About Us

Our History

Gitman & Associates provides small businesses with bookkeeping, payroll, staffing, and administrative services – with competitive rates and outstanding customer service.

From its inception in 2005, owner Jackie Gitman envisioned a company that would provide bookkeeping and payroll services to small and micro-businesses who need assistance with:

Bookkeeping tasks
Payroll Processing
Tax Preparation
Administrative and Secretarial Services

The idea was to provide a non-threatening, non-judgmental approach to assisting owners with their financials, answering questions, researching additional resources, and providing support, as needed.

After two years in bookkeeping and payroll, Jackie chose to expand her services to staffing and employment services, both temporary and long-term. With more than 30 years experience in business, education, and the nonprofit sector, she built the company to serve all the tedious and distracting administrative needs of business owners: bookkeeping and payroll, staffing, and administrative support.

New Division - Paradise Homemakers

After 10 months in staffing services, Jackie discovered an unmet need for non-medical in-home care for county residents and their families. Naming her new division, Paradise Homemakers, she sought to provide all types of respite and home care for those who need assistance to stay in their homes as long as possible. Expanding outside Paradise, Butte County Homemakers was added recently, as the need grows.

Owner Profile

Jackie Gitman

Owner

Jackie is a degreed professional with 30 years experience in business, education and nonprofit management. Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Jackie received her B.A. degree in government and education from Ohio Wesleyan University. After graduation, she traveled to California, landing a teaching job in Los Angeles. Later, she moved to Paradise, CA where she and her husband owned and operated two small businesses: a delicatessen, and clothing stores.

After returning to Dayton, raising a family and garnering extensive business experience from numerous Fortune 500 company representatives in Dayton, Jackie found a way to return to her beloved Paradise. After a thorough review of the opportunities in northern California, she chose to start a bookkeeping and tax preparation business in Paradise. In two years, she was in her own downtown Paradise building, offering not only bookkeeping, but a complete staffing and employment service to Butte County residents and businesses.

Our Associates

Jackie is very fortunate to have a wealth of knowledge and experience in her company’s Associates:

Cathy Eidem

Senior Associate

Cathy Eidem has been with the company since 2007, when she joined the firm as an Associate responsible for bookkeeping and staffing services. Since then, she has helped the company expand its clientele to the adult disabled who require assistance with managing their Social Security funds. That program has grown to now serve more than 85 adults throughout the county. Cathy has a BS degree in Accounting from Chico State University.

Jay Gitman

Senior Associate

Jay Gitman, Jackie’s son, joined the company in late 2010, after several years in business in the Bay Area. Jay has a BS in Business from San Diego State (2004) and manages the bookkeeping accounts for the firm, along with various staffing functions and other duties.

Tracy Hair

Associate

Tracy joined the company this year to help with our in-home care division, Paradise Homemakers and Butte County Homemakers. With a BA in Liberal Studies from Chico State University (2010) and as an LVN, Tracy provides scheduling, training, recruitment, home visits, and Homemaker management for the firm.

Victoria Allen