Meet Tammie
The Numbers Tell a Bigger Story
My interest in bookkeeping started long before The Accountant’s Bookkeeper. I studied bookkeeping early in my career and seriously considered becoming an accountant. But I wanted more—and eventually discovered that what interested me most was small business.
I've been on both sides of the numbers, and that experience shapes how I work with my clients today. Having worked alongside business owners and run a business myself, I learned that numbers are only part of the picture. I want to understand how a business operates, how the pieces fit together, and what the numbers reveal about cash flow, profitability, and opportunities for growth.
I don't just want to record what happened. I want to help business owners understand why it happened—and what they can do with that information.
It started in the Green Industry
My small-business education began in the mid-1990s as office manager for a local landscape company. When we struggled to find dependable mowing crews, the owner, Julie, and I decided to do something about it — we mowed the lawns ourselves!
That experience sparked something in me. In 2001, Julie and I made a deal, and Groundskeepers Services was born.
For the next 19 years, I learned firsthand what it takes to run a landscape business — from payroll and job costs to scheduling, seasonality, and the daily decisions that affect profitability. I made mistakes along the way, too, and learned some valuable lessons about finding solutions and addressing problems before they grow.
In 2019, I joined a larger landscape company as Business Development Manager for its Landscape Maintenance Division. Over the next seven years, I helped develop the division, solve operational challenges, and identify opportunities for growth. That experience gave me an even broader understanding of what it takes to build and manage a successful landscape business.
I love finding solutions to problems and turning challenges into opportunities for growth.
That's the experience I bring to The Accountant's Bookkeeper today: a practical understanding of business, a passion for the landscape industry, and a belief that good bookkeeping should do more than record what happened. It should help you understand why it happened and where your business can go next.
Your Business Is Personal
Your business isn't just a business.
It's your time, your money, your risk, your reputation, and usually a whole lot of your heart.
I understand. I’ve been there, too.
That's why I don't believe in judgment when someone opens up their books to me. Maybe they're messy. Maybe they're behind. Maybe things aren't where they want them to be. That's okay.
My job isn't to make you feel bad about where you are.
My job is to help you understand where you are — and figure out where you want to go from here.
Sometimes that means making big changes. Sometimes it means taking one small step at a time.
Either way, we'll start where you are.
The Numbers Should Tell You Something
A balance sheet, an accounts receivable aging report, or a cash flow statement can tell you a lot about your business — but only if you understand what you're looking at.
I want my clients to do more than receive financial reports. I want them to understand what those reports are telling them.
Maybe there's a problem that needs attention. Maybe there's an opportunity worth pursuing. Maybe cash flow could be improved. Maybe the business is doing better than it feels like it is.
The numbers tell a story. My job is to help you understand what that story means for your business.
My goal is for you to eventually look at your financial information and think, “I understand what I'm looking at.”
Because that's when the numbers become useful.
