Running a small school shouldn't mean drowning in paperwork.
Capstone handles your bookkeeping and scholarship administration, so you can get back to your students.
Scholarships, handled.
Florida Step Up For Students programs, managed in SchoolCues.
You didn't start a school to spend your evenings reconciling bank statements and chasing scholarship deadlines.
But someone has to keep the books clean, the funding on track, and the finances ready for your board. That's where I come in, remotely and reliably, month after month, so the numbers are one thing you never have to worry about.
Financial support built for small private schools
Everything a growing school needs to stay funded, compliant, and clear on where it stands, without hiring a full finance department.
Scholarship administration
I manage Florida's Step Up For Students programs, FTC, FES-EO, and FES-UA, inside SchoolCues, so families access the funding they qualify for and deadlines are never missed.
Scholarship audit support
When Florida requires an Agreed-Upon Procedures (AUP) audit of your scholarship funds, I serve as your lead contact and handle most of the conversation with the auditor directly, so your administrators can stay focused on the school.
Monthly bookkeeping
Bank and credit-card reconciliations, bill pay, invoicing, and collections, kept accurate and current in QuickBooks Online.
Financial reporting
Clear monthly reviews and reports so your leadership and board always know exactly where the school stands.
Year-end, tax-ready
Clean, organized, tax-ready year-end financials, so filing season is calm instead of chaotic.
QuickBooks setup & cleanup
Setup, clean-up, catch-up, and training on QuickBooks Online, whether you're starting fresh or untangling a mess.
SchoolCues support
Get more out of the platform your school already uses, from tuition and scholarships to financial workflows.
A financial partner who speaks your language
Built for schools
I've been a classroom teacher and an accounting professor. I understand your world from both sides of the desk, not just the ledger.
Remote & reliable
Consistent monthly support wherever your school is located, with the same care and responsiveness every close.
Peace of mind
Compliant, accurate, deadline-proof. The parent payments and scholarship funding your school depends on, tracked and handled with nothing slipping through.
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Dr. Neelam Poonawala
I founded Capstone Business Services to give small schools the kind of clear, reliable financial support that usually only larger institutions can afford. With more than two decades across education and accounting, I bring a rare combination to your books: the rigor of an accountant and the perspective of an educator.
- Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Houston
- Advanced QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor
- SchoolCues & Step Up For Students experience
- 25+ years as an educator and accounting professor
What clients say
"Nina gave us tremendous insights into fund management strategies. Her clarity changed how we run the fund."
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Your school could be next
Let's talk about how Capstone can take the financial load off your plate.
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A free, no-obligation conversation about where you are and how I can help, no pressure, no jargon.
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