Services for Growing Businesses

Business Accounting and Financial Management

Too often in start up businesses, the accounting function is seen as a burden. In established businesses it is all too often seen as a 'necessary evil'.

We believe these businesses are making a fundamental error. We fully understand why so many people treat the accounting function this way; most 'traditional accountants' deal in the past and talk about "compliance" and "legal requirements". These are necessary but will not on their own drive your business forward or help you to achieve your goals.
We work with you to provide "back office" support and performance measurement, leaving you free to focus on what you do best.
Using our wide range of commercial and practical experience, we have refined a range services that will help you and free up your time to focus on what you do best.

Outsourcing

Outsourcing is now an accepted part of corporate life.
Your company can benefit from the knowledge that the accounting function is in the hands of reliable finance professionals using secure and robust systems. You therefore don't have the cost and responsibility of employing your own staff and can avoid the outlay on hardware and software.
Having an external specialist regularly checking your situation helps to identify any tax saving or similar opportunities as they arise.
Services that can typically be outsourced to us include:

• Bookkeeping
• Management accounting and reporting
• Payroll
• VAT
• 'Virtual' FD role

Management Reporting

Whatever your business, timely, accurate and meaningful financial information is crucial. What you can measure, you can manage!
Every organisation is different and has its own business drivers. The key to good management information is to identify these drivers and ensure that they can be regularly monitored by implementing measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).

We then work with you to interpret the financial information and trends, and help you to shape your future plans accordingly.
Your business is unique and should not be forced to fit in with the layout of industry standard accounting packages. We will improve your reporting by:

• Identifying the key drivers and KPI's in your company
• Building a reporting package to suit the requirements of your company
• Compiling budgets and forecasts
• Exposing all business metrics

Payroll

We can take care of all your payroll calculations so you can pay all your staff the right amount and on time, whether you have one or a hundred and one employees.
We will also take care of all those wonderful government forms, allowing you to concentrate on running your business.
We provide an approachable, easy to use service at a fraction of the cost of employing an in-house payroll administrator and will cover the following:

• Weekly or monthly employee pay calculations
• Production of payslips etc
• "Year end" statutory returns
• Assistance on all aspects of PAYE and National Insurance
• Advice and help on all other related matters

VAT Returns

VAT may be a small acronym but has very large implications if not taken seriously! This truly is a tax that's worth planning for in advance.
We are able to guide you through the VAT minefield and help you to comply with all the regulations whilst minimising its impact on you.

Annual Accounts

Annual accounts are the summary of your financial year. Prepared correctly, they will provide a valuable insight into the performance of your business. More than merely compliance, they should help you by:

• Getting your message across to funders, both current and prospective
• Obtaining potential tax advantages
• Countering any perceived weaknesses
• Facilitating preparation for future developments

Sage training and technical support

We have countless years experience of using Sage accounting software from the earliest packages right through to the current versions.
We can help you by

• Advising on the package to meet your needs
• Installing it in the way best suited to your business

• Training
• Ongoing helpline and support