BOOKKEEPING - PAYROLL - HR - STRATEGY
Built for growing businesses. Fluent in creative ones.
Thomas & Co. brings the expertise of a full finance department with the care of a team that knows your business. Production finance and accounting are our specialty, and we bring that same depth of experience to businesses across a wide range of industries. We become part of your team, connecting the day-to-day details with the bigger financial picture and keeping things running smoothly. From the numbers to the people behind them, we handle your financial side with skill, efficiency, and the thoughtful service you want your clients and partners to experience.
15+ Years
in finance and business management
Production Fluent
Shoot budgets, Wrapbook, crew payouts
Nationwide
Serving clients remotely across the country
Certified
QuickBooks ProAdvisor - Gusto People Advisor
TRUSTED BY:
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Where most owners are when they reach out to us.
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BOOKS & REPORTING
The books are a few months behind, so tax prep, loan applications, and every day decisions all run on a best guess.
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HR
Every new hire means piecing together offer letters, I-9s, and onboarding from old emails, and there's no handbook to point anyone to.
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PRODUCTION FINANCE
The shoot budget lives in one spreadsheet, actuals in another, and crew pay in Wrapbook, so you find out a job lost money after it wraps.
02
PAYROLL
Payroll depends on you remembering to run it, and you're not fully confident the tax filings, new-state registrations, and year-end forms are right.
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BILLS & INVOICING
Vendors and freelancers are asking when they'll be paid, while your own clients are 60 days late and no one is following up.
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PLANNING & STRATEGY
You're weighing a new hire, a price change, or a big project, and no one can tell you with confidence whether the cash will hold.
WHAT WE DO
What we take care of.
You can work with us for a single service or have us run your full finance and HR function. We scope the work to what your business actually needs and work inside the tools you already use.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliation
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- Bills & accounts payable
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- Invoicing & collections
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- Financial & cash flow reporting
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- Tax season coordination with your CPA, including 1099 prep & filing
Payroll & HR
- Payroll administration
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- Benefits coordination
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- Onboarding & offboarding
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- Policies & SOPs
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- Hiring support
Production Finance
- Shoot & project budgets
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- Budget-to-actuals tracking
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- Wrapbook & crew payroll
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- Vendor coordination & payments
Strategy
- Month-end close & controls
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- Forecasting & cash planning
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- Project & client profitability
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- Strategic financial planning
Plus: operations & workflow
We streamline the systems behind the numbers: workflows, SOPs, and tools like ClickUp, Notion, Slack, and Airtable
WHO WE HELP
Who we work with.
Production finance shaped how we work, but the same discipline that keeps a shoot on budget keeps any small business running smoothly!
OUR SPECIALTY
Agencies, studios, and production companies.
We work alongside producers on the finance side of production: building budgets, tracking actuals, coordinating vendors, and running and administering crew payroll. Project-based cash flow and milestone billing on longer projects are every day work for us!
BEYOND PRODUCTION
Small businesses in every industry.
Production may be our specialty, but the attention to detail, efficiency, and systems it demands make us a strong fit for small businesses of any kind. If you've outgrown doing the books yourself but don't need a full in-house finance team, we'll handle the bookkeeping, payroll, HR, and finance workflows to keep your small business running smoothly.
RAVE REVIEWS
What our clients say.
"We’re not exaggerating when we say our lives have completely changed since working with April. She and her team have made understanding our financial health—both business and personal—so much easier. We used to dread reviewing our books, but now it’s something we actually look forward to. April’s hands-on approach makes her feel like a true part of our team. We never think of her as a contractor, but as a true partner. Our business’s success is undoubtedly due to her attention to detail, sound strategic advice, and bubbly personality. We’ve recommended April to every one of our friends and fellow business owners. Ten out of ten—highly recommend!"
Sam Lowy & Megan Conner Lowy
FOUNDERS, AMANTI CREATIVE
"Having a finance team that actually understands the creative and production business has been a game changer for us. April and her team have been instrumental in connecting our production work to the bigger financial picture. They help us understand profitability, keep the details organized, and make more informed business decisions.
What I love most about working with Thomas & Co. is that it feels like we have an entire finance department under one roof. From HR and payroll to AP/AR, bookkeeping, controller support and strategic consulting, they give us the financial infrastructure we need without having to build it all in-house.
They don’t just keep the books, they help me understand the business behind the numbers. For a creative production company, that’s invaluable.”
Stacy Scarsella
FOUNDER & CEO, PLAID PONY PRODUCTIONS
HOW IT WORKS
How working together starts.
1
Consultation
We learn your business, your goals, and where things stand today.
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Custom plan & onboarding
We build a plan for exactly what you need, get your books current, and set up your new systems.
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A steady monthly rhythm
Clean books, on-time payroll, and reports you can actually use to make decisions.
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MEET THE FOUNDER
"The common thread in all of it was this: I loved helping people get organized, gain clarity in their finances, and get back to doing what they love."
What started as a solo venture has turned into a team of talented, compassionate women with one mission: to help businesses thrive through strategy, structure, and a whole lot of heart.
April Thomas
OWNER, THOMAS & CO
