My name is Jennifer De La Mora and I have been in the accounting field since 2003. After being tossed into my brothers’ office to help him with his business, I learned all the different aspects of bookkeeping and how it is important for small businesses. After a few years, I went into the corporate world of accounting at an entry level position and worked my way up from billing to accounts payable, collections, payroll.. ect. I relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas in 2011 working still in the corporate world. After a few years one of my friends needed help in her office; although, even though having an accounting background, she didn’t have time to deal with the time-consuming bookkeeping and being a business owner.
While working for her, I realized small businesses like hers, did not require a full-time bookkeeper. I realized that she could save so much money by hiring a secretary or administrator to do all the minor details in the office while outsourcing her bookkeeping. After meeting other business owners, I started doing bookkeeping for other small businesses. Eventually, I ventured off and started my own bookkeeping business!
Here I am today saving small businesses money with my bookkeeping business and helping them understand the importance of their financial reports. I am glad to say, being a small business owner myself, I enjoy helping other small businesses succeed in achieving their financial and business goals!
My name is Monique Castro, I have been with Coastline Bookkeeping since July 2021. My passion has always been to help others, which led me to go to UTSA to study social work and psychology. I later obtained a degree in both majors in 2014. After working with special needs individuals since 2015, I decided to change my career path to something more suitable for my children’s schedule. Being in a school setting made it very difficult to be available for any school events. When Jennifer asked me to help her in her office, while on summer vacation from working for CCISD, it was a perfect schedule to fit my life. Working at Coastline Bookkeeping, I quickly realized I am still helping people, just in a different aspect. I am now the Full Charge Payroll Specialist for all our clients as well as Accounts Receivable. I can’t wait to see where this newfound career path takes me.