Why "Faro." Why "Larimar."
Two names, one idea: a steady light to navigate by, and a quiet nod to where my family comes from.
A note from the founder
I'm Chris — Christopher Lara. I studied finance at Purdue with a focus on wealth management, I hold a Rhode Island real estate license, and I'm bilingual in English and Spanish with family roots in the Dominican Republic. Faro Bookkeeping is the practice I built to bring real financial organization to small businesses that don't have — and don't yet need — a full-time bookkeeper on staff.
Faro means lighthouse. A lighthouse doesn't steer your ship. It gives you one fixed, reliable point to navigate by, which matters most when things feel foggy. That's the job I want your books to do for you.
The company's legal name, Larimar Group LLC, is named for larimar — a blue stone found almost nowhere on earth except the Dominican Republic. It's a quiet nod to where my family is from, sitting behind a brand built for clients here in Rhode Island.
Where I am in this, honestly
Faro is a new practice, and I'd rather you hear that from me than work it out later. I'm early in my hands-on bookkeeping career and currently completing Intuit's bookkeeping certification. What I bring is a finance education, a real estate license, two languages, and an unusual amount of care about getting the details right.
What that means for you in practice: I take on a small number of clients so each one gets genuine attention, I check my work rather than assuming it, and when something is outside what I can competently do, I say so and point you to someone who can. A bookkeeper who guesses is worse than no bookkeeper at all — the errors are just harder to find.
What guides the work
- Accuracy over speed. Every number is checked before it reaches you. Reconciled means reconciled to the penny, not close enough.
- Plain language. You should understand your own financials. Explaining them is part of the service.
- Clear limits. I'll tell you when something needs a CPA, an Enrolled Agent, or an attorney — before you hire me, not after.
- Confidentiality by default. Your financial data is handled with the care I'd want for my own.
- Responsiveness. One business day on any message, and a real person every time.
Finance training, a real estate license, two languages
Finance education
A Purdue finance degree with a wealth-management focus, plus ongoing coursework. Currently completing the Intuit bookkeeping certification and working toward QuickBooks Online certification.
Licensed in real estate
An active Rhode Island real estate license, which brings a practitioner's understanding of closings, settlement statements, and how a property purchase should actually land in the books.
Bilingual by background
Fluent in English and Spanish, with Dominican roots. You work directly with me in whichever language you'd rather discuss your money in — no interpreter, no hand-off.
The plan, stated openly
Faro starts as a bookkeeping practice, deliberately. Bookkeeping done well is a real service on its own, and I'd rather be excellent at one thing than mediocre at four.
Over the next few years I'm working toward the Enrolled Agent credential, the IRS designation that would let me prepare returns and represent clients before the IRS. When that happens, tax preparation becomes available to existing clients first. Until it does, I won't advertise it, and I won't do it.
If you're reading this page a year from now and it still says the same thing, hold me to it.
Let's talk about your books.
A free 30-minute conversation about where your business is today. No pressure, and an honest answer about whether I'm the right fit.