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Monthly Bookkeeping
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Clean categorisation, reconciliations and timely month-end closes you can plan around.
Bookkeeping for service businesses
Simple, accurate books for the service space.
Kivo Financials is built exclusively for small service-based firms — IT, design, logistics, supply chain. No bloated retail tools. No oversized construction packages. Just focused books, kept right.
$180M+
Revenue under management
5 days
Average month-end close
98%
Client retention rate
120+
Service firms trust us
The Problem
Service firms are forced into systems built for somebody else.
Your business runs on people, time and contracts — not pallets, SKUs or job sites. Your books should reflect that.
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Generic firms, generic advice
Most bookkeepers serve everyone — retail, construction, restaurants. Service businesses get treated like an afterthought.
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Overpriced, overbuilt tools
You're paying for inventory modules, POS sync, and job-costing layers you'll never use.
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Books that lag your decisions
Reports arrive late, categories are messy, and tax season turns into a scramble every year.
The Solution
One firm. One focus.
Service businesses, done right.
Because we only work with service firms, every process, template and report is already shaped for how you operate. You get the depth of a specialist without the price of an enterprise.
- Chart of accounts tailored to service revenue and time-based work
- Monthly closes you can actually rely on for decisions
- Clean, plain-English reports — no jargon, no surprises
- A bookkeeper who already understands your industry
Services
Focused services, no fluff.
Six core services — every one designed around how service businesses actually earn, spend and grow.
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Financial Reporting
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Profit & loss, cash flow and KPI snapshots written for operators, not accountants.
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Accounts Payable & Receivable
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Bills paid on time, invoices chased politely, working capital protected.
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Payroll Coordination
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We work alongside your payroll provider so wages, taxes and books always agree.
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Tax-Ready Books
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Year-round prep so your accountant files faster — and you pay no more than you owe.
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Advisory & Cleanup
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Catch-up bookkeeping, system migrations, and ongoing guidance as you scale.
Industries
Built for the businesses that sell time, talent and trust.
Hover an industry to see how Kivo shapes the books around how you actually earn.
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IT & Software Firms
We turn contracts, seats and contractor invoices into a clean recurring-revenue picture you can forecast against.
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IT & Software Firms
Recurring revenue, contractor spend, project margins.
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Interior Design Studios
Client retainers, vendor payments, project budgets.
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Logistics Operators
Route costs, fuel, driver pay, customer billing.
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Supply Chain Consultants
Engagement-based revenue, multi-client tracking.
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Marketing & Creative
Retainers, media spend, freelancer payments.
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Professional Services
Lawyers, coaches, consultants — billed by time or scope.
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Health & Wellness
Clinics and practitioners with recurring memberships.
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Trade & Field Services
Mobile teams with route-based service revenue.
98%
Client retention year over year
5 days
Average month-end close
$2.4M
Tax savings surfaced in 2024
120+
Service firms served
“Kivo finally made our books make sense. We stopped guessing and started planning.”
Amara O.
Founder, Vertex IT Solutions
“They speak our language. No retail jargon, no construction templates — just clean numbers.”
Daniel K.
Principal, Linework Interiors
“Our month-end used to take two weeks. Now it's done in five days, and it's accurate.”
Priya S.
COO, Routeline Logistics