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Bookkeeping built around Xero and QuickBooks, not a platform of our own.
Monthly bookkeeping, plus the accounts payable, receivable and payroll support UK companies need around it.
Finbryn's UK services start with monthly bookkeeping in Xero or QuickBooks Online, kept MTD-ready, and extend to accounts payable and receivable support and payroll coordination. Each service page sets out exactly what you receive and which credentialed signer or UK agent handles anything that legally needs one.
Bookkeeping
Books, reconciled 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.
- Monthly bookkeepingOngoing monthly bookkeeping: transactions sorted into categories, accounts reconciled and month-end reports delivered in the software you already use.
- Cash basis bookkeepingBooks kept on a cash basis, recording income and expenses when money actually moves, for owners who want simple books that match their bank balance.
- Accrual basis bookkeepingBooks kept on an accrual basis, matching income and expenses to the period they were earned or incurred, so reports reflect the real state of the business.
- Catch-up and cleanup bookkeepingMonths or years of books brought up to date and reconciled, with a written record of every adjustment, so monthly bookkeeping can start from a clean base.
- Bank and credit card reconciliationEvery bank, card and payment-processor account reconciled line by line against its statement, so the balance in your books always matches the balance at the institution.
- Chart of accounts designA chart of accounts built around how your business actually operates, so reports answer real questions instead of forcing everything into generic categories.
- Receipt capture with Dext and HubdocReceipts and bills captured through Dext or Hubdoc and matched to the right transaction automatically, so paperwork stops piling up at month end.
- QuickBooks Online bookkeepingFull-service bookkeeping delivered inside QuickBooks Online, in a file that belongs to you, using the app connections and reports the platform already offers.
- Xero bookkeepingFull-service bookkeeping delivered inside Xero, in a file that belongs to you, using Xero's own bank feeds, rules and reporting.
- Sage bookkeepingOngoing bookkeeping inside Sage, covering transaction coding, reconciliation and month-end reporting for businesses already running on the Sage platform.
Accounts payable and receivable
Bills paid on time, invoices collected on time
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.
- InvoicingCustomer invoices are created and sent on the schedule your contracts call for, with terms, quantities and pricing checked against the underlying agreement before anything goes out.
- CollectionsOverdue invoices are followed up on a set cadence, with reminders sent and calls logged, so slow-paying customers get consistent attention without you having to chase them yourself.
- Aged receivables reportAn aged receivables report is prepared each month, showing what customers owe and how overdue it is, so you can see collection risk before it becomes a cash problem.
- Cash applicationIncoming customer payments are matched to the right invoice and posted to the correct account, so accounts receivable reflects what is actually still owed.
- Three-way matchPurchase orders, receiving records and vendor invoices are checked against each other before a bill is approved for payment, catching price and quantity errors before money moves.
Month-end close and reporting
Books closed, numbers you can read
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.
- Month-end closeA repeatable monthly close that ties every account back to source records and hands you a finished set of financials on a predictable date each month.
- Management reportsMonthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow packaged with a plain-English narrative so the numbers explain themselves before anyone has to ask a question.
- KPI dashboardsA small set of metrics that actually run the business, tracked month over month in one place instead of scattered across spreadsheets.
- Board packsA board-ready package built from the same numbers as your monthly close, delivered on a schedule that leaves you time to read it before the meeting.
- Budget vs. actualActual results lined up against the budget every month, with the gap explained in plain language rather than left for you to work out on your own.
- Variance analysisA closer look at why a number moved: price, volume, timing or a one-off, so a variance on a report turns into an answer instead of a question.
- ConsolidationsMultiple entities, locations or subsidiaries combined into one consolidated set of financials, with intercompany balances eliminated while each entity still reports on its own.
- IFRS conversionBooks converted between US GAAP and IFRS, or built directly on IFRS, for businesses reporting to an overseas parent, investor or standard-setter outside the United States.
- Revenue recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15)Revenue recorded when it is actually earned rather than when cash lands, following the five-step model shared by ASC 606 and IFRS 15, so recurring and multi-part contracts are accounted for correctly.
- Lease accounting (ASC 842 / IFRS 16)Operating and finance leases brought onto the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, in line with ASC 842 and IFRS 16, with monthly amortization tracked going forward.
- Deferred revenueCash collected before it is earned tracked separately from revenue and released to the profit and loss on the schedule that matches when the work is actually delivered.
- Prepaid schedulesInsurance, software subscriptions and other costs paid up front spread across the months they actually cover, instead of hitting one month's profit and loss all at once.
- AccrualsExpenses and revenue recorded in the period they actually happen, even when the invoice or cash has not moved yet, so the month's numbers reflect that month's activity.
- Cash flow statementsA statement of cash flows built from your actual accrual books, showing where cash came from and went across operating, investing and financing activity.
Payroll support
Payroll, coordinated and reconciled
Coordination with the payroll platform you already run pay through, plus the accounting work around it: pay-run review, journal entries, contractor payments and benefit deductions reconciled to your books every period.
- UK payroll coordination: RTI and auto-enrolmentCoordination support for payroll reported under Real Time Information, including the workplace pension contributions that auto-enrolment requires on every pay run.
- Contractor paymentsPayment tracking and year-end reporting support for independent contractors and freelancers, so information-return data is accurate and ready before filing deadlines.
- Payroll journals and reconciliationsPayroll journal entries recorded each pay period and reconciled against the payroll platform's reports, so wages, withholdings and benefit deductions match your general ledger.
- Benefits administration supportAdministrative support for employee benefits: tracking sign-ups and deduction rates and reconciling provider invoices, so benefit costs are recorded correctly and match what was withheld from pay.
Tax preparation support
Filing-ready, prepared by people who already know your books
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.
- Tax planning supportYear-round planning support that looks ahead of filing season, modeling entity structure, timing and elections so decisions get made before a deadline forces them.
- Corporation tax return preparation supportPreparation support for a limited company's corporation tax return and computations, built from statutory accounts and reviewed by a credentialed signer before filing.
- Self assessment preparation supportPreparation support for an individual's self assessment return, including directors and sole traders, reviewed by a credentialed signer before filing.
- VAT return preparation support (Making Tax Digital)Preparation support for quarterly VAT returns filed through Making Tax Digital, built from digitally linked records in your accounting software.
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax supportPreparation support for the quarterly updates and end-of-period statement required under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, built from digitally kept records.
Virtual CFO and advisory
A finance lead, on a part-time basis
Fractional CFO and financial planning work: cash forecasting, budgeting, KPI design, investor and lender reporting, and support through a raise, an acquisition or a sale.
- Fractional CFOA senior finance lead who works your numbers on a part-time basis: monthly reviews, board and investor prep, and a second opinion before a big decision.
- 13-week cash flow forecastA rolling week-by-week cash forecast that shows what is coming in, what is going out, and where the next 13 weeks get tight.
- BudgetingAn annual budget built from your real numbers, broken out by month and department, that becomes the baseline every later report is measured against.
- FP&AOngoing financial planning and analysis: budget-to-actual tracking, margin and cost analysis, and the monthly pack that explains why the numbers moved.
- KPI designA short list of the numbers that actually run your business, defined once and tracked consistently, instead of a dashboard nobody opens.
- M&A due diligence supportFinancial due diligence support for a buy-side or sell-side deal: clean data, a quality-of-earnings view, and answers ready before the buyer or their advisor asks.
Audit and compliance support
Books ready before the auditor shows up
Books, schedules and documentation built to hold up under an external auditor, a grant funder or a readiness review, prepared by our accounting team so the audit itself moves faster and with fewer follow-up requests.
- Audit-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.
- PBC 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.
- Working 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.
- Internal controls documentationFinancial process controls, such as who approves a payment or reconciles an account, written down and walked through with your team, so an auditor or funder can see how the numbers are actually produced.
- Grant compliance supportGrant funds tracked separately from other revenue, spent against the approved budget, and documented the way a funder or a single-audit reviewer expects to see it.
- SOC readiness bookkeepingFinancial recordkeeping and evidence-gathering support for companies preparing for a service-organization examination, keeping the accounting-side documentation consistent while the technical control work is led by your security team or examiner.
Business setup and compliance
Entity formation and the filings that keep it current
Support for forming a company and keeping it in good standing: formation paperwork prepared, a registered agent or office coordinated, and the recurring filings tracked so nothing lapses. Anything that requires a specific filer designation or government signature is named and routed to that credentialed party.
- UK company formation and confirmation statementsPreparation support for forming a UK limited company and keeping its confirmation statement and registered details current, with the filing itself submitted by the entity's officer or an authorised filer.
- Companies House ID verification supportGuidance and document preparation support for the identity verification that officers, people with significant control and anyone filing on a company's behalf now need to complete, so the step does not stall a filing deadline.
For accounting and tax firms
Capacity for firms, white-labeled
Back-office capacity for accounting, bookkeeping and tax firms: white-label bookkeeping, busy-season overflow, dedicated staff pods and review support, delivered under your firm's name.
- White-label bookkeepingMonthly bookkeeping produced under your firm's own name and templates, so your clients see your brand while our team handles sorting transactions into categories, reconciling and reporting behind it.
- Busy season tax prep supportPreparation-support capacity for firms during filing season: source documents put in order, workpapers built and draft returns assembled for your credentialed preparers to review and sign.
- Dedicated staff podsA named, fixed group of accountants assigned to your firm alone, working your files on your schedule, rather than a rotating pool shared across other engagements.
- Overflow cleanup projectsFixed-scope cleanup and catch-up projects your firm can hand off when a client's books are too far behind for your own staff to absorb without disrupting other work.
- Review supportA second set of eyes on files your firm has already prepared, checking ties, disclosures and workpaper completeness before they reach your partner for sign-off.
- Outsourced capacity planningPlanning work for firms deciding how much bookkeeping and prep capacity to hand to an outsourced pod, including pilot scoping, staffing ramp and handoff design before any files move.
Software and migrations
Set up right, connected right
Setup, cleanup and migration work for the accounting platform and the tools around it: QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite and Sage Intacct, plus the integrations that feed them, so the software matches how the business actually runs.
- 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.
- Dext and Hubdoc integrationReceipt and bill capture connected through Dext or Hubdoc so paperwork reaches the accounting file automatically instead of sitting in an inbox or a shoebox.
- Stripe and Shopify integrationStripe and Shopify payment data connected and reconciled into the accounting file, so processor fees, refunds and payouts are visible instead of buried inside a single deposit line.
Special situations
For the books that do not fit a monthly close
Bookkeeping for the situations a standard monthly close does not cover: years of backlog, missing records, a platform shutdown, a dormant entity, a wind-down, or several locations that need one consolidated view.
- Multi-year catch-upBringing several years of unreconciled or missing books current in one structured engagement, scoped and timed before the work starts.
- Records reconstructionRebuilding a business's financial history from bank statements, receipts and other source documents when the original books are incomplete, lost or unreliable.
- Dormant company bookkeepingBookkeeping and reporting for an entity that is registered but not actively trading, so required filings can still be prepared and stay current until it reactivates or winds down.
- Wind-down exit packA structured close-out of the books and records when a business is winding down or dissolving, so the final return, the final state filings and the exit itself all rest on numbers that reconcile.
- Franchise and multi-entity consolidationBookkeeping across multiple franchise units or related entities, each location's books kept separately and then rolled up into one consolidated view.
What we cover
Monthly bookkeeping
Transactions coded, accounts reconciled and figures delivered by business day five, with digital records kept ready for Making Tax Digital.
Accounts payable and receivable
Supplier bills and customer invoices tracked and chased so cash position is never a guess.
Payroll support
Payroll journals posted into your ledger each pay run, coordinated with the payroll provider that runs RTI submissions.
A path toward year end
Reconciled monthly books that a UK-credentialed signer can build statutory accounts and a CT600 from, without starting the year from scratch.
Questions
Questions about what we offer
Do you file VAT returns or statutory accounts yourselves?
We prepare the figures and working papers. Filing is completed by you, or by a credentialed signer or a UK agent you appoint.
Which software do you support?
Xero and QuickBooks Online, alongside tools such as Dext and Hubdoc for capturing receipts.
Can I start with just bookkeeping and add more later?
Yes. Most UK clients start with monthly bookkeeping and add payroll coordination or VAT support once the business needs it.
Is catch-up work for a backlog priced differently?
Yes, per backlog month, quoted once we have looked at the state of your existing records.
Can services be combined, such as bookkeeping alongside payroll and tax preparation support?
Yes, combining two or more services rather than using just one in isolation is common, since bookkeeping, payroll and tax preparation support all draw on the same underlying records. Combining them under one engagement also means fewer handoffs between separate providers working from different figures.
What determines which service we should start with?
It usually depends on what is most out of date or causing the most immediate pressure, such as books that have fallen behind or a filing deadline approaching. We talk through your current setup on an initial call and recommend a starting point rather than selling every service at once.
Next step
Not sure which service applies?
Book a call and we will match your situation to a service, or tell you honestly if you do not need one yet.