About Peter Ankeny
Accurate books, kept by the person you talk to.
Wolf Pine Bookkeeping was founded to give complex households and small businesses accurate books, clear reporting, and a more reliable financial foundation.
I’m Peter Ankeny, the founder of Wolf Pine Bookkeeping. My career has taken me from industrial engineering to private wealth planning and financial services. Across those roles I saw the same problem again and again: important decisions depended on financial information that was fragmented, difficult to interpret, or out of date.
I created Wolf Pine Bookkeeping to close that gap. It is owner-operated, so the person you speak with is the person who reconciles the accounts, closes the month, answers your questions, and talks with your CPA.
Peter AnkenyFounder · Portsmouth, New Hampshire
A Systematic Approach to Financial Records
Good bookkeeping requires more than entering transactions. Accounts need to be reconciled, activity needs to be categorized consistently, and reports need to reflect the way a household or business actually operates.
My engineering background shaped how I approach this work. I look for clear processes, reliable inputs, and systems that can be maintained over time. The objective is to produce books that are accurate enough to trust and reports that are clear enough to use.
Books accurate enough to trust, and reports clear enough to use.
Peter Ankeny, founder
Background and Credentials
EngineeringDartmouth, Thayer School · Eaton Corporation
I earned a B.A. in Engineering Sciences, a B.E., and a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering, and began my career as a mechanical engineer at Eaton Corporation, designing industrial electrical and hydraulic systems.
That work developed a disciplined approach to problem-solving, process design, and technical detail.
Wealth planningUBS Private Wealth Management · Lake Street Advisors
I later worked in wealth planning at UBS Private Wealth Management and Lake Street Advisors. That experience gave me direct exposure to complex households, family offices, business owners, and the professionals who support them.
I saw how much time families, CPAs, and advisors can lose when the underlying records are incomplete or difficult to organize, and the value of clear reporting across trusts, entities, accounts, properties, and businesses.
BookkeepingWolf Pine Bookkeeping · QuickBooks Online
Wolf Pine Bookkeeping brings those two disciplines together. The books are kept in QuickBooks Online, every account is reconciled to its statement each month, and the reports are built in the form a family, an owner, and a CPA can each use.
Certifications on record with Intuit and BILL
Credentials
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor Gold
- QuickBooks Online Level 1 ProAdvisor
- QuickBooks Online Level 2 ProAdvisor
- QuickBooks Online Payroll Certification
- Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional
- Intuit Client Advisory Services Foundations
- BILL Expert Certified
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional
These credentials reflect formal training, ongoing education, and an understanding of how bookkeeping fits into a client’s wider financial picture.
What Clients Can Expect
Accurate books
Every account reconciled to its statement, and transactions organized through a consistent process, month after month.
Clear reporting
Reports structured to help you understand your household or business finances, and to give your CPA and advisors information they can use.
Responsive service
You work directly with the professional who keeps your books and can answer questions as they arise.
Wolf Pine Bookkeeping provides bookkeeping, recordkeeping, and financial reporting. Tax preparation, tax advice, legal advice, investment advice, and financial planning are outside the scope of a bookkeeping engagement.
Two Separate Businesses
I am also the founder and financial advisor at Wolf Pine Capital, a separate fee-only financial advisory firm.
Wolf Pine Bookkeeping and Wolf Pine Capital are distinct businesses with separate services and engagements. Bookkeeping clients are never required to become advisory clients, and financial planning and investment advice stay outside a Wolf Pine Bookkeeping engagement.
Also founded by Peter
Fee-only financial advisory firm. A separate business with its own engagements.
- Bookkeeping clients are never required to become advisory clients
- Financial planning and investment advice are separate from a bookkeeping engagement
Let’s Discuss What You Need
Wolf Pine Bookkeeping serves complex households and small businesses from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and works virtually with clients throughout the United States.
