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Working with us

  • From pre-revenue founders preparing a first raise through to established groups turning over eight figures across multiple entities. The common thread is not size. It is that the business has reached the point where decisions need real numbers behind them. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you in the first call.
  • Yes. We have served 100+ businesses across the US, UK and Canada, with select clients in Europe and Asia. Work is delivered remotely with meetings scheduled in your timezone, and we are used to IFRS, US GAAP and local reporting conventions. Multi-currency consolidation is routine for us.
  • Azan and Subhan lead every engagement personally. Both are ACCA-qualified and PwC-trained. You will not be handed to an unnamed junior after the sales call. The person who scopes your work is the person who builds it.

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Pricing

  • Three ways, depending on the work. Fixed-fee for defined deliverables such as a financial model, business plan or valuation, and most fall between $800 and $4,500, and you know the price before we start. Monthly retainer for ongoing bookkeeping, payroll and reporting, from $800 a month, priced on transaction volume and entity count. Project-based for advisory and diligence engagements. Every quote is written, itemised and issued after a free scoping call. We do not bill for that call. Full starting prices are on the pricing page.
  • Both. Plenty of clients come to us for a single financial model, valuation or business plan and never need anything else. Others start with a one-off project and move to a monthly retainer once they see the value of consistent reporting. There is no obligation to continue.

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Scope

  • Most engagements begin within five working days of a signed scope. A financial model or business plan typically takes two to three weeks; a bookkeeping catch-up depends on the backlog but is usually four to six weeks; ongoing reporting begins from the first full month. Urgent fundraise deadlines can be accommodated, so tell us the date on the first call.
  • Yes, and it is common. We handle the handover directly, reconstruct or reconcile whatever is incomplete, and document the position we inherited so there is no ambiguity about what was fixed. Note that we are consultants, not statutory auditors. We prepare and support, and work alongside your appointed auditor where one is required.
  • Less than you would expect. Typically: access to your accounting software or your last twelve months of statements, a short call to understand the business model, and one point of contact on your side. We produce a written scope before any work starts so there are no surprises on either side.

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Tools & security

  • For bookkeeping and payroll: QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books, Wave and Sage, plus your existing stack where you already have one. For modelling and analysis: Excel and Google Sheets built to institutional standards, with Power BI or Looker Studio dashboards where live reporting is needed. We build in the tool you already own wherever possible rather than forcing a migration.
  • Always. We sign an NDA before receiving any data, as standard and at no cost. Files are held in access-controlled storage, shared through permissioned links rather than email attachments, and deleted or returned at the end of the engagement on request. Client names and deliverables appear in our portfolio only with written permission, otherwise they are listed anonymously.

Next step

Still deciding? Ask us directly.

A free 30-minute scoping call with Azan or Subhan. No obligation, no sales script. You leave with a written view of what the work would involve.

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