What actually happens when you engage us
No proposal theatre. A short conversation, a written scope, a fixed fee, a fortnight of setup done properly, and then a close that lands on the same working day every month.
The first conversation
Twenty minutes, no charge, and no proposal document. We want four things: what licence you hold, roughly how many transactions a month, what systems you are on, and — honestly — how far behind you are. From that we can usually tell you what you are obliged to do, what you are currently missing, and whether you need us at all.
Scope and fee
A written scope and a fixed monthly fee. The fee is set by complexity rather than by revenue — transaction volume, number of entities and stores, payment channels, whether stock and payroll are in scope, and how much reporting you want. It does not move because a month was busy. Where the books are behind, catch-up is scoped and priced separately, so you see both numbers before committing to either. See fees.
Setup, once and properly
Most of the value in an accounting relationship is created in the first fortnight. We design a chart of accounts for your business rather than importing a template; configure VAT tax codes so the return generates rather than gets assembled; set up dimensions for stores, brands or projects at the start rather than retrofitting them; connect bank feeds and, for retailers, integrate the POS; and agree opening balances against your last reliable set of accounts. See software setup.
The monthly rhythm
- Through the monthTransactions processed as they arrive, documents captured digitally, queries raised while people still remember the answer.
- First working daysReconciliations completed across every bank account and, for retailers, every settlement stream.
- The closeAccruals, prepayments, depreciation and stock movement posted; the period locked.
- The packP&L against budget and prior year, segment reporting, working capital, a thirteen-week cash forecast and a one-page commentary — by working day seven.
- The conversationNot just a PDF. Someone who read the numbers, telling you what moved and what needs a decision.
The annual events
Financial statements under the framework that applies to you; the Corporate Tax computation and return, filed inside the nine-month deadline; the audit file built through the year rather than in a fortnight; and an independent registered auditor appointed and managed where an audit is required. None of it should be a surprise, and with a monthly close none of it is.
What we expect from you
Not much, but it is not nothing. Documents sent as they happen rather than in an annual box; bank access or statements provided promptly; someone we can ask a question of; and a decision when we flag one. Engagements that go badly almost always go badly here rather than anywhere else.
That a store is not viable at the proposed renewal terms. That an election you were told to make will cost you money. That the free zone 0% rate you have been assuming does not apply to your business. That your gratuity liability is materially larger than your accounts show. It is more useful than agreement, and it is what you are paying for.
Reviewed 18 August 2026 by Ahmed Nabil Selim. UAE tax rates, thresholds and deadlines change — confirm the position for your period before relying on it.
How we work — frequently asked questions
For a business with clean records, two to three weeks from engagement to the first monthly close — most of which is system setup and agreeing opening balances rather than waiting. Where records are incomplete, onboarding is still quick but a catch-up runs alongside it; the two are scoped and priced separately so the timeline is clear from the start.
A named contact who knows your business. For most engagements that is Ahmed, who manages delivery and reviews the numbers before they leave the firm. Escalation goes to the partner on your relationship rather than to a queue. This is a deliberate constraint on how many clients we take on.
We re-scope and tell you before doing the work, not after. Discovering that a catch-up is twice the size quoted is a conversation, not an invoice — you get a revised scope and price and decide whether to proceed. What we will not do is quietly absorb it and then present a bill, or proceed on a basis we know to be unreliable.
Ready to start?
Licence type, transaction volume, systems, and how far behind you are. That is enough for us to scope the work and quote.
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