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Valley Stream · Long Island · New York
Financial clarity for the New York businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping.
RKNY Bookkeeping & Consulting is the outsourced financial operations partner behind ambitious Long Island, Queens, and NYC entrepreneurs — proactive bookkeeping, QuickBooks expertise, and year-round support that helps you make smarter business decisions.
15+ Yrs
Small business experience
Certified
QuickBooks Online
NY Metro
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Ray Mohamed
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Proudly serving New York small businesses in
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Founder
Ray Mohamed
Founder · RKNY Bookkeeping & Consulting · Valley Stream, NY
Meet Ray Mohamed
The financial partner behind New York's most organized small businesses.
Ray Mohamed founded RKNY because he understands the reality of running a small business from the inside. He spent more than 15 years operating his own company — growing it past a million in revenue, weathering the 2008 downturn, and rebuilding it into a profitable operation.
That experience shaped a simple belief: good bookkeeping isn't record keeping — it's the foundation of a better business. With degrees in Marketing and Accounting and QuickBooks Online certification, Ray built RKNY to give New York entrepreneurs the kind of proactive, responsive financial partner he wished he had.
Today, RKNY works with contractors, professional service firms, retail owners, and growing businesses across Long Island, Queens, and NYC — helping owners spend less time on their books and more time growing the businesses they love.
"Most business owners didn't start their company to manage their own books. Our job is to take that off their plate — and give them the numbers, systems, and clarity they need to make better decisions."
The RKNY philosophy
Better books. Better business decisions.
Bookkeeping isn't a compliance chore. Done right, it's executive financial guidance — the single most important source of truth about how your business is actually performing.
When your books are clean, current, and organized, every decision downstream gets easier. That's the standard we hold ourselves to for every client we serve.
01
Better cash flow
Know exactly what's coming in and going out — before it becomes a problem or a missed opportunity.
02
Better hiring decisions
See the true cost of every role and understand what your business can actually afford to add.
03
Better planning
Turn accurate numbers into clear plans for the next quarter, the next season, and the next year.
04
Better profitability
Understand which services, clients, and channels are really driving margin — and which are quietly draining it.
05
Better business growth
A financial foundation that scales with you, so growth feels intentional instead of chaotic.
Who we help
Built for the New York businesses driving the local economy.
Whether you're running a contracting crew on Long Island, a service firm in Queens, or a growing retail operation in Nassau County — you deserve a bookkeeping partner who understands your business and answers when you call.
Entrepreneurs
Founders who need a financial partner that grows with the business — from first hire to full team.
Contractors
Job-costing, subcontractor payments, and clean books that make bidding, billing, and cash flow predictable.
Professional Service Firms
Law, consulting, agency, and healthcare practices that need clean books, clear reports, and reliable payroll.
Retail Businesses
Inventory, POS reconciliation, and monthly reporting so you finally know what your storefront is really earning.
Growing Small Businesses
Companies past the QuickBooks-DIY stage that need a real financial operations partner in their corner.
Overwhelmed Owners
Behind on books? Disorganized records? We clean it up, catch it up, and keep it that way — month after month.
Services organized by outcome
How does this improve my business?
Every service RKNY offers is grouped around the outcome it drives — not the task it checks off. Because your business doesn't need more tasks. It needs more clarity.
Outcome
Understand Your Business
Clean books that show you exactly where the company stands — every month.
Monthly bookkeeping
Accurate categorization, ongoing reconciliation, and monthly close you can rely on.
Financial reporting
P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow reports with real context, not just totals.
Account reconciliation
Bank, credit card, and merchant accounts reconciled so the numbers actually match reality.
Outcome
Build Better Systems
The modern accounting stack every growing New York business should be running.
QuickBooks Online
Setup, cleanup, training, and ongoing ProAdvisor-level support tailored to your business.
Cloud accounting
App integrations, digital receipts, and secure workflows that replace paper and spreadsheets.
Workflow & organization
Chart-of-accounts design and recurring processes that bring order to daily operations.
Outcome
Stay Ready For Tax Season
No more scrambling in April — year-end preparation baked into the monthly rhythm.
CPA collaboration
We hand off clean, organized books and reports directly to your CPA every year-end.
Payroll support
Reliable, organized payroll setup and oversight in coordination with cloud payroll systems.
Year-end preparation
1099s, financial statements, and tax-ready records prepared long before deadlines.
Outcome
Make Better Decisions
Executive-level guidance built on the numbers we help you master.
Cash flow insights
Forecasting and proactive conversations about what's coming in, what's going out, and what's next.
Business consulting
Practical guidance from an owner-operator who's built and rebuilt his own business.
Growth planning
Turn the numbers into a plan — for hiring, expansion, pricing, and profitability.
QuickBooks expertise
Certified QuickBooks Online support — done the right way.
QuickBooks Online is one of the most powerful tools a small business can use — and one of the easiest to misconfigure. Ray is QuickBooks certified and has spent years helping New York owners set it up correctly, clean it up when it's not, and get genuine value from it every month.
What we do inside QuickBooks
- QuickBooks Online setup & migration from desktop or legacy systems
- Cleanup and catch-up for behind or disorganized books
- Chart-of-accounts design tailored to your industry
- Custom reporting, budgets, and cash-flow forecasting
- App integrations — payroll, receipts, POS, time tracking, and payments
- One-on-one QuickBooks training for owners and staff
How we work together
Hiring RKNY feels like adding a finance department — not another vendor.
Every engagement follows the same rhythm: understand the business, organize the finances, and stay engaged long-term.
01
Discovery Call
A short, no-pressure conversation to understand your business and identify where clarity is missing.
02
Financial Review
We dig into your current books, systems, and workflows to map out exactly what needs fixing, upgrading, or organizing.
03
Customized Workflow
QuickBooks setup or cleanup, chart of accounts, integrations, and processes built around how your business actually runs.
04
Monthly Reporting
Recurring close, clean reports, and clear numbers delivered every month — never a surprise at year-end again.
05
Business Insights
Regular conversations that turn the numbers into decisions on hiring, pricing, cash flow, and growth.
06
Ongoing Partnership
Year-round support from a responsive team that treats your business like an outsourced finance department.
Why businesses stay with RKNY
Responsive. Proactive. Genuinely on your side.
Ray built RKNY around the kind of service he wished he had as a business owner. That shows up in the small things — like actually returning phone calls — and the big ones, like flagging issues before they become expensive.
Inside the RKNY experience
- A responsive team that actually answers when you call or email
- Secure client portal for encrypted document sharing and access
- Cloud-based collaboration — no more chasing paper receipts or shoeboxes
- Monthly reporting rhythm so you're never guessing where the business stands
- Proactive outreach ahead of tax deadlines, payroll cycles, and year-end
- An owner-operator's perspective on every financial decision we discuss
Client stories
New York owners who finally have their books — and their business — in hand.
RKNY builds long-term relationships with New York entrepreneurs who want a proactive financial partner — not transactional bookkeeping.
Ray took our books from a total mess to organized and current in a matter of weeks. For the first time we actually understand what's happening in the business each month.
Marcus D.
Owner, Contracting Company · Nassau County
RKNY rebuilt our QuickBooks from scratch and set up workflows we didn't even know we needed. It's the closest thing to having an in-house finance team without the payroll.
Sonia P.
Founder, Professional Services Firm · Queens
Responsive, patient, and genuinely knowledgeable. Ray explains things in a way that actually helps me make better decisions — not just categorize transactions.
Anthony R.
Owner, Retail Business · Long Island
Proudly serving New York
Local to Long Island. Trusted across New York.
RKNY is rooted in Valley Stream and built for the local business owners who make New York run — contractors, retailers, restaurateurs, professionals, and entrepreneurs across Nassau County, Queens, and NYC.
Valley Stream, NY · (516) 343-4870
Valley Stream
Our home base. Local, accessible, and rooted in the community we serve.
Nassau County
Contractors, retail, and service businesses across Long Island's core.
Queens
Small business owners, family operations, and multi-generational firms.
New York City
Growing companies who want proactive financial support without midtown pricing.
Learning Center
Practical financial guidance for New York small businesses.
QuickBooks tips, cash-flow guidance, payroll basics, financial reports, budgeting, expense management, and small business finance — written by Ray and the RKNY team to help New York owners run smoother, smarter businesses.
Cash Flow
How New York small businesses can smooth out cash-flow swings.
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Bookkeeping
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Payroll
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Reporting
Reading your P&L: the four numbers every owner should track monthly.
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Budgeting
A simple small-business budgeting rhythm you'll actually stick to.
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A short conversation is the easiest way to see how RKNY can organize your books, modernize your QuickBooks, and give you the financial clarity your business deserves.
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Based in Valley Stream, NY. Serving small businesses across Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, and NYC.