For Canadian owners who want clean books before filing season
Closed by business day five. Ready for whoever files your T2.
Reconciled weekly in QuickBooks Online or Xero and checked by a senior reviewer, so year end reaches your filer in order. Prices in Canadian dollars and a named pod on your file.
- Reconciled every week
- Closed by business day five
- Written reply within one business hour
Month-end pack
Illustrative client · August 2026 · amounts in CAD
Closed business day 4, Fri, Sep 4. Reviewed by a senior reviewer before sending.
- Net income
- $21,125
- 14,529 last month
- Cash at month end
- $244,220
- +18,640
- Open items
- 2
The reviewer's call
Software is up on last month because two seats were added mid-month, so next month's run-rate is higher still. Confirm both seats are needed before the annual renewal.
What we need from you, by Wed, Sep 9
- Receipt for a card charge on the 14th
- Receipt for a card charge on the 22nd
- Prepared by
- Your pod
- Thu, Sep 3
- Reviewed by
- Senior reviewer
- Fri, Sep 4
- Sent to you
- Fri, Sep 4, 8:40 AM
Illustrative. The figures are examples, not a client's books. Deadlines are real and link to their official source.
The standards every account runs on
How the work runsWeekly
Bank and card accounts reconciled every week, not in a month-end rush.
Day 5
Books closed and reported by the fifth business day of the month.
1 hour
A first written reply within one business hour.
One pod
A named pod that knows your file, with a written handover if anything changes.
Your file
Your QuickBooks Online or Xero subscription stays in your name, with its full history.
Monthly
Month to month. No annual contract to get out of.
How your close runs
Reconciled all month, so month end is a review rather than a rebuild
Finbryn is outsourced bookkeeping for Canadian small and mid-sized businesses: books closed by business day five, every file checked by a senior reviewer, and prices shown in Canadian dollars before you book a call. GST/HST or T2 filings that need a signature go to a Canada-resident EFILE-registered filer, never to us.
- What changed
- Revenue rose on last month.
- Why it matters
- One milestone invoice made up most of the rise, and it will not repeat next month.
- What to do
- Plan next month's cash on recurring revenue only, and chase the milestone invoice by its due date.
Illustrative note. The kind of judgment every pack carries.
Every week
Bank, card and processor accounts reconciled to their statements. Questions go to you while they are fresh.
Month end
Last transactions coded, accruals and prepaid items posted, open items listed with what we need from you.
Before it is sent
A senior reviewer checks every reconciliation and reads the numbers against last month.
By business day five
The pack arrives: profit and loss, balance sheet, cash, open items and a written note.
Built for Canadian books
What we build every Canadian account around
Evening handoff, morning answers
Send what you have by 6:00 PM Eastern. It is reviewed and closed before your 9:00 AM, so categorizing and reconciling never wait for a free afternoon.
T2 and GST/HST, prepared and handed off
CRA's EFILE program requires the electronic filer to be a Canadian resident holding a valid SIN. We prepare the T2 and GST/HST figures; a Canada-resident EFILE-registered filer transmits the return.
Your file stays yours
Books live in your own QuickBooks Online, Xero or Sage 50 subscription. If you ever leave, the file and its full history leave with you, plus a recorded handover memo if staffing changes.
Accountable for your data
How your data is stored, accessed and protected is set out on our Security page, built around PIPEDA's requirement that we stay accountable for it wherever it is processed.
Security
How we protect your books
The controls below are in place today. The security page lists every control with its honest status, including what is still in progress or planned.
Read the security pageControl register
| Control | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-factor authentication on client systems | In place | policy document |
| Least-privilege access control | In place | policy document |
| No local storage of client files | In place | policy document |
| Signed non-disclosure agreement for every staff member | In place | policy document |
Services
Four ways we take work off your desk
Bookkeeping
Books you can rely on every week
Monthly bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online, Xero or the platform you already run: every transaction sorted into categories, every bank and card account reconciled, and a clean set of reports each month.
You receive
- Transactions sorted into categories against your chart of accounts
- Bank, card and payment-processor accounts reconciled to statements
- Monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and open-items list
Month-end close and reporting
Close the month without a scramble
A repeatable monthly close that ties every account back to source records, then turns the result into management reports, KPI dashboards and board-ready packages. Built for businesses that need numbers fast enough to act on, not just file away.
You receive
- Bank, card and loan accounts reconciled to statement balances
- Accrual and prepaid entries recorded for the period
- Fixed asset and depreciation schedules updated
Accounts payable and receivable
Keep bills and collections moving
Vendor bills processed and paid, customer invoices sent and chased, and both ledgers reconciled every week so cash in and cash out are never a guess.
You receive
- Vendor bills entered and coded to your chart of accounts
- Approval routing set up so the right person signs off before anything pays
- Payments scheduled and released through Bill.com or Melio
Tax preparation support
Hand your preparer clean numbers
Return preparation and filing support across US federal and state, UK, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong and EU obligations, built from books we already reconcile and reviewed by a credentialed signer or registered filing partner before anything is filed.
You receive
- Quarterly income projection built from current-year books
- Estimated payment calculation for each due date
- A payment reminder set for each due date
Also offered:Payroll support·Virtual CFO and advisory·Audit and compliance support·For accounting and tax firms·Software and migrations·Special situations
Questions
Questions Canadian owners ask first
Who actually files my T2 or GST/HST return?
We prepare the figures inside your QuickBooks Online, Xero or Sage 50 file. A Canada-resident EFILE-registered filer transmits the T2 or GST/HST return, since CRA's EFILE program requires the filer to be a Canadian resident with a valid SIN.
What standard do you keep our books to?
ASPE for most private Canadian companies, or IFRS where your business already reports under it. We ask which applies during onboarding rather than assuming.
Can I take my books if I ever leave?
Yes. Your books stay in your own QuickBooks Online, Xero or Sage 50 subscription, so the file and its full history are yours to take.
What if I have a question mid-month?
Message your pod. A first written reply comes within one business hour, and anything that needs a call gets booked in Canadian business hours.
Industries
Books set up for how your business actually earns
The chart of accounts, the reconciliations and the monthly note change with the model. Three examples:
- Ecommerce (Amazon and Shopify)Bookkeeping for online sellers on Amazon, Shopify, Etsy and their own storefronts, built around clean payout and sales tax data.Where the books usually hurt
- Marketplace payouts land as one lump sum that hides sales, fees, refunds and reserves
- Cost of goods sold gets estimated instead of tracked by SKU and inventory location
- Agencies and consultanciesBookkeeping for marketing agencies, design studios and consulting firms billing clients on retainers and project fees.Where the books usually hurt
- Retainer income gets booked as cash received instead of spread across the service period it covers
- Contractor and subcontractor payments pile up in accounts payable without a clear view of project margin
- SaaSBookkeeping and reporting for subscription software businesses tracking recurring revenue, deferred revenue and burn.Where the books usually hurt
- Revenue recognition on annual and multi-year contracts gets booked as cash instead of spread over the service period
- MRR, churn and expansion numbers get pulled from three different tools that disagree with each other
EditionsSix editions, one standard of work
Also available inUnited States·United Kingdom·Australia·European Union·Hong KongEach edition works to its own reporting frameworks, taxes and filing calendar, with prices shown in local currency.
Next step
See a first month, in writing
A short call covers your entities, your software and anything that is behind, then we send a written scope and price in Canadian dollars.