Audit support
Audit-ready books
Audit-ready books from Finbryn means every account reconciled, every schedule tied to the trial balance, and the file built to the AASB standards your entity reports under, ready for the year Australia runs 1 July to 30 June. Our team prepares the file; your ASIC-registered company auditor forms the opinion.
Auditor request list
Illustrative client · August 2026
AUD
- 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.
Closing the gaps before fieldwork
A fixed-asset register that has not moved since last June, a loan account with no supporting note, a bank reconciliation stuck three months behind: these are the items that stretch a straightforward review into a long one. We reconcile every bank, card and balance-sheet account to its statement, then roll forward the schedules that back the numbers a reviewer will ask about first.
Built to the year Australia actually runs
The financial year here runs 1 July to 30 June. We prepare comparatives, accruals and cut-off schedules against that calendar, not a calendar-year approximation, so nothing needs re-mapping once your auditor opens the file.
Matching your chart of accounts
We reconcile against the chart of accounts you already run in Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks Online, and only recommend a structural change when it is genuinely slowing the review down, never as a default step.
What this does not cover
We do not perform the audit or form an opinion on the financial report. That sits with the ASIC-registered company auditor you engage, working to the Australian Auditing Standards. Where your company qualifies for an audit exemption under the size tests but a lender, an investor or a grant deed still wants an assured set of books, we build the same file regardless, since that request rarely disappears just because the legal trigger does not apply. Our PBC list management picks up once the auditor's actual request list arrives.
Repeat engagements
A first-year review almost always runs longer simply because nobody has seen that particular auditor's request pattern before. We keep notes on what came back the previous year, so a second engagement starts from a shorter open-items list.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Audit-ready books
Do you build to Australian Accounting Standards or another framework?
AASB, matched to whichever tier your entity reports under. We do not impose a framework change; we work inside the one your business already uses.
Will the file match our financial year?
Yes. We build comparatives and cut-off schedules to the 1 July to 30 June year, so the file needs no re-mapping when your auditor opens it.
Can you reconcile our existing Xero or MYOB file, or do we need to switch software?
We work inside the file you already have. Switching software is never a requirement.
What if this is our first review or audit?
We walk through what a typical Australian request list covers and build the schedules ahead of it, so a first engagement is not a scramble.
Do you work from a standard Australian audit checklist?
We build the schedules around what your specific auditor or ACNC reviewer has asked for in prior years, then supplement with the reconciliations most Australian auditors expect as standard, such as bank, GST and payroll ties.
Does this include the audit itself?
No. We prepare the books and schedules; the audit and any opinion on them come from an independent audit firm you engage and credential separately.
How early should we start preparing?
Most businesses see the biggest benefit starting two to three months before fieldwork, so open items get resolved before the auditor is on the clock.
What is included in audit-ready books?
Audit-ready books covers reconciliations for every bank, card and balance sheet account, tied to source statements and supporting schedules for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets and intercompany balances. 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.
How is audit-ready books priced?
Pricing for audit-ready books depends on your transaction volume, the software you use, and how much cleanup is needed before ongoing work starts. Current ranges are published on the pricing page, and your exact fee is confirmed in writing before anything begins.
Related services
- Audit supportPBC list managementThe auditor's provided-by-client request list tracked item by item, with documents gathered, organized and delivered on schedule instead of chased down in the final week.
- 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.
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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.