A finance organization located in Tigard Oregon, dedicated to working with women.
We are a virtual educational accounting consultancy firm that focuses on serving women business owners, solopreneurs, sole proprietors, and micro businesses and women responsible for the financial aspects of a business.
We educate on how to connect the dots between your day to day accounting transactions, your financial statements, and accounting software.
We also provide small business accounting services, that includes weekly, monthly and quarterly accounting.
Keywords: Yamhill County, Accountant, Accounting, Financial Education, Managerial Accounting, Women, Oregon, Bookkeeper, Financial Analysis,
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Closing Your Books, LLC was established in 2013
What is your primary product or service?
Closing Your Books, LLC offers the following services:
-Financial Education
-Managerial Accounting
-Personal Finance Management
-Bookkeeping
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
Lozelle has an unhealthy obsession with numbers, details and everything finance. She cannot explain it but money management has always come easy for her. That led her to a successful career working for a number of fortune 500 companies in various accounting and finance capacities.
Lozelle M Mathai, MBA,CFEI is a graduate of Long Island University, Hunter College and Berkeley College. She holds an MBA in International Business, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and an Associate Degree in Accounting/Business Management. In addition, she has a certification in Human Resource Management and one as a Financial Educator Instructor. She is the founder of Closing Your Books LLC, a financial consultancy firm that focuses on small businesses.
Prior to opening Closing Your Books LLC, Lozelle worked in Finance and Accounting in various capacities for over 15 years. During her tenure she worked for a number of Fortune 500 companies. At the time she specialized in financial management/reporting, managerial accounting, organizing and interpretation of financial data, monitoring cash flow, profit/lost and budget generation and analysis, and predicting future trends. She prides herself in the fact that she has been able to bring these skill sets to small enterprises, allowing them to make smart and confident financial decisions.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Lozelle has an uncanny ability to explain finance is understandable terms. She eliminates the accounting jargon. She is also able to remove the fear of finance with women.
Her passion for numbers/financial order helps her clients understand and feel comfortable with managing their own finances shines through in her interactions.
She empowers her clients, expressing to them that they can become Smart Confident Financial Women®
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
Closing Your Books, LLC one location.
13500 SW Pacific Hwy, Ste 58-401
Tigard, OR 97223
What type of payments do you accept?
We accepts Cash and Checks
Which areas do you service?
Tigard, Oregon
Washington County
Multomah Village
Lake Oswego
Newberg
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Lozelle Mathai, MBA, CFEI, Founder, Financial Educator
What are your hours of operation?
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
"You saved my business, as I was provided for the shift in sales".