Solo CAS
Custom
Solopreneurs needing back-office support
- ✶ Books: quarterly close
- ✶ Payroll: owner payroll only
- ✶ A/P: monthly, up to 10 bills per month
- ✶ Reports: year-end summary
✶Full Accounting Back Office
The whole production, one crew.
Bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable, and HR, all systems integrated, all services aligned, one flat monthly rate. No juggling vendors or reconciling handoffs.
The Balance full accounting back office (CAS) combines bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable, and HR support into one integrated package, from $1250 per month for teams of 1 to 5 employees to $3500 per month for multi-department teams of 30 or more, serving the Twin Cities and clients nationwide.
This is the package for businesses that have outgrown the patchwork: a bookkeeper here, a payroll login there, bills paid from somebody's inbox. When one team runs the whole back office, deadlines coordinate themselves, payroll posts straight to the books, and you get one number to budget and one person to call.
CAS packages & rates
Core CAS
$1250/mo
1 to 5 employees, simple payroll and AP
- ✶ Books: monthly close, cash basis
- ✶ Payroll: monthly, basic setup
- ✶ A/P: monthly, up to 15 bills per month
- ✶ HR: 5 to 7 day email support
- ✶ Reports: standard P&L and balance sheet
Most Popular
Growth CAS
$2000/mo
6 to 15 employees, moderate AP and HR needs
- ✶ Books: monthly close, optional accrual
- ✶ Payroll: bi-weekly, multi-state, W-2 and benefits
- ✶ A/P: bi-weekly, 15 to 30 bills per month
- ✶ HR: 48 to 72 hour email support
- ✶ Reports: monthly summaries
Scale CAS
$3500/mo
Multi-department teams, 30+ staff, weekly cycles
- ✶ Books: bi-weekly, accrual plus journal entries
- ✶ Payroll: weekly plus off-cycle, W-2 and benefits
- ✶ A/P: weekly with multi-step approvals
- ✶ HR: 24 to 48 hour response, live Zooms
- ✶ Reports: monthly dashboards, board-ready
What lands on whose plate
| Function | What Balance does | What you keep doing |
|---|---|---|
| Books | Categorize, reconcile, close monthly or bi-weekly, deliver reports | Read the reports, ask questions |
| Payroll | Run payroll on schedule, file payroll taxes, manage W-2s and benefits deductions | Approve hours, hire great people |
| Accounts payable | Code bills, route approvals, pay vendors on time | Click approve |
| HR support | Onboarding, offboarding, handbooks, PTO tracking, compliance answers | Lead the team |
| Year-end | Tax-ready financials, 1099s, preparer coordination | Sign and relax |
✶Good Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CAS, or client accounting services?
CAS stands for client accounting services: a full outsourced back office where one firm runs your bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable, and HR support as a single integrated package. Instead of juggling a bookkeeper, a payroll provider, and a bill-pay tool that do not talk to each other, everything flows through one team on one flat rate.
How is the full back office different from buying services separately?
Integration and accountability. The same team that closes your books also runs payroll and pays your bills, so nothing falls between vendors, deadlines coordinate themselves, and the package rate beats the sum of the parts. One example: payroll entries post to the books automatically instead of waiting for a monthly handoff.
Who is the full back office for?
Businesses with employees. Core CAS at $1250 per month fits teams of 1 to 5 with simple payroll and AP, Growth CAS at $2000 per month fits 6 to 15 employees with multi-state payroll and benefits, and Scale CAS at $3500 per month runs weekly cycles for multi-department teams of 30 or more.
Does HR support mean you become my HR department?
Balance handles HR operations: onboarding and offboarding, handbooks, PTO and benefits administration, compliance questions, and response-time-backed email and Zoom support. For specialized legal matters, Balance coordinates with employment counsel rather than playing lawyer.
Can I start small and upgrade as I hire?
That is the designed path. Plans flex with headcount and volume, so moving from Core to Growth CAS is a conversation, not a re-onboarding.
One crew. One rate.
Tell Pam about your team in a free consultation and get a back-office package scoped within the week.