Elizabeth Olsen
Founder & Bookkeeping Cleanup Specialist
Elizabeth Olsen is the founder of Poised Books, a Houston-based virtual bookkeeping cleanup firm. West Point graduate. MBA. QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor. The expert who personally untangles your books and teaches you to keep them clean. Cleanup is billed hourly against a written estimate that you approve before any work starts, so there are no surprise invoices.
She doesn’t round up.
Elizabeth’s standards were set at West Point, where she earned her BS in Economics, and where close enough never counted as correct. The discipline and accountability drilled in there still drive how she works today: every transaction accounted for, every balance verified, every report ready to stand up to scrutiny.
An MBA from the University of Colorado and years in business operations taught her how companies actually run, and how quietly their finances can fall apart. Consulting with small business owners, she kept meeting the same person: a smart, capable owner flying blind because the books couldn’t tell the story of the business.
That is the problem she loves to solve. As founder of Poised Books, Elizabeth has taken business owners through the cleanup and setup of their financial accounting files, and she consults with other bookkeepers on growing and maintaining successful practices. A certified bookkeeping instructor and charter member of the Digital Bookkeeping Association, she stays current on industry changes and makes sure her clients can keep their own books clean long after the engagement ends.
Credentials & certifications.
West Point BS Economics
Four years where close enough never counted. That standard now applies to every transaction in your file.University of Colorado MBA
Your books get read like a business, not just a ledger, with reports built to drive real decisions.Bookkeepers.com Certified Instructor
Certified to teach bookkeeping, so your handoff comes with real training, not just files.QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor
The advanced tier of QuickBooks certification, qualified for the messiest cleanup work.Xero Certified Advisor
Certified on Xero as well as QuickBooks, so the cleanup and the training fit whichever platform you run.Digital Bookkeeping Association Charter Member
Charter membership keeps her current on bookkeeping standards and industry changes.
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How Elizabeth works.
Direct access
You work with Elizabeth herself, not a team queue or a junior associate. The expert who scopes your cleanup is the one who does it.Priced up front, never open-ended
Every engagement is scoped and priced before work begins. Cleanup is billed hourly against a written estimate. Setup work is a fixed quote. Either way, it’s agreed in writing first. No surprise invoices, no billing anxiety.Books that stay clean
Every cleanup ends with a live walkthrough and training, so you know how to keep your books clean long after the engagement ends.
Work directly with Elizabeth.
One expert from quote to handoff, and books you can finally trust.
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