Financial clarity and control for landscape business owners

Southbrook Accounting is led by Nathan Helder, a Financial Performance Advisor with deep roots in the landscape industry. As the former third-generation owner and CEO of Gelderman Landscape Services, Nathan understands firsthand what it takes to run a contracting business through growth, seasonality, and complexity.

After selling his family business in 2024, Nathan focused fully on Southbrook Accounting to help contractors gain control of their numbers, reduce financial stress, and make confident decisions. His team delivers contractor-focused accounting, payroll, and financial advisory services designed to support real-world operations, not just compliance.

Southbrook exists to give owners financial visibility they can trust and a partner who understands how contractor businesses actually run.

How Southbrook Accounting Can Help You:

As landscape businesses grow, financial complexity increases. Reports get longer, but clarity disappears. Cash flow feels unpredictable. Owners sense risk but cannot see it clearly.

Southbrook helps owners replace uncertainty with clear, reliable financial insight. Nathan and his team work alongside business owners to clean up the numbers, install practical financial systems, and translate data into decisions that support growth.

The result is confidence instead of anxiety, predictable cash flow, and financial leadership that supports the business instead of slowing it down.

Specializing in:

Financial Clarity & Reporting
Accurate bookkeeping, CPA-reviewed financials, and dashboards that make performance easy to understand.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Flow
Practical budgets and forecasts owners actually use to plan ahead and reduce surprises.

Payroll & Compliance Support
Payroll processing, source deductions, sales tax filings, and year-end readiness handled with consistency and care.

Ongoing Financial Advisory
Quarterly insights, CFO-level guidance, and real-time support when decisions matter.

Financial System Alignment
‍Working within tools like QuickBooks Online, LMN, Jobber, and Wagepoint to ensure financial data is accurate, reconciled, and reliable for decision-making.

How Southbrook Accounting Supports You at Each Stage of Growth:

Financial Clarity & Reporting
Accurate bookkeeping, CPA-reviewed financials, and dashboards that make performance easy to understand.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Flow
Practical budgets and forecasts owners actually use to plan ahead and reduce surprises.

Payroll & Compliance Support
Payroll processing, source deductions, sales tax filings, and year-end readiness handled with consistency and care.

Contractor-Focused Systems
Implementing and aligning tools like QuickBooks Online, LMN, Jobber, and Wagepoint so financial data stays accurate and usable.

Ongoing Financial Advisory
Quarterly insights, CFO-level guidance, and real-time support when decisions matter.

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Meet Nathan Helder

Nathan is grounded by faith, family, and responsibility. Having spent decades leading a landscape business, he understands the weight owners carry and the toll financial uncertainty can take.

Today, Nathan brings that perspective into his advisory work, helping owners move forward with clarity and confidence. Outside of work, he recharges through travel, time outdoors, and meaningful conversations that keep life and business aligned.