MARGIN / MONTHLY CLOSE
The month,
in order.
Source records
Statements · invoices · receipts
Reconciliation
Match · explain · resolve
Reporting & questions
A conversation with a purpose
Clear records. Visible responsibilities.
Accounting for independent businesses
Stay on top
of the
books.
Monthly bookkeeping, clear reports and help catching up when the records have fallen behind.
Find the right supportThe month,
Why Margin
The accounts need context.
You should not have to guess it.
A report is more useful when the unusual items are explained and the unanswered questions are visible. Margin combines regular bookkeeping with a practical conversation about the records.
Find a starting point
What needs attention?
Choose the situation closest to yours to see how we can help and what we need to get started.
ENGAGEMENT NOTE
A dependable monthly close.
- The work
- Organize transactions, reconcile the agreed accounts and prepare the month for review.
- Where we start
- The current records, the accounts involved and the people who can answer questions.
- The rhythm
- A regular date for sharing records, a list of questions to resolve and a monthly review.
The services
Regular work.
Clear boundaries.
Monthly bookkeeping
Transaction organization, reconciliation and an agreed close process for the accounts in scope.
Read about the serviceManagement reporting
An understandable reporting pack with context for unusual items and questions for the owner.
Read about the serviceCatch-up work
A defined review of incomplete periods, missing records and the sequence needed to move forward.
Read about the serviceFrom records to review
Make the handoffs
part of the plan.
Bring the month together.
Statements, invoices and source records arrive through the agreed process.
Work through the differences.
Reconciliation and a focused question list help explain incomplete or unusual items.
Leave with the next actions.
Reporting and open questions sit beside a clear list of responsibilities.
Changing accountants
Keep the history.
Make the next step clear.
A good handover shows which records are available, which periods are complete and what still needs attention. Your new accountant should be able to pick up where the last one left off.
How a handover worksReporting with context
Put the questions
beside the numbers.
A useful review names the item, the question and the person who can help resolve it. The action list belongs with the reports.
Management reportingREVIEW NOTE / OPEN ITEMS
What needs explaining?An unusual transaction or missing record
Who has the context?The person responsible for the source information
What happens next?A named action and an agreed review point
The practice
There is a person
behind the question list.
We work with business owners who want a dependable bookkeeping relationship and explanations they can follow.
About the practiceBefore we begin
A few scope questions.
Does monthly bookkeeping include tax returns?+
The scope sets out the work included. Tax filing, audit and other specialist services are not assumed to be part of monthly bookkeeping. Any separate work needs its own arrangement.
Can you start when records are behind?+
Catch-up begins with an assessment of the records available and the periods involved. We agree a sequence for the work and identify missing information before moving into an ongoing rhythm.
Will we need to change software?+
The starting conversation looks at the systems already in use and how information moves through the business. A software change is a separate decision, not an automatic first step.