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Bookkeeping & Accounting Services

Mohammed Gassan
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Mohammed Gassan
Manager - Accounting & Bookkeeping
Clean, current books are the foundation every other compliance and advisory service depends on — VAT returns, Corporate Tax filings, audits and investor reporting all start with accurate bookkeeping. We provide outsourced accounting for businesses that don't want (or can't yet justify) a full in-house finance team: monthly bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable management, payroll accounting, financial statement preparation, and setup or migration on Zoho Books, QuickBooks or Xero. Our clients range from UAE SMEs and free zone start-ups to Indian-owned businesses and international groups needing UAE-compliant books maintained remotely.

What is it?

Bookkeeping and accounting services cover the ongoing recording, reconciliation and reporting of a business's financial transactions, delivered either as monthly outsourced bookkeeping or full outsourced accounting function.

What this includes

Monthly Bookkeeping

Monthly Bookkeeping

Reliable month-end bookkeeping — transaction recording, bank reconciliation and reporting — delivered on a fixed monthly schedule.

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Outsourced Accounting

Outsourced Accounting

A complete outsourced accounting function — bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll accounting and reporting — replacing or supplementing an in-house finance team.

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Who needs it?

SMEs and start-ups without an in-house accountant, free zone and mainland companies needing FTA/audit-ready books, growing businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets, and foreign-owned entities (including Indian-owned) needing UAE-compliant records maintained remotely.

Our process

  1. 1. Assess current books, systems and chart of accounts (or set up from scratch)
  2. 2. Select or migrate to the right cloud accounting platform for your business
  3. 3. Establish a monthly close process: reconciliations, AP/AR, payroll postings
  4. 4. Deliver monthly financial statements and management reports
  5. 5. Keep books continuously ready for VAT filing, tax filing and audit

Timeline

Onboarding and system setup typically takes 1–3 weeks; ongoing monthly bookkeeping delivers closed books and reports within 5–10 business days of month-end.

Cost factors

Driven by transaction volume, number of bank accounts and entities, payroll headcount, and whether you need bookkeeping only or a fuller outsourced accounting/CFO-support function.

Benefits

  • - Accurate, current books that support VAT, Corporate Tax and audit requirements
  • - Lower cost than hiring and managing an in-house accounting team
  • - Cloud accounting access (Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero) from anywhere
  • - Management reports that give real visibility into cash and profitability
  • - Reduced risk of the bookkeeping errors that trigger FTA or audit findings

Frequently Asked Questions

Is outsourced bookkeeping suitable for a small UAE business?

Yes — outsourced bookkeeping is often the most cost-effective option for SMEs and start-ups, since it gives you professional-standard books without the cost of a full-time in-house hire. It also scales up naturally as your transaction volume grows.

Which accounting software do you support?

We work primarily with Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online and Xero, and can migrate you from spreadsheets or any another system onto the platform that best fits your size, sector and reporting needs. All three are cloud-based, so you retain live access to your own data at all times.

Do outsourced books meet UAE VAT and Corporate Tax requirements?

Yes — our bookkeeping is structured to the FTA's record-keeping standards from the start, so the same books feed directly into VAT returns, Corporate Tax filings and any audit, with nothing to rebuild later. This is the main advantage of having tax and bookkeeping handled by one integrated team.

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