Audit support
Audit-ready books
Audit-ready books from Finbryn means reconciled accounts, tied-out schedules and a trial balance organized the way a US auditor expects on day one of fieldwork. Our accounting team prepares the file; your licensed, independent audit firm performs the audit and issues the opinion.
Auditor request list
Illustrative client · August 2026
USD
- 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.
What we build before fieldwork starts
Most audit delays trace back to the same handful of gaps: an account that has not been reconciled since March, a fixed-asset schedule nobody updated, a related-party balance with no explanation attached. We close those gaps before your auditor arrives.
Every bank, card and balance sheet account is reconciled to its statement or source document. Accruals, prepaids, fixed assets and intercompany balances each get a schedule that ties directly to the trial balance, not a spreadsheet built from memory the week before fieldwork.
US GAAP and the trial balance
For most private US companies, books are kept under US GAAP, and the trial balance we hand over maps cleanly to your auditor's lead sheets. Where your auditor works from a specific chart-of-accounts mapping or prior-year format, we match it rather than asking them to adapt to ours.
Folder structure that matches the request list
We organize supporting documents into the same categories most PBC lists use: cash, receivables, fixed assets, payables, equity, revenue. When the request list arrives, most of what it asks for is already sitting in the right folder.
What this does not include
We do not perform the audit, form an opinion, or represent your company to the audit firm on matters of judgment. Those decisions sit with you and with the licensed audit firm you engage. Our PBC list management and working paper preparation pick up once the request list itself arrives.
First-year and repeat engagements
A first audit almost always takes longer than the ones that follow, simply because nobody on your team has seen the request list before. We keep notes on what your specific auditor asked for last time, so a second-year engagement starts from a shorter list of open items rather than repeating the same questions from scratch.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Audit-ready books
How do you know what an auditor will ask for before they send the PBC list?
Most requests repeat across engagements: reconciled cash, aged receivables and payables, a fixed-asset roll-forward, related-party disclosures. We prepare those as a matter of course, then adjust once the actual list arrives.
Will you work from our existing chart of accounts?
Yes. We reconcile against your current chart of accounts and only recommend a change when it is genuinely holding back the audit, never as a default step.
What if this is our company's first audit?
We walk your team through what an auditor typically asks for and build the schedules ahead of the request list, so a first audit does not turn into a scramble.
What does audit-ready books actually include, month to month?
Audit-ready books covers reconciliations for every bank, card and balance sheet account, tied to source statements, along with supporting schedules for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets and intercompany balances. The work runs inside QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct, the file stays under your own subscription, and a senior principal reviews the output before it reaches you each period.
What access do you need to start audit-ready books?
View or edit access to QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct is enough to begin; nothing about your existing subscription or login changes on our side. Any additional access needed for a specific deliverable, such as a bank portal or receipt inbox, is agreed with you first, and the scope is set out in your engagement letter.
Does this include the audit itself?
No. We prepare the books and schedules; the audit and any opinion on them come from an independent audit firm you engage and credential separately.
How early should we start preparing?
Most businesses see the biggest benefit starting two to three months before fieldwork, so open items get resolved before the auditor is on the clock.
What is included in audit-ready books?
Audit-ready books covers reconciliations for every bank, card and balance sheet account, tied to source statements and supporting schedules for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets and intercompany balances. The exact scope is agreed and set out in writing before work starts, so you know precisely what is and is not covered before the first deliverable arrives.
How is audit-ready books priced?
Pricing for audit-ready books 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.
Related services
- Audit supportPBC 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.
- 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.
Industries
- Startups and VC-backed companiesBookkeeping and reporting for early-stage, venture-backed companies watching burn, runway and investor reporting closely.
- SaaSBookkeeping and reporting for subscription software businesses tracking recurring revenue, deferred revenue and burn.
- NonprofitsFund accounting for nonprofits tracking restricted and unrestricted funds, grants and donor reporting.
- ManufacturingBookkeeping for small and mid-size manufacturers tracking raw materials, work in process and finished goods inventory.
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.