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Intuit Developer Growth Program Spotlight: Keeper

Co-founder and CEO Ben Stein says Keeper is trusted by thousands of firms across the US and Canada. This includes over 10% of the top 100 firms listed by Inside Public Accounting. He describes the app as a month-end close management solution that’s differentiated by its deep integration with the core accounting systems used by their clients.

Stein notes that Keeper enhances the tooling that helps complete the financial closing process swiftly and accurately. This ultimately helps bookkeepers produce higher-quality work more efficiently and with fewer errors.

The story of Keeper

Keeper was co-founded in 2020 by Stein and Kenny Song. Stein says the idea behind Keeper came about while he was the CFO of a tech startup. He quickly found out that the tech available for month-end closes wasn’t getting the job done. So he and Song decided to develop an app that would do better.

Keeper is a comprehensive practice management tool for bookkeeping and offers a wide range of features including:

  • Custom management files to help clients understand their financials
  • Automated file review to catch and correct coding errors (with instant sync to QuickBooks)
  • Simplified 1099/W9 processing
  • Task management to optimize workflows
  • Seamless communication through their client portal

With Keeper, firms can expect to receive responses from clients twice as fast, identify and correct hard-to-find errors, and save over an hour per close on average.

SusanNelson also gives Keeper five stars, writing, “This software is essential to accounting businesses. It does so many things for me every month! Keeps track of what has been done week to week, tracks closes and when QA needs to be done. Duplicate vendors and customers and the 1099 portion can’t be beaten. Highly recommend!”

Going deep with the Developer Growth Program

Stein knew he wanted to participate in Intuit’s Developer Growth Program because of the great benefits it offered. But he was surprised at the depth of the reviews his product received. “They didn’t just kick the tires, they dove right in and tried everything.”

He particularly appreciated the insights from the expert accountant panel.

“Collaborating with the expert accountant panel has been a great opportunity for us to work with firms who have tried a lot of different apps,” he says. “This means they bring significant accounting expertise and deep tech knowledge, and they understand the constraints app developers work under.”

A specific constraint for Keeper has been persuading firms to switch from their legacy systems to Keeper. But when Keeper convinces them to try the app just for one close, Stein says, “Over 80% decide to use Keeper across their client base.”

As a marketing story, this is a win. Keeper ​​took advantage of using the assets in the Intuit marketing portal as part of the program. Stein shared, “The marketing portal has helped provide the tools to professionalize our marketing. It also helped us get our QuickBooks App Store listing into pristine condition.”

Maximizing the Developer Growth Program

Stein and his team think the Developer Growth Program is a great opportunity for app companies willing to capitalize on all it has to offer.

“The Developer Growth Program is a program where you really get out what you put into it,” he says. “The Intuit team has been helpful at tailoring what it offers to what we feel we need to mature as a company.”