scorecard is yours either way.
Full details on the church & nonprofit service: fund accounting in plain English →
Restricted, designated, and general money tracked to the dollar — so "can we use this for that?" always has a clean answer.
A one-page treasurer report your board reads in five minutes: where every fund started, what moved and why, and what's truly available.
Housing allowances, dual tax status, year-end giving statements — the church-specific details done right the first time.
A free 4-page PDF: the five mistakes we fix most often, and the one-page treasurer report format that makes board meetings shorter. Written for treasurers, not accountants.
I'm Elena. Sunset Bookkeeping is a Montana practice that keeps the books for an active church in Montana — designated funds, deacon reports, clergy payroll, and all the questions that come with money given in trust.
That's the difference we offer: not accounting theory, but the same monthly rhythm we already run for congregations like yours — explained plainly, delivered on time, and built so your board can trust its numbers.
Not ready to book a call? Send a note — where your books stand, what your treasurer is carrying, what you're trying to figure out — and I'll get back to you personally.
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