I’ve had the pleasure of working with Diane Jones for over 15 years during her time as Accounting Manager at our Company. She has consistently been one of the most reliable and detail-driven professionals I’ve worked with. Her expertise in accounting and bookkeeping is exceptional, and her integrity, accuracy, and commitment to getting things right set her apart. Plus, it cannot be overstated how her promptness to address my needs are fantastic. Anyone that needs the services she offers will not be disappointed.
- Serving
- Springfield, Missouri, Greene County
- From my office
- About 30 minutes, in Ash Grove
- Services
- Cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, consulting at $85 an hour
- Credential
- QuickBooks Online Gold ProAdvisor
- Google reviews
- Rated 5.0, read them
- Call me
- (417) 323-2629
I’m Diane Jones, a Gold Tier QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor about 30 minutes up Highway 160 in Ash Grove. Some of my Springfield clients I sit down with, most I never do. The work’s the same either way, and it’s the same work I do for clients in other states: reconciled accounts, a clean file, your financial package in a shared folder by the 15th.
Springfield businesses I work with
Springfield runs on services and healthcare, with a lot of small trades underneath. That’s most of my client list. I keep books for the property managers and landlords working the rental corridors around Missouri State, who need per-property tracking and owner statements more than anything else in the file. I work with contractors staying busy on the south side and out toward Republic Road, who want job costing that matches the checkbook and 1099s ready for their subs in January. And the service businesses all over town, from the shops and restaurants on Commercial Street to HVAC and lawn crews, need merchant deposits reconciled and books that show which work pays.
Where in Springfield
Downtown and Commercial Street. The shops along Glenstone and Battlefield Road. The crews working Republic Road, Kearney Street, and the north side. The rentals around Missouri State and Drury, and the houses in Rountree, Galloway, and Chesterfield Village. I’ve got clients in most of those, and the books look the same from my desk in Ash Grove either way. If you’re out in Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Willard, or Battlefield, those towns have their own pages, and the answer’s the same. Yes.
Monthly bookkeeping for Springfield businesses
Every monthly plan works the same. I enter and categorize every transaction, reconcile your bank and credit card accounts, record and reconcile every payroll transaction from your payroll provider, and put your financial package in a shared Google Drive folder by the 15th. When something looks odd I call and ask. I don’t guess. The fee is a flat monthly amount that fits an average month of transactions, and you get the price in writing before I touch anything. The pricing page explains how I build that quote, and the monthly bookkeeping page walks through what a month with me looks like.
Cleanup for Springfield companies
Maybe your QuickBooks file has duplicates and balances that match nothing. Maybe the books are months or years behind. That’s how most owners sound the first time they call, and the multi-year rebuilds are the work I want most. A cleanup project, even one that is years behind, gets a fixed quote in writing after a free review of your file, so you know the number before I start.
An hour on your numbers
Just opened something in Springfield and not sure what you’re supposed to be doing with the accounting side? That’s what financial business consulting is for. Financial business consulting is $85 an hour. We sit down on Zoom or the phone, go through what you’ve got, and you leave knowing what to set up and what to stop worrying about.
A Form 990 on extension is due November 16, 2026. Your CPA needs reconciled, fund-level books to finish it, and that's the part I do.
Filed an extension for 2025? Those returns are due October 15, 2026. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2025 file before then, and the sooner I see it the more room we both have.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, and they're built from a full year of entered payments. If 2026 is behind, the last weeks of the year are the time to catch it up.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, the same day your payroll provider sends W-2s. If the 2026 books aren't entered yet, that's the first thing I'd fix.
S corporation and partnership returns are due March 15, 2027. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2026 file to file on time.
Individual returns are due April 15, 2027. A reconciled 2026 file is what your CPA needs to file, or to file the extension with real numbers.
Talk to me
What people say about working with me
Diane is very professional, gives great attention to detail, and is very reliable. If you need bookkeeping help, I would highly, highly recommend Diane!
Where Springfield sits from my desk
Springfield is about 30 minutes from my office, straight down Highway 160. Most of my work happens in QuickBooks Online and over Zoom, so the drive rarely matters. When an in-person visit helps, it’s an easy trip.
About 30 minutes from my office in Ash Grove
Open in Google Maps
Questions
Questions from Springfield business owners
Do you come to my office?
Usually we meet over Zoom. That gets me into your QuickBooks file faster than a drive across town. I’ll come to you in Springfield when it helps, say for a training session or a first sort through a shoebox of paperwork. I’m about 30 minutes away.
How much does a bookkeeper cost in Springfield?
It depends on the file, so I quote after I’ve looked at it, in writing, before I touch anything. Monthly service is a flat fee that fits an average month of transactions. Cleanup is a fixed project price. I wrote up what bookkeepers charge around here in how much does a bookkeeper cost, so you know the market before you talk to anyone, me included.
Do you handle rental property books near MSU?
Yes. I track each rental separately, so every address carries its own income and expenses and you can see which ones actually make money. The real estate bookkeeping page covers how I set that up for landlords and investors.
Do you work with businesses in Nixa and Ozark too?
Who does my taxes?
Your CPA files the return. What they get is a clean, reconciled, tax-ready file, so that handoff is easy. If you don’t have a CPA yet, I work with several firms and I’ll make the introduction.
Nearby areas I also serve
A free call, from Springfield.
The first look at your file is free and there's no obligation. If I'm not the right fit for your business, I'll tell you that too.
A Form 990 on extension is due November 16, 2026. Your CPA needs reconciled, fund-level books to finish it, and that's the part I do.
Filed an extension for 2025? Those returns are due October 15, 2026. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2025 file before then, and the sooner I see it the more room we both have.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, and they're built from a full year of entered payments. If 2026 is behind, the last weeks of the year are the time to catch it up.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, the same day your payroll provider sends W-2s. If the 2026 books aren't entered yet, that's the first thing I'd fix.
S corporation and partnership returns are due March 15, 2027. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2026 file to file on time.
Individual returns are due April 15, 2027. A reconciled 2026 file is what your CPA needs to file, or to file the extension with real numbers.
I'll call you back within 15 to 20 minutes during the day.