Methodology
How the books get closed.
An investor-ready package is a process, not a personality. Here is the standard every client’s month runs through — the same steps, in the same order, every close.
The monthly close, step by step
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Feeds and source data
Bank, credit-card, payroll, billing and expense feeds are pulled and checked for completeness before any categorisation begins.
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Categorise to a real chart of accounts
Every transaction is coded against a chart of accounts built for a venture-backed company — not the software default — so the P&L reads the way a board expects.
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Accruals, deferrals and schedules
Prepaids, accrued expenses, fixed assets and deferred revenue are booked so revenue and cost land in the period they belong to, on a US GAAP accrual basis.
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Reconcile every balance-sheet account
Cash, credit cards, payroll liabilities, AR and AP are reconciled to statement or schedule — not eyeballed. A balance sheet that ties is the whole point.
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Independent review
A second set of eyes reviews the close before it ships. Nothing goes out on the strength of the person who booked it.
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Package and close note
The three statements, burn and runway, and a short close note — what moved, what’s unusual, what needs a decision — are delivered every month.
The standards we hold
- Accrual, US GAAPFrom the first transaction, so the books never need re-basing before a raise.
- Reconciled, not estimatedEvery balance-sheet account is tied to an external source or a supporting schedule.
- Reviewed before deliveryA preparer-plus-reviewer model on every monthly close.
- The same process every monthSame steps, same order, same reviewer standard.
- Documented judgementsWhere a call is made — revenue recognition, capitalisation — it’s written down.
- Diligence-readyBooks kept so a data-room request is a download, not a rebuild.
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Methodology
How the books get closed.
An investor-ready package is a process, not a personality. Here is the standard every client’s month runs through — the same steps, in the same order, every close.
The monthly close, step by step
-
Feeds and source data
Bank, credit-card, payroll, billing and expense feeds are pulled and checked for completeness before any categorisation begins.
-
Categorise to a real chart of accounts
Every transaction is coded against a chart of accounts built for a venture-backed company — not the software default — so the P&L reads the way a board expects.
-
Accruals, deferrals and schedules
Prepaids, accrued expenses, fixed assets and deferred revenue are booked so revenue and cost land in the period they belong to, on a US GAAP accrual basis.
-
Reconcile every balance-sheet account
Cash, credit cards, payroll liabilities, AR and AP are reconciled to statement or schedule — not eyeballed. A balance sheet that ties is the whole point.
-
Independent review
A second set of eyes reviews the close before it ships. Nothing goes out on the strength of the person who booked it.
-
Package and close note
The three statements, burn and runway, and a short close note — what moved, what’s unusual, what needs a decision — are delivered every month.
The standards we hold
- Accrual, US GAAPFrom the first transaction, so the books never need re-basing before a raise.
- Reconciled, not estimatedEvery balance-sheet account is tied to an external source or a supporting schedule.
- Reviewed before deliveryA preparer-plus-reviewer model on every monthly close.
- The same process every monthSame steps, same order, same reviewer standard.
- Documented judgementsWhere a call is made — revenue recognition, capitalisation — it’s written down.
- Diligence-readyBooks kept so a data-room request is a download, not a rebuild.