Audit support
PBC list management
PBC list management from Finbryn turns a Canadian audit firm's or lender's provided-by-client request into tracked tasks with due dates. Our accounting team gathers documents from CRA My Business Account, bank portals and vendors, tracks what is delivered, and answers factual follow-up questions during fieldwork.
Auditor request list
Illustrative client · August 2026
CAD
- 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.
The list that sits half-finished until fieldwork
A Canadian PBC list might ask for a GST/HST filing history pulled from CRA My Business Account, a shareholder loan agreement, a capital asset continuity schedule, or a lease still sitting in a filing cabinet. Finance teams already running month-end close in Sage 50 or QuickBooks rarely have the spare hours to chase every line before the reviewer's deadline.
We take the list your CPA or lender sends, break it into owned tasks against the due date in the engagement letter, and track each item to the system or person who can actually produce it. Corporate minute books, related-party agreements and CRA correspondence each get routed to whoever holds the source.
During fieldwork
Reviewers send follow-up questions once fieldwork starts. We route factual and documentation requests directly and log the answer; anything that calls for management's judgment, such as an allowance for doubtful accounts or a going-concern assessment, goes back to you before a response leaves the building.
After the engagement closes
The completed request package is archived so next year's list starts from a head start rather than a blank folder. Items that were slow to find this cycle, a missing intercompany agreement, an old capital asset invoice, get flagged so the process runs faster the second time.
PBC work runs alongside audit-ready books: the schedules built there answer a large share of what a typical Canadian request list asks for before it even arrives.
Keeping your controller out of the weeds
A controller chasing a forty-line request list has less time for payroll source deductions, the GST/HST filing, or the board update that week needs. We do not remove your team from the process, we remove the part that eats a calendar without adding judgment.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: PBC list management
Does the CPA send the PBC list directly to you?
Usually your finance team receives it first and shares it with us, though we can coordinate directly with your CPA once you authorize that contact.
Can you pull GST/HST filing history from CRA My Business Account for the request list?
Yes, once you grant the access your CRA account requires; we organize what comes back against the specific line item on the request list.
What if a request genuinely does not apply to our business?
We flag it back to the reviewer rather than guessing, since only they can confirm whether that item applies to your specific engagement.
What exactly is included in pBC list management?
The PBC list broken into owned tasks with due dates, and source documents gathered from bank portals, vendors and internal systems. This work runs inside QuickBooks Online or Xero, whichever your business already has in place, and it rolls into your regular monthly close rather than sitting off to the side as a separate, unreconciled process.
What happens to our pBC list management records if we switch providers?
Everything stays inside your own QuickBooks Online or Xero account, so the full history transfers with the subscription, not with Finbryn. You can hand pBC list management to another provider or bring it in-house at any point without losing a reconciliation or having to rebuild the file first.
Who decides what goes on the PBC list?
The audit firm sets the list. We work through it, gather what is needed and flag anything that genuinely does not apply to your business.
Can you respond directly to auditor follow-up questions?
We handle documentation and factual detail; questions that call for management judgment go back to you before a response goes out.
How is pBC list management priced?
Pricing for pBC list management 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.
What software works with pBC list management?
PBC list management runs inside QuickBooks Online or Xero, whichever you already use. If you are not yet set up in either, we can configure a file in your name so you keep ownership of it once the engagement is under way.
Related services
- Audit supportAudit-ready booksMonthly and year-end books maintained with the support and schedules an external auditor expects to see on day one, so fieldwork starts without a scramble to reconstruct records.
- 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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