Pattern recognition
I see inconsistencies immediately and understand where the story inside the numbers has been lost.
About Candice
I read the truth inside your QuickBooks file.
I see what happened inside your books before anyone explains anything. Patterns, contradictions, missing activity, broken mappings, and structural problems stand out immediately. Cleanup is not guesswork for me. It is reading the architecture of your business through your numbers.
Who I am
I am Candice Thompson, founder of For The Love of Bookkeepers LLC. I specialize in structural QuickBooks Online cleanup and reconstruction for messy, confusing, multi year, or multi entity files. My clients include business owners, CPA firms, tax professionals, and bookkeeping teams who need numbers they can trust again.
My background spans more than twenty five years of accounting, multi entity operations, payroll logic, workflow design, and controller level problem solving. When financials drift away from reality, I rebuild the structure so every balance can be explained and defended.
I do not get overwhelmed by messy files. I get focused. Every cleanup project has a pattern, a root cause, and a sequence of steps that bring the numbers back into alignment with real activity. My work is identifying that sequence and rebuilding the file with clarity and accuracy.
If you want to see the path that built the cleanup brain behind this work, you can read my Experience Portfolio here.
Experience
Twenty five plus years in accounting
Specialty
Structural QuickBooks cleanup and reconstruction
Clients
Owners, CPA firms, bookkeeping teams
Location
Washington based, serving clients nationwide
Why clients trust me with high stakes cleanup
- I correct files that ongoing teams cannot move forward with.
- I understand how real world operations and multi entity activity must be structured inside QuickBooks.
- I identify structural issues long before they become tax or reporting problems.
- I rebuild files so CPAs and bookkeeping teams can finally work efficiently and accurately.
Why this firm exists
Why For The Love of Bookkeepers was built
I did not start this firm because I wanted to be a business owner. I started it because I wanted to keep doing the work I was already doing.
Before For The Love of Bookkeepers existed, I spent years inside companies that were already in trouble. I was brought in when accounting systems did not work, when reporting could not be trusted, and when internal teams were stuck managing problems they did not create.
That work was about structure. Rebuilding charts of accounts. Fixing reporting logic. Cleaning up years of accumulated issues. Documenting workflows so teams could function without constant correction. Training staff so the system stayed stable after I left.
Later, in a formal consulting role, that work became even more focused. I was deployed into complex environments to stabilize accounting operations, rebuild systems that had broken down, and transfer responsibility to internal teams or outside firms. That was the work I enjoyed most and the work I was best at.
When my family schedule changed, the consulting model no longer fit real life. There were no part time versions of that role, and stepping away from the work entirely was not something I wanted to do.
So I built a firm that could do the same kind of work in a different container.
For The Love of Bookkeepers exists to bring systems level accounting clarity to businesses that need more than data entry. The goal is not ongoing bookkeeping for the sake of activity. The goal is to fix what is broken, rebuild what cannot support the business, and leave clients with financial systems they can actually rely on.
How I work
How my mind reads your QuickBooks file
Before you explain anything, I already understand the outline of your business. The timing, the gaps, the inconsistencies, the patterns, and the financial habits show up inside your file even when the entries are messy.
Revenue cycles, vendor patterns, payroll behavior, loan activity, and balance sheet contradictions reveal what has been happening behind the scenes. QuickBooks leaves a trail even when accuracy disappears.
By the time we speak, the cleanup blueprint has already started forming. I know what needs to be corrected, what needs to be rebuilt, and what order the structure must follow to bring the numbers back to reality.
Pattern detection
I track how money moves through the business and where the data conflicts with itself.
Structural integrity check
I compare real operations to what the file reports. Every mismatch becomes a structural priority.
Red flag mapping
I identify inconsistencies, missing links, unexplained balances, and logical errors across the file.
Reconstruction plan
I outline the steps to rebuild the file with accuracy, clarity, and a structure that matches the business.
Real example
A real example of how I think
If I see a ten thousand dollar debit to a Car and Truck account, my mind starts rebuilding the entire sequence behind it.
What I see first
- The amount looks like a vehicle purchase, not an operating expense.
- It could be a down payment, a refinance, or a full purchase.
- There should be documentation and loan terms.
- The asset belongs on the balance sheet, not the expense section.
- There should be a liability with a clear principal and interest schedule.
- The entry is one line, but the story behind it is much larger.
How I rebuild it
Step 1 Clarify the transaction
I confirm the type of transaction. Purchase, lease, refinance, trade in, or something else. The structure depends on this answer.
Step 2 Gather the documents
I request the purchase agreement, loan documents, payment schedule, and any trade in details so the structure is complete.
Step 3 Rebuild the entry
I post the asset correctly, set up the liability, record principal and interest, and remove the incorrect expense entry.
Step 4 Tie it to reality
I confirm balances match statements so the numbers reflect actual activity, not assumptions.
The system behind the work
The systems that make me fast
Structural rebuilds
I correct root causes instead of applying surface level fixes.
Diagnostic workflows
I use organized, repeatable, logic based systems for every cleanup project.
Controller perspective
I rebuild files so they align with how the business operates and how decisions are made.
Why this work fits me
Why cleanup and reconstruction is the work I chose
Cleanup is not something I added to my services. It is the work that makes sense for how my mind operates. I like clarity. I like logic. I like seeing the real story behind the numbers.
I have always been the person who fixes the messy systems. Cleanup gave that skill purpose. When the file is rebuilt, owners, CPAs, and bookkeeping teams finally have the accuracy they need.
If you want to see how my earlier career built this approach, the Experience page tells the full story.
More of my world
The human side of the cleanup specialist you are hiring
I live in Washington with my family and a life that looks a lot like my clients. Real schedules, real responsibilities, and a brain that still notices patterns everywhere.
When you hire me, you work with the person actually doing the cleanup. No handoffs. No rotating staff. Just the person with the experience, the logic, and the diagnostic approach doing the work.
Ready for a cleanup that actually makes sense
If your QuickBooks Online file feels heavy, confusing, or unreliable, the next step is a structured diagnostic. The Complete Check shows what broke and what it will take to fix it.
Begin with the Complete Check Diagnostic