Bookkeeping, controller, CFO, and tax

Your whole finance function, run by people you can reach.

Butler CFO & Tax keeps your books, plans your taxes, and helps you make the big calls. Software sorts the transactions. Our team reviews every one, explains what the numbers mean, and picks up the phone when something looks off.

  • Open 7 years
  • Team of 6
  • Remote across the U.S.
  • 100% human review
Vanessa Butler, founder of Butler CFO & Tax
Vanessa ButlerFounder, accounting and tax

What changes for you

One team for the whole financial side of your company.

Bookkeeping, taxes, and planning under one roof, so nothing falls between vendors.

01

Books you can trust

Reconciled every week and closed every month, so the number in your report matches the number in your bank.

02

Taxes without the scramble

Your return is built from books we already know, and planning happens during the year instead of in April.

03

Decisions with real numbers

When you are weighing a hire, a price change, or a loan, you have someone to work it through with.

Three levels

Start where you are. Move up when you grow.

Moving up changes the agreement, not the people. The team that knows your books stays with you.

Compare levels and rates →
Level 1

Bookkeeper

from $850 / month

Owners who need clean, current books and a person to ask.

  • Transactions coded and reconciled every week
  • Monthly close with a written note
  • Every entry reviewed by a person
  • Someone reachable any business day
Level 2

Controller

from $1,950 / month

Growing companies that need their numbers explained and tax planned ahead.

  • Everything in Bookkeeper
  • Tax planning built in
  • Monthly reports walked through with you
  • Quarterly one-on-one on what changed
Level 3

Fractional CFO

from $3,500 / month

Owners making bigger calls on hiring, pricing, cash, or growth.

  • Everything in Controller
  • Growth strategy built with you and put in place
  • Cash planning ahead of big decisions
  • A finance partner at the table for the calls that matter

A fair question

Isn’t bookkeeping automated now?

Partly, yes. AI has come a long way, and we use it. Software categorizes transactions quickly and accurately, which keeps your books current.

Software sorts. People catch what it misses. A vendor charge coded to the wrong job, a deposit that is really a loan, a payroll entry that does not match the bank. Someone on our team reviews every entry, tells you what it means, and calls you when it matters.

Automated serviceButler
CategorizingSoftwareSoftware, then a person reviews every entry
MistakesYou find them laterWe catch them at close
QuestionsA chat queue or a ticketA person you know, any business day
TaxesUsually a separate vendorSame team that keeps your books
PlanningReports onlyA quarterly one-on-one and a plan

Who you work with

A husband and wife firm, here from day one.

Meet the team →
VBVanessa Butler

Vanessa Butler

Accounting and tax

Has trained thousands of bookkeepers and owners on their books. QuickBooks Online Certified.

TBTerrance Butler

Terrance Butler

COO, operations and financial strategy

About ten years on teams delivering mission-critical infrastructure. If you cannot prove it, it did not happen.

From our clients

What owners say about working with us.

Vanessa is amazing! I feel so confident in her work and trust her 100%. She makes my life so much easier by taking bookkeeping off my plate and is a joy to work with as well.
Chelsea J.
Vanessa is spot on to deliver accurate book work which gives an accurate picture to take your business forward. If you are on the fence, I highly recommend Vanessa as she is forthright and offers a great variety of services.
Suzanne M.
Prompt, professional, courteous, organized!
Aimee H., CEO

Butler CFO & Tax

Let’s look at your numbers together.

Book a 30 minute consultation. You will leave knowing which level fits your business and what it would cost.