Set up right, connected right
Software and migrations
Finbryn sets up, cleans up and migrates the accounting software Saudi companies run on: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Odoo, SAP Business One and Sage Intacct, plus the Fatoora e-invoicing and marketplace integrations that feed them. You keep the file and the login throughout. The work is contracted through Northlane Solutions Inc. in the United States.
Migration checklist
Illustrative client · August 2026
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- Old file backed up with full historyDone
- Chart of accounts mapped line by lineDone
- Opening balances agreed to the old fileDone
- Bank feeds connected and testedIn progress
- First month closed in the new softwareNext
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
Why the software choice matters before the numbers do
A Saudi company registering for VAT, gearing up for its next Fatoora e-invoicing integration wave, or splitting Zakat and corporate income tax between Saudi and foreign shareholders needs a ledger built to support that split from day one. A spreadsheet-run business, or a QuickBooks file inherited from a bookkeeper who has since left, rarely survives the jump to structured e-invoicing, GOSI-linked payroll postings and a Qawaem filing without a rebuild.
What we work in
- QuickBooks Online and Xero, the two platforms most Saudi startups and small companies default to
- Zoho Books and Odoo, common among Monsha'at-registered SMEs and MISA-licensed foreign companies setting up their first Saudi entity
- SAP Business One and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for companies that have outgrown small-business software
- Sage Intacct and NetSuite for GCC subsidiaries of US and UK groups that need multi-entity consolidation alongside their Saudi statutory accounts
- Marketplace-integration tools such as A2X, for companies selling on Amazon.sa, Noon or their own Shopify storefront
You keep the subscription in your own company's name throughout. If you move on, you leave with your data and your login, not a file that belongs to us.
How a migration runs
Every migration starts with a working session to agree the opening balance date, then a parallel import so nothing posts twice. Historical transactions get tied out to bank statements rather than copied across as-is, and the chart of accounts gets checked against VAT, Zakat and corporate income tax reporting needs before the new file goes live. For a company split between Saudi/GCC and foreign ownership, that means a chart of accounts that separates the Zakat base from the taxable income on the non-Saudi share cleanly, not after the fact.
Where this connects to Fatoora and the wider close
ZATCA's e-invoicing integration waves keep lowering the revenue threshold that pulls a business into Phase 2, so a platform migration is a natural point to confirm the accounting software can generate and store structured invoices the way Fatoora requires. Software work connects into ongoing bookkeeping and the Zakat and tax return cycle once a migration is live, and any transfer pricing disclosure form a related-party structure needs gets built into the same chart of accounts from the start. Pricing for the work itself is set out on the pricing page.
All services
Software and migrations: every service
- QuickBooks setup, cleanup and migrationA new QuickBooks Online file built to fit the business, or an existing file cleaned up and reconciled, plus migration from spreadsheets or another platform without losing history.
- Xero setup and migrationA Xero file configured for the business from day one, or a move into Xero from another platform, with the chart of accounts, bank feeds and history carried across cleanly.
- NetSuite implementation supportHands-on support around a NetSuite implementation or an existing instance: chart of accounts design, module configuration review and the ongoing bookkeeping work once the system is live.
- Sage Intacct supportSetup, cleanup and ongoing bookkeeping inside Sage Intacct, including dimension structure, multi-entity consolidations and the reconciliations that keep a multi-entity close on schedule.
- A2X and Link My Books integrationMarketplace and payment settlement data connected into QuickBooks Online or Xero through A2X or Link My Books, so lump-sum payouts split into sales, fees, refunds and reserves.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Software and migrations
Do we keep ownership of our accounting file once you set it up?
Yes. The subscription stays in your company's name, and we work inside it under access you grant and can revoke at any time.
Can you handle the accounting split between Saudi/GCC and foreign ownership in the same file?
Yes. We build the chart of accounts so the Zakat base on the Saudi and GCC share and the taxable income on the non-Saudi share can each be computed and filed separately, rather than untangled at year end.
Do you set up the Fatoora e-invoicing connection during a migration?
We check that the platform you move to can generate and store structured electronic invoices the way ZATCA's e-invoicing rules require, and connect the integration where your current wave calls for it. Confirm your specific wave and deadline with ZATCA before relying on a date we give you.
What happens to our old file after migration?
It stays intact and accessible. We keep a copy of the pre-migration file until the new one is fully reconciled and signed off.
How is a migration project priced?
Pricing depends on how many years of history need to move, how many integrations feed the file, and whether a cleanup runs alongside the migration. Scope and timing are set out in writing before the old file is touched.
Can you migrate a Monsha'at-registered SME or a MISA-licensed foreign company's first Saudi file?
Yes, including building a first-time chart of accounts, connecting GOSI and WPS-linked payroll postings through Mudad, and setting up Zakat and VAT registration numbers correctly from the outset.
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.