Scope sheet
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Audit support
PBC list management
PBC list management turns your auditor's provided-by-client request list into owned tasks with due dates, tracked against your QuickBooks Online, Xero or NetSuite records. Finbryn's accounting team gathers the documents, tracks what is delivered against the list, and answers factual follow-up questions during fieldwork, so your finance team is not chasing fifty line items alone during the busiest week of the engagement.
What is included
- The PBC list broken into owned tasks with due dates
- Source documents gathered from bank portals, vendors and internal systems
- A shared tracker showing delivered, pending or blocked status per item
- Exception flags confirmed with the audit firm before an item is marked not applicable
- Follow-up requests during fieldwork routed and answered without delay
- Separate tracking by entity or funding source for multi-entity or grant-funded audits
- A closed-item archive kept for the following year's engagement
The process
- 1.
Intake the list
We receive the PBC list from your finance team or directly from the audit firm once authorized, and read through every line before assigning owners.
- 2.
Flag and confirm exceptions
Anything that looks unclear or not applicable to your engagement is flagged and confirmed with the audit firm rather than assumed.
- 3.
Assign ownership and due dates
Each item gets an owner, whether a document we can pull directly or a fact only your team can confirm, tied to the engagement's overall deadline.
- 4.
Gather source documents
We pull records from bank portals, vendor systems, payroll providers and internal files, checking each one against the exact request wording.
- 5.
Track status in real time
A shared tracker shows delivered, pending and blocked items, so status is visible to your team and the audit firm without a separate check-in.
- 6.
Handle fieldwork follow-ups
Factual follow-up requests during fieldwork are logged and routed same-day; anything requiring management judgment goes to you first.
- 7.
Archive for next year
The completed package is filed with notes on hard-to-locate items, so next year's list starts from a head start instead of a blank page.
Software
QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, SharePoint, Google Drive, Bill.com
Quality control
A senior team member reviews the tracker weekly during an active engagement to confirm nothing has stalled without an explanation attached.
Pricing
PBC list management is typically quoted as a fixed add-on for the audit season once the actual list is in hand, since scope depends on list size and how many source systems the documents come from. Ongoing bookkeeping tiers and the calculator that estimate your baseline volume are on the pricing page; the exact PBC fee is confirmed in writing once the list is reviewed.
Finbryn is a brand of Northlane Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Reviewed September 2026