Special situations
Franchise and multi-entity consolidation
For a franchise group or a set of related Australian entities, Finbryn keeps each unit's books on a matching chart of accounts and the same monthly schedule, then consolidates them into one profit and loss and balance sheet alongside per-unit reports, with GST, superannuation and royalty payments tracked and eliminated correctly across the group.
Bank reconciliation summary
Illustrative client · August 2026
AUD
| Account | Difference | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating account··4821 | 184,220.16 | 184,220.16 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Reserve account··0937 | 60,000.00 | 60,000.00 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Company card··1006 | (12,418.52) | (12,418.52) | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Card processor clearing | 8,905.40 | 8,905.40 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Payroll clearing | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
Last weekly runFri, 28 Aug, every account agreed to its statement.
Two open itemsTwo card receipts requested from you, marked on the card account until they arrive.
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
One consolidated view, built from clean units
A franchise owner running several sites, or a founder with a handful of related entities under one holding structure, a familiar shape across Australian retail, hospitality and trades franchising, usually hits the same wall: each unit's books look a bit different, sometimes kept by a different bookkeeper, and pulling them together before a board update becomes a spreadsheet exercise that never quite balances. Finbryn starts this work upstream, at the chart of accounts, rather than trying to fix it at consolidation time.
Every unit sits on the same chart of accounts and closes on the same monthly schedule, so consolidating them is an exercise in adding up clean data rather than untangling a reconciliation. Royalties owed to the franchisor, management fees and any intercompany charges are tracked as they happen and eliminated properly on the group statements, so the consolidated result is not inflated by money simply moving between entities the group already owns.
GST sits at the entity level: each Pty Ltd or trust in the structure typically holds its own ABN and, once it crosses the A$75,000 turnover threshold, registers and lodges its own BAS on a schedule we keep aligned across the group. Superannuation contributions, now set at 12% of qualifying earnings and, under Payday Super, due alongside wages, get tracked the same way at every location so no single site quietly falls behind on staff entitlements. A non-profit entity sitting inside a broader group, such as an industry association tied to a franchise network, faces a higher A$150,000 GST registration threshold than an ordinary trading entity, so we check each entity against the threshold that actually applies to it rather than assuming one figure fits the whole group.
Unit-level comparisons sit alongside the consolidated figures, so a location that is underperforming shows up in the monthly numbers rather than disappearing into a group average. See management reports for the formats behind both the unit-level and group-level views described here.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Franchise and multi-entity consolidation
Can each franchise location keep its own GST registration and BAS?
Yes. Each entity generally holds its own ABN and lodges its own BAS once it crosses the A$75,000 turnover threshold, on a shared reporting cycle we align across the group.
How do you track royalty payments owed to the franchisor?
Royalties are coded consistently across every unit and reconciled each period against the franchisor's own statements, so they show correctly on both the unit-level and consolidated reports.
Does consolidation cover compulsory super compliance across every unit?
Yes. We track the 12% compulsory super contribution rate and the Payday Super wage-aligned payment timing consistently across every entity in the group, not just the head office.
Does each franchise entity need to use the same software?
It helps but is not required. We can consolidate figures from different platforms across entities, though a shared chart of accounts across units makes the roll-up faster and the comparisons cleaner.
How is multi-entity consolidation priced?
Per entity in the group, plus a consolidation fee for the roll-up itself, confirmed once we know how many units and what software each one runs.
Can each franchise unit keep its own file?
Yes. Each unit keeps its own books, and we roll them up into a consolidated set on your reporting schedule.
How do you handle royalty payments to the franchisor?
Royalties are tracked as an intercompany or standard expense line depending on your structure, and reconciled each period against the franchisor's statements.
How do we get started with franchise and multi-entity consolidation?
Getting started with franchise and multi-entity consolidation begins with a short review of your current records and software access. Once that is done we confirm scope and timing in writing, and ongoing work begins on the schedule agreed with you.
What if our records for franchise and multi-entity consolidation are not up to date?
If your records are behind, we scope a catch-up first so franchise and multi-entity consolidation starts from a clean, reconciled base. That catch-up is priced and timed separately from the ongoing engagement, so you always know what each part costs.
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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.