Industry: Sports

Accounting Built for Sports Clubs & Facilities

Etisson places vetted, US-trained accountants inside your CPA firm. Dedicated to your sports and fitness clients, running full-cycle books every month, at 40% of the US hiring cost.

  • Dedicated Accountant
  • Full-Cycle Monthly Close
  • Membership & Dues Reconciliation
Sports organization accounting

60% lower cost than a US hire

Dedicated accountant from Day 1

Month-End Close

GL Reconciled

Done

Membership Dues Tied Out

Done

Event & Sponsorship Recs

Done

Day 3

Books closed and ready for review

Sports Accounting Challenges, Solved

Running a sports business means dues, seasonal revenue, and event income that general bookkeeping can't keep up with.

The Challenge

Where Sports Books Get Complicated

Sports accounting demands more than basic data entry.

Membership & Dues Revenue

Recurring dues billed and reconciled monthly.

Seasonal Revenue Swings

Cash flow shifts hard between seasons.

Event & Sponsorship Income

Tournaments and sponsors add tracking complexity.

Multi-Location Facilities

Separate P&Ls needed across every location.

The Etisson Approach

How We Solve This

Dedicated accounting experts embedded directly into your firm's workflows.

Reconcile Dues & Billing

Every membership payment tracked and reconciled.

Smooth Out Cash Flow

Clear visibility through seasonal revenue swings.

Track Events & Sponsors

Sponsorship and event income clearly reported.

Consolidate Every Location

One clean rollup across all facilities.

Accounting Services for Sports

End-to-end accounting support designed for sports clubs and facilities, from daily bookkeeping to controller-level oversight.

01

Bookkeeping

Daily transactions, A/P & A/R, payroll entries, dues and event revenue reconciliation, and monthly close.

Dues Recs

A/P & A/R

Monthly Close

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02

Catch-up/Clean-up Work

Backlogged or disorganized books brought current fast, or rebuilt from scratch for growing sports organizations.

Backlog Recovery

Book Rebuilds

Reconciliation

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03

Tax and Compliance

US tax compliance including 1040, 1065, 1120/1120-S filings, 1099 e-filing, and multi-state sales tax support.

1065/1120 Filing

1099 E-Filing

Sales Tax

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04

Close and Finalization

Structured month-end close with a reviewer tying out dues, event income, and balance sheets before financials reach you.

Month-End Close

Balance Sheet Tie-Out

Review Layer

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05

Controller Services

Cash flow management, budgeting, projections, and seasonal revenue planning across your facilities.

Cash Flow

Budgets

Seasonal Planning

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06

Migration Work

Clean, structured migration between accounting or membership-management platforms as you standardize systems.

Platform Migration

Data Integrity

Chart of Accounts Setup

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Expertise

Why Sports Accounting Expertise Matters

Generic bookkeepers can record transactions and reconcile bank accounts. But sports accounting means dues billing, seasonal cash flow, and multi-location rollups, work most accountants aren't set up for. Etisson's accountants are trained and reviewed to a US standard before the work ever reaches you.

What Generic Bookkeepers Miss

  • Recurring dues and membership billing accuracy
  • Seasonal cash flow planning
  • Event and sponsorship income tracking
  • Multi-location consolidated reporting
  • Consistent US tax filing discipline

What Etisson Covers

  • Accurate dues and membership reconciliation
  • Cash flow visibility through the season
  • Clear event and sponsorship reporting
  • Consolidated reporting across every facility
  • Year-round 1065/1120/1099 compliance

From Kickoff to First Close in Under 14 Days

No multi-month onboarding. No expensive recruiter fees. Just a vetted accountant inside your firm, working your tools, your way.

Discovery Call

30 minutes. We map your client mix, tools, and workflow gaps.

Matched Accountant

We assign someone with documented industry experience within 48 hours.

40 Hour Free Pilot

Real work on a real file. Zero risk, zero commitment. You evaluate fit.

Embedded Long-Term

If it clicks, they stay same person, same process, structured handoffs.

$1.8M+

Trust funds reconciled monthly

12K+

Rental units under our books

2,400+

K-1s prepared each tax season

Day 3

Avg. month-end close

Frequently Asked Questions

Do your accountants understand sports and fitness accounting?

Yes. They're trained on membership dues, seasonal revenue, and multi-location reporting, not just standard bookkeeping.

Which platforms do you support?

QuickBooks, Xero, and integrations with membership-management tools like MindBody and Jonas, plus your existing tax tools.

What does the 40-hour free pilot cover?

Real work on your actual clients, not a demo. 40 hours of live accounting, and you evaluate quality before committing.

What if my client's books are behind on reconciliations?

That's our most common starting point. We bring backlogged dues and event reconciliations current, or rebuild from scratch.