Accounting & Bookkeeping
Books that are current, clean, and ready for whoever needs to see them.
- Monthly close and general ledger upkeep
- Accounts payable and vendor payments
- Designated, restricted, and grant fund tracking
- Cleanup and catch-up work
Serving Southeastern Kentucky since 1996
Steady, careful accounting for Eastern Kentucky.
Bookkeeping, payroll, financial reporting, and bank reconciliation from a licensed CPA who has kept the books for this region’s churches, coal companies, and family businesses for nearly thirty years.
Chris Bingham, CPA, MBANearly 30 years in these mountains
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Accounting in Southeastern Kentucky, since 1996
CPA, MBA
Active Kentucky CPA license
0+ years
Inside coal and mining finance
0 counties
Served in person, plus remote anywhere in Kentucky
Services
Four things, done right, every month.
Most churches and small businesses don’t need a big firm. They need somebody who closes the books on time, runs payroll without drama, and hands them numbers they can trust.
Payroll Services
Everyone paid correctly and on time, with the filings handled.
- Payroll processing on your schedule
- Payroll tax deposits, quarterly and annual filings
- W-2s and 1099s
- Church staff and minister payroll
Financial Reporting
Statements your board, banker, or pastor can actually read.
- Monthly financial statements
- Budget versus actual, with notes on what moved
- Board, committee, and funder reports
- Year-end packages for your auditor or tax preparer
Bank Reconciliation
Every account tied out, every month.
- Bank, credit card, and loan account reconciliations
- Missing deposits, duplicate payments, and bank errors caught early
- Unauthorized charges flagged right away
- Catch-up reconciliations for accounts that have fallen behind
Since 1996
Nearly thirty years in these mountains.
I've kept the books for coal companies, churches, senior centers, and family businesses here since 1996. The programs change every few years. The job doesn't: get it right, get it done on time, and explain it so anybody can follow it.
Who I serve
Churches, senior centers, coal companies, and the businesses in between.
Why it matters
A CPA behind the bookkeeping.
Anybody can enter transactions. I spent more than twenty years as an accounting manager and controller for companies with auditors, investors, and the SEC looking over their shoulder. Your books get that same level of care, whether you’re a church with two employees or a mine with two hundred.
- Internal controls and segregation of duties
- Audit readiness, year after year
- Budgets and forecasts you can plan around
- Grant and restricted-fund compliance
- Software setup and conversions: QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, Paychex
- Plain-English guidance for pastors, directors, and boards
About
Chris Bingham, CPA, MBA
I have worked in accounting in Southeastern Kentucky since 1996: a CPA firm in Corbin, thirteen years as Accounting Manager for TECO Coal, and senior finance roles at Alden Resources, Senture, and Catalyst Resources.
In 2024 I went back to what I enjoy most: working directly with the churches, senior centers, and businesses of my home region, where the pastor or owner can call me and get a straight answer.
- Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky (active)
- MBA, University of the Cumberlands
- B.S. Accounting & Business Administration, Union College
How it works
Getting started is simple.
A conversation
Call or email. Tell me what's current, what's behind, and what you need.
A clear scope
You get a written scope and a price before any work starts.
Steady monthly service
Every month: books closed, payroll run, accounts reconciled, reports in your hands.
Questions
Straight answers.
The things people ask before they call. If your question isn’t here, call and ask.
Four things, every month: bookkeeping, payroll, financial reporting, and bank reconciliation. I do this work for churches, nonprofits and senior centers, coal and mining companies, and small businesses across Southeastern Kentucky.
Where I work
Serving Southeastern Kentucky.
Most of the work happens remotely these days, but I'm glad to sit down with you at your office or church when it helps.
- Corbin
- London
- Williamsburg
- Barbourville
- Pineville
- Middlesboro
- Somerset
- and the counties around them
Let's talk about your books.
Call, email, or send a note. Tell me a little about your church or business and I'll get back to you.