Today we’d like to introduce you to Amber Beer.
Hi Amber , please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
So, my path to becoming a fractional controller and a bookkeeper started right out of high school. Let’s see, I got married right out of high school and had my first son. I had my second son when I was 20, and I stayed at home as a stay-at-home mom up until I got divorced when my boys were 10 and 8.
That is really when I went into the workforce. I started off as a receptionist making $10.00 an hour back in 2013, so that was hard. I lived in a little two-bedroom apartment with the boys, worked my way up, and had mentors who taught me everything. I worked for construction companies, did administrative assistant work, and worked on job sites. I did do some work off and on when I was a stay-at-home mom as an administrative assistant for a big construction company and learned a lot of stuff there. My ex-husband was a commercial plumber who worked for the same company, so I have always been in construction and know a lot about it. Because of that, my main background in bookkeeping and working as a fractional controller is in construction.
Back in 2014, I went to work for a landscaping company as their lead for accounts receivable. I had no idea what I was doing, and that was a big job for me. I worked there for eight years and learned everything about accounts receivable. I had a really good mentor who was the office manager. I learned about payroll, dipped a toe into H-2B visa stuff, and learned a bit about accounts payable. At that job, they had two different customers with a cumulative total of about $200,000 worth of outstanding invoices that they had pretty much written off. I worked through it all and collected all of that money for the company. During that time, I definitely learned how to do three-way processing on POs, invoicing, and all of that. I also went to college and took a few courses in accounting. I still do not have my associate degree, so, like I said, everything I learned was through trial and error or mentorship. I have also taken QuickBooks classes, and I am a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor Level 2 and a certified QuickBooks Bookkeeper.
After that first landscaping company, I went to work as an office manager for another landscaping company. That one didn’t go too well. The owner of that company taught me the valuable lesson of always making sure to cover my own back, document everything, and write down exactly who told me to do what. I also learned how to work with the government and complete the H2B visa paperwork. I got this company 10 H2B visa workers for the first time and that’s really difficult process to go through for not having ever done it. Most companies hire other companies to do that for them.
After that, I went to work for another landscaping company handling irrigation scheduling and invoicing. It wasn’t too much work, and I only worked for them for a couple of months because it was a pretty far drive.
Then, I got the opportunity to go to work for a pool company. I worked there for four years, and that is where I became a controller. I ran their HR, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. We also did some project management. I showed them how to handle their project closeouts and project startups because they weren’t doing any of that, and I showed them how to create their project folders. I taught them how to use their BuilderTrend software and how to create Gantt charts. I really taught them how to manage their construction work on the back-office side. They were field guys who decided to start a pool company, so they knew how to do the work out in the field and could make things work in their heads, but they didn’t know what to do inside the office. I really put that stuff together for them.
Then, my husband and I decided to open a solar business. My husband wanted to provide solar at a reasonable price, do right by customers, and was tired of sketchy solar people taking advantage of homeowners. We tried that for a while, but solar is bad all the way through to the finance companies right now and needs more regulation, so that didn’t last very long.
After the pool company, I worked for another pool company remotely from home, and I also worked for an automotive company remotely from home. Then, I was looking around online and found a remote job through a temporary agency to work directly for QuickBooks as a “Do It With Me” manager. I managed a team of 28 QuickBooks experts for eight months, and it looks like I am going to be starting that project up again this month.
I also started my company, A&H Financial Services. I started it unofficially two years ago right after the pool company, and then officially opened the doors with a formation date of March 26, 2026. I figured I had been doing it for a while under my social security number, and it was time to go ahead and make it an LLC.
At the time, I had three companies I was doing books for: a pool company, an auto repair shop, and an electric company. Then it went down to just one company—the pool company that did service, maintenance, and remodels. Now, I am a controller for another company that I found on Upwork, and I am a consultant for bookkeeping and QuickBooks for another customer. It also looks like I am going to be a controller for another construction company in the area, and I will have my contract job for QuickBooks itself.
It looks pretty exciting. It looks like I am going to have about four or five customers alongside a full-time job. My company is growing, and I am excited for the future. I am actually starting to get a foothold and am getting more companies reaching out wanting me to give them proposals. I am excited to see what the future holds.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I was a single mom with no formal education.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
At A & H Financial Services, LLC, my focus is on building the financial foundation for your success. As a fractional controller and bookkeeper specializing heavily in the construction and trade industries—like landscaping, pool building, plumbing, and electrical—I take the guesswork out of back-office management so business owners can focus on what they do best out in the field. I provide full-service, remote bookkeeping, consulting, and fractional controller services, which means I don’t just log transactions; I step in to structure, clean up, and manage the entire financial ecosystem of a company. My core specialties are deeply rooted in construction and trade accounting, where I handle job costing, progress invoicing, three-way matching for purchase orders, and the unique cash flow cycles of contractors. I also specialize in bridging the gap between field operations and office management by implementing industry software like BuilderTrend, creating Gantt charts, establishing project folders, and designing seamless project startup and closeout workflows. Because I am a Certified Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor Level 2 and a certified QuickBooks Bookkeeper, I can provide top-tier troubleshooting, setup, and consulting to get your systems running exactly how they should.
What truly sets me apart is that my expertise was forged through hands-on, real-world experience, trial and error, and incredible mentorship. I know that many business owners are brilliant at their craft—whether they are building pools, managing job sites, or running a trade—but they just don’t know what to do inside the office. I don’t just hand over a balance sheet; I look at the big picture, fix the broken processes, and teach teams exactly how to manage the back-office side of their work. I also operate with a strict standard of transparency, documentation, and integrity, meaning I treat every business’s financial health with the absolute highest level of accountability. Brand-wise, I am incredibly proud of my reputation for financial recovery and operational cleanup. I am known for tackling the daunting financial headaches that others pass on, like successfully auditing and resolving massive legacy payroll liability discrepancies spanning multiple years, or recovering $200,000 in outstanding, written-off commercial accounts receivable for a client to dramatically improve their cash flow.
I want readers to know that A & H Financial Services, LLC is growing rapidly because I deliver tangible, bottom-line results. Whether a company needs an ongoing fractional controller to oversee their HR, accounts payable, and accounts receivable, or a specialized QuickBooks consultant to streamline operations, I meet them exactly where they are. I am fully remote, highly adaptable, and completely dedicated to giving business owners the clear financial visibility they need to scale confidently. When a client hands me a chaotic set of books, I pride myself on delivering total clarity, organization, and peace of mind, and I am always excited to help turn a back office into a well-oiled machine.
What are your plans for the future?
I’m getting educated on AI obviously. I’m also working on upping my skills as a CFO. I want to be able to offer that as well. I also want to add different fields like medical, nonprofit, and e-commerce to my profile.
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