Useful reports start with organised source records. Before agreeing accounting support, take stock of what you have and how it reaches the person who prepares your books.
Know where the source records live
- Bank and payment-platform statements
- Sales invoices, customer receipts and credit notes
- Supplier invoices, expense receipts and supplier statements
- Payroll summaries and relevant adjustments, where applicable
- Records of business assets and finance arrangements
Keep a list of open questions
Highlight transactions you are unsure about, missing documents, unpaid invoices and differences that have not been resolved. Your accountant can review these with you rather than guessing what a transaction represents.
Choose the reports you actually use
Discuss what you need to understand: performance for the month, unpaid customer balances, supplier commitments or movements in cash. Agree the reporting scope and frequency with your accountant.
Agree a secure handover routine
Set out who supplies records, how documents are shared and when questions will be answered. Use a channel agreed with your accountant for financial records, rather than sending sensitive files in an initial enquiry.
What to tell us first
Your current software, transaction volume, how up to date the books are and the reports you need will help us start the conversation.
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