About me
I set up your bookkeeping so you can see your own numbers.
Sandra, founder of AntiBooks
I've worked in accounting for more than 20 years. I did a lot of the bookkeeping myself along the way, but what always interested me more was how the processes behind it work.
Today I set up bookkeeping for freelancers and small businesses in Germany so that it runs mostly on its own and the owners can look into it themselves.
I work for business owners, not for accounting firms. Many come to me because their tax advisor is overloaded, they can't find one that takes on new clients, or they're unhappy with how things are going. My goal is that you become independent.
You should be able to see what happens in your bookkeeping and why. You don't need DATEV for that.
I record your day-to-day business transactions and prepare your VAT returns and year-end closing up to the final step. You or a tax advisor of your choice then submit them.
My background
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration. My bachelor's thesis, written more than 15 years ago, was about process optimisation in accounting.
Group accounting
More than ten years in group accounting at a large hospital group. That's where I learned what processes need to look like to hold up in an audit.
Running my own businesses
Over the last ten years I've founded several businesses, some of them abroad. I know both sides, accounting and running a company.
Registered with BAFA
I'm registered as a consultant with BAFA, Germany's Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control. That's why many of my consulting projects can be funded, up to 80% of the costs depending on where your business is based.
What matters to me
When you know your numbers, you make decisions faster. So I set up the bookkeeping in a way that lets you look at it whenever you want.
Responsibility for the bookkeeping should stay inside your business. If one person is out, things still need to keep going. And when your business grows, the bookkeeping should simply grow with it, even if twice as many receipts come in.
How I work
First I look at how receipts, payments and invoices work in your business today. Then I choose the software and automate what repeats every month.
Processes first.
I start by sorting out who handles which receipt and when.
Automation.
I only automate what you can still follow later.
A founder's view.
I've started several businesses myself and I don't set up anything I wouldn't use myself.