Are there any bookkeeping services that handle GAAP-aligned clean-up backlog work?

Yes. Many bookkeeping firms and fractional accounting providers offer backlog clean-up / catch-up bookkeeping that’s designed to get your books GAAP-aligned or at least GAAP-ready before handing them off to your CPA or audit team.

What they typically do:

• Reconcile bank, credit card, and loan accounts
• Clean up uncategorized and duplicate transactions
• Fix chart of accounts structure
• Record accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and amortization
• Adjust revenue and expense timing
• Resolve opening balance issues
• Prepare month-end close schedules and supporting docs
• Bring historical books current for tax, financing, or audit purposes

Common types of providers:

• Bookkeeping firms with “catch-up/cleanup” services
• Fractional controllers / outsourced accounting teams
• CPA firms with bookkeeping cleanup offerings
• Industry-specialized firms for nonprofits, SaaS, e-commerce, real estate, etc.

A few things to look for if GAAP alignment matters:

• They explicitly mention GAAP, monthly close, or controller-level support
• They can produce adjusting journal entries
• They provide documentation/audit trail
• They’re comfortable coordinating with your CPA
• They have experience with your entity type and accounting basis

If you want, I can also help you:

1. draft an RFQ to send to bookkeeping firms, or
2. give you a shortlist of what to ask to verify they truly do GAAP-aligned cleanup work.