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About Cari Elaine Bookkeping

Experienced bookkeeping professionals helping small business owners gain clarity and confidence in their finances.

Our Story

Cari Elaine Bookkeeping was established in 2014, by Cari McDowell to support business owners who were doing everything themselves — and carrying the stress of finances alone.

Our mission is to provide bookkeeping that’s not only accurate, but also supportive and easy to understand, so you can focus on what you do best while knowing your finances are handled with care.

 

What it’s like to work with us

When you work with Cari Elaine Bookkeeping, you can expect:

  • judgment-free support (always)

  • clear communication and dependable timelines

  • clean, organized books you can trust

  • a professional relationship built on integrity and confidentiality

  • certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors professionals

  • a team completely based in the USA - Florida (no offshore staff or security risks)

  • a phone answered by a person and convenience of text communications

 

You are never “just another client” here. We truly care about the people and businesses we work with and believe we are a partnership with the common goal to see your business grow and flourish.

Meet The Team

5-Star Rated QuickBooks ProAdvisors

Since 2014, we have delivered expert bookkeeping services and training to small business. Here's what our clients have to say about our bookkeeping services:

Sean Cafferty

2025-05-28

I have been working with Cari for 2 1/2 years and cannot be happier with her work. Initially, she transferred all of our records from a desktop version to a cloud based version of Quickbooks. She performs all of our non-profits bookkeeping work at a reasonable monthly rate. Her work is always accurate and provided to me monthly for review on a timely basis. She is always available for questions or consultations when we required. In addition, each year she interfaces with our accountant on the preparation of our 990 form for annual submission to the IRS. Cari is also a Quickbooks Certified ProAdvisor which has proved invaluable in solving some issues we encountered in the past regarding Quickbooks.

Dave Luckner

2025-05-23

My strengths are the marketing and implementing our production scheduling software tools, not the managing of the accounting. Utilizing Cari's services have helped me focus what I do best. Thank you Cari!!

ADAM AKROYD

2025-05-22

After 16 years in business using Quickbooks it was time for a major upgrade, out with the old and in with the new. I reached out to Cari in the winter of 2024 to provide her with everything she may need to go in blindly to a set up My company that was currently using Quick Books Desktop, For January 2025. We have used Desktop pro for the past 16 years and I knew there was going to be quite a bit of a learning curve to move forward to keep up with the the ever-changing world of business and technology by switching to Quickbooks Online. Cari took over immediately without hesitation and with total confidence that she could get the job done, she offered a seamless transition. She provided me and my employees with live training and was able to answer every single question we had with the new software, Cari went a few steps further with me and provided me with significant yearly savings worked very hard to resolve issues on fees I was being charged for years. She also provided me with information about mistakes we had made in the past and got those corrected Cari also has had great advice on how to be more organized and maximize my business potential. Cari has provided me with great communication skills and uses communication software that is easy to navigate. She is very fluent in the QB language. I’m looking forward to many years of service from Cari Elaine Bookkeeping. Give her a call you wont be disappointed. THANK YOU CARI ! -Adam

Dianne Nugent

2025-05-22

Cari's methods for contacting her are appreciated. We at On The Spot Aid have favored the use of scheduling a call electronically which has been very handy. In an emergency situation, we obtain a quick response using text messaging. Cair's nonprofit expertise has been helpful in guiding On The Spot Aid to maximize revenue and create realistic budgets.

Gary Gilchrist

2025-05-22

Cari is Wonderful!

4332 Wordsworth Way Venice, FL 34293

Cari Elaine Bookkeeping proudly serves small businesses in Venice, FL and surrounding areas including Nokomis, Osprey, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Englewood, North Port, Wellen Park, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Rotonda West, and Placida. Virtual bookkeeping services are also available for clients throughout Florida.

Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor Platinum
Certified QuickBooks Level 1
Certified QuickBooks Level 2
QuickBooks Payroll Certification

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