Hi, I'm Miriam.

I've worked with bookkeeping and small-business finances for many years, but increasingly I've found that the part I enjoy most is teaching people how to manage their own books. I've found this approach works extremely well, since most small and medium-size businesses don't need a bookkeeper especially with digital software that has been designed to be easy to use by people without bookkeeping and accountancy experience. I've found that people who may start out feeling unsure about their bookkeeping quickly become able to understand the system and manage it confidently themselves.

Bookkeeping software can look complicated when you first open it, particularly if you don't know which parts matter and which you can safely ignore. But once someone shows you what is actually happening, using your own transactions and answering questions as they arise, it becomes much more straightforward.

I don't turn you into a bookkeeper or teach you every feature of the software. I help you understand your bookkeeping: what you need to do, why you're doing it, how to spot when something doesn't look right, and how to create a simple routine that you can manage yourself. My aim is that, rather than needing me, or anyone else, to keep doing your bookkeeping for you, you become confident enough to do it yourself, sure in the knowledge that you can always ask for help when you need it.

Disclaimer: I don't offer actual tax advice, I teach you how to use digital software systems to help you manage your bookkeeping.