Jelena Arkula
Founder & CEO, Books LA | Bookkeeping for Founders, Creatives & Agencies | Cleanup, Monthly Close & Workflow Systems | QBO & Xero Specialist | Helping Businesses Stay Audit-Ready
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Books La, Inc
- Location
- Santa Monica, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jelena Arkula
I help small business owners get clarity and control over their finances by delivering…
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Mar 2010 — Present · Santa Monica, CA, US
Helping founders, creatives, and service-based businesses get audit-ready, stay compliant, and gain financial clarity.At Books LA, I lead a boutique bookkeeping and advisory firm focused on delivering clean, accurate books and efficient systems. Whether it’s a total cleanup, monthly close, or custom app stack design, I work with clients who want high-quality financials without hand-holding me through the process.What I do: • Full-cycle bookkeeping: A/P, A/R, payroll, GL, and monthly close • Account and bank reconciliations across multiple platforms • Conversion from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online • Setup and maintenance in QBO and Xero • Financial statement preparation and analysis • Cost accounting and cash flow planning • App implementation: Dext, Expensify, Gusto, TSheets/QuickBooks Time, Melio, Stripe, PayPal, and more • Custom workflow design to support paperless systemsWho I work with: • Agencies and creative studios • SAAS founders and consultants • Entrepreneurs ready to grow (and tired of messy books)
Skills
- Training
- Payroll
- Bookkeeping
- Small Business
- Project Accounting
- Quickbooks
- Xero
- Accounting
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