Audit support
SOC readiness bookkeeping
SOC readiness bookkeeping from Finbryn keeps a UAE company's billing, revenue and vendor-payment records current through a service organisation examination, usually triggered by a US or European customer's procurement team. Our accounting team tracks the finance side of the evidence list; the examining firm performs the examination itself.
Auditor request list
Illustrative client · August 2026
AED
- Trial balance and general ledger exportDone
- Bank confirmations and statementsDone
- Receivables and payables listingsDone
- Fixed asset register with additionsIn progress
- Accruals and prepayments supportNext
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
An American standard, asked for by a foreign buyer
SOC 2 sits outside UAE accounting standards entirely. It is a US attestation, issued under AICPA rules by a firm specifically entitled to issue that report, and most UAE companies only encounter it because a customer in the US or Europe will not sign without one. The technical security work behind it belongs to your engineering or infrastructure lead. What lands on finance is narrower, and that narrower piece is what we handle.
The parts of the evidence list finance actually owns
Examiners want things a bookkeeper is already close to: invoices that match signed contracts, revenue recognised on a consistent monthly basis, a vendor payment trail showing who signed off on what, a record of who could access systems holding customer data. An examination window typically runs several months, not a single date, so books kept current across the whole period matter more than one clean snapshot at the end.
We track the list; we do not answer for the examiner
We keep a running tracker of the finance-related items the examiner has asked for and where each stands. Anything needing technical depth, an access log, a network control, a penetration test result, goes straight to your security lead instead of getting a guess from us that oversteps what the accounting records actually show.
Why this comes up so often for UAE tech and services firms
A DMCC, DIFC or mainland company selling software or services into the US or Europe increasingly hits a SOC 2 request at the procurement stage, well before a contract is close to signed. Getting the finance-side evidence organised early shortens the gap between a customer's request and a signed deal.
The line we hold
We never sit the examination and never sign or issue the report; that stays with the authorised examining firm, working from evidence your finance and security teams assemble together. The control matrix built under internal controls documentation usually clears a good share of the finance-side requests before the examiner needs to ask twice.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: SOC readiness bookkeeping
Can Finbryn issue our SOC 2 report?
No. Only a firm entitled to issue SOC reports under AICPA attestation standards can do that, and that entitlement sits outside anything our accounting team holds. We keep the finance records and evidence behind it in order.
Why does a UAE company need an American examination at all?
Usually a US or European customer's procurement team requires it before signing. The standard itself is American regardless of where the company being examined operates from.
Who do you talk to when the examiner asks a security question?
Whoever runs security or compliance on your side. We stay on the finance evidence and hand technical questions straight to them rather than guessing at an answer.
How long does readiness work typically take before an examiner engagement starts?
It depends on how far current bookkeeping and access controls sit from what a SOC 2 examiner expects, but most UAE companies preparing for a first US or European customer's requirement need a few months of readiness work first.
Do you perform the SOC examination or issue the report?
No. An independent, credentialed audit firm you engage separately performs the examination and issues the report. We keep the financial records and evidence behind it organized and current.
What is the difference between this and general bookkeeping?
The bookkeeping itself is the same discipline, kept to a documentation and consistency standard that holds up when an examiner asks for evidence on demand rather than at month end.
Who reviews the work before it reaches us?
Every deliverable under sOC readiness bookkeeping is reviewed by a senior reviewer before it reaches you. You keep access to the underlying file at every stage, so nothing about the work happens somewhere you cannot see it.
What is included in sOC readiness bookkeeping?
SOC readiness bookkeeping covers books and financial records kept current and reconciled through the examination window and billing, revenue-recognition and vendor-payment records organized for evidence requests. The exact scope is agreed and set out in writing before work starts, so you know precisely what is and is not covered before the first deliverable arrives.
Related services
- Audit supportInternal controls documentationFinancial process controls, such as who approves a payment or reconciles an account, written down and walked through with your team, so an auditor or funder can see how the numbers are actually produced.
- Audit supportWorking paper preparationSupporting schedules and reconciliations built the way an auditor expects to see them, cross-referenced to the trial balance, so review comments come back with fewer open questions.
Industries
- SaaSBookkeeping and reporting for subscription software businesses tracking recurring revenue, deferred revenue and burn.
- Startups and VC-backed companiesBookkeeping and reporting for early-stage, venture-backed companies watching burn, runway and investor reporting closely.
- Agencies and consultanciesBookkeeping for marketing agencies, design studios and consulting firms billing clients on retainers and project fees.
Next step
Talk to the team that would run your books
A short call covers your setup, your software and what a first month would look like. You get a written scope and price after it.