Scope sheet
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Forensic accounting
Financial records reconstruction
Financial records reconstruction from Finbryn rebuilds a complete financial history from bank statements, invoices and whatever source documents survive, for a US dispute, investigation or insurance claim where the existing books cannot be relied on. Every assumption goes into a written log a court, counsel or an insurer can review line by line.
What is included
- A reconstructed transaction history for the full period at issue
- A profit and loss statement and balance sheet built from the rebuilt history
- A documented assumptions log stating every judgment call and its basis
- A document inventory showing exactly what records survived and what did not
- Source-document references for every transaction where one exists
- A rebuilt QuickBooks Online or Xero file the client owns going forward
- A reconciliation to bank totals confirming the rebuild ties out
- A summary memo suitable for counsel, an insurer, or a mediator
The process
- 1.
Intake and inventory
We confirm the period, entity, and deadline at issue, then inventory exactly what records the client already has before requesting anything further.
- 2.
Statement recovery
Bank and card statements are requested directly from institutions where the client's own copies are incomplete, since most banks retain several years of history on request.
- 3.
Document matching
Each transaction is matched to a source document where one exists, invoices, contracts, vendor confirmations, or prior filings, and coded into the rebuilt chart of accounts.
- 4.
Assumption logging
Where no document survives, a documented assumption is recorded in a written log, stating exactly what was assumed and the basis for it.
- 5.
Reconciliation
The rebuilt books are reconciled against bank totals for the period to confirm the reconstruction ties out before financial statements are drafted.
- 6.
Dual review
A senior reviewer checks the reconciliation and matching, then reviews the financial statements and assumptions log before delivery.
- 7.
Delivery and walkthrough
The reconstructed statements and log are delivered, with a walkthrough available for counsel, an adjuster, or a mediator on any specific line.
Software
QuickBooks Online, Xero, Microsoft Excel, Dext
Quality control
Once the rebuild is complete, a senior reviewer reconciles the reconstructed books to bank totals for the period, and reviews both the financial statements and the assumptions log before delivery.
Pricing
Reconstruction is scoped and quoted per engagement, since cost depends on how many periods, entities, and accounts are involved and how much documentation survives versus needs to be requested. Our standard monthly bookkeeping tiers on the /us/pricing rate card cover ongoing books that already exist; a dispute-grade or claim-grade reconstruction is quoted separately after we review what records you already have.
Finbryn is a brand of Northlane Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Reviewed September 2026