Business and accounting software for cleaning businesses
Keep office cleaning contracts on a billing schedule and see what a one-time deep clean actually earned. Local Books connects customer invoices, crew payroll and supplies in the same books.
Keep regular billing and one-off work easy to track
Keep recurring client billing on schedule
Use recurring invoices for customers billed at an agreed interval. Quote a move-out or deep clean separately so the office can see what was agreed for the extra work.
Explore recurring invoices and estimatesSee the cost of the crew and supplies
Review applicable employee time before preparing payroll. Assign time and supply expenses to a deep-clean job when you want to compare its costs with what you billed.
Explore payroll and employee recordsKnow which invoices need attention
Review aging and apply customer payments to the right invoice. Compare wages and supplies with revenue when reviewing the month’s results.
Explore customer aging and financial reportsExample workflow
A cleaning company bills regular offices and a one-time deep clean
Set up predictable billing
Create recurring invoices for the offices billed on a regular schedule. Quote the deep clean separately and invoice the work when agreed. Review the recurring invoice schedule as clients start or stop service.
Track the costs of the extra work
Assign crew time and supply expenses to the deep-clean job. Review hours and charges for separately approved work before adding them to the invoice. Compare what the job earned with what the crew and supplies cost.
See what needs follow-up
Review customer aging and record payments against the right invoices. Reconcile deposits and compare supplies, wages and other expenses with revenue for the month.
Where do crew schedules live?
Keep appointments, shifts and site checklists in your scheduling system. Use Local Books for invoicing, accounting and payroll.
Own your software and work in books you control
Run your business with either edition
One purchase includes a perpetual license and 12 months of eligible updates. Keep using your version and choose when to buy an optional upgrade. Both editions include the core accounting, sales, purchasing, inventory, job and payroll tools, with no per-user software fees.
Share the same company records
Desktop supports up to five office computers, including the Mac or Windows host. Server has no fixed workstation or concurrent-user limit and supports secure access across locations with the appropriate network setup. It also offers the employee portal when enabled. Staff sign in with their own permissions.
Bring the records you need
Review supported imports or start with reconciled opening balances. Your company files stay on the computer or server you manage.