Bookkeeping in this office means a maintained general ledger, bank recs that actually rec, and a file VAT and Corporate Tax can be filed from. We do not call a folder of invoices a set of books. The Deira desk has kept ledgers since 2024.
What monthly work includes
Banks, sales, purchases, payroll journals if we have them, and a trial balance you can send to a bank or an auditor without apology. If the software you already have can do that, we use it. If it cannot, we will say so.
Catch-up files
Companies that have not closed in a year start with a reconstruction, not a cheerful current month on top of a hole. We scope the arrears first.
Questions we are asked
Which software do you use?
The ledger you have if it is complete enough to rec. Brand matters less than whether bank, VAT and payroll can be tied out.
Can you keep books and audit them?
Not as a casual dual role. If we prepare, another auditor signs — or we put safeguards in writing.
How do we send documents?
A monthly pack: bank PDF, invoices, payroll. We will not chase WhatsApp screenshots as a system.