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Bookkeeping

Accurate, up-to-date books aren't a nice-to-have. They're the foundation of every good business decision.

Meet Clare, your Beany bookkeeping wizz
Clare, Bookkeeping Manager at Beany

Monthly bookkeeping

We keep your Xero or QuickBooks up to date throughout the year so you always have an accurate picture of how your business is tracking.​

Bookkeeping is available as a supporting service for Beany accounting clients and tailored to what your business wants help with. Our bookkeeping team can take care of any of the following:​

  • Bank and credit card reconciliation 
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Purchases and payables - entering creditor invoices, preparing CSV files for batch payments, managing aged payables
  • Invoicing and receivables - creating and sending invoices, issuing credit notes
  • Fixed asset management and reporting
  • Monthly and year-end adjustments for accruals and prepayments

BOOKKEEPING FAQS

Frequently asked questions

Bookkeepers and accountants perform very different tasks. Bookkeepers do the day-to-day work that keeps a business’s accounting software accurate and up to date.Accountants use the up-to-date data to provide tax, reporting and advisory services.If your business isn’t keeping up with the day-to-day tasks, then a bookkeeper is recommended. It makes your accountant's job a lot easier if they’re working with current and accurate data.
Sorry, our bookkeeping is an additional service for our accounting clients. We don’t provide bookkeeping as a standalone service.
Most of our clients use Xero but our bookkeeping team can also work with QuickBooks.Cloud-based software means you, your bookkeeper and your accountant can all access the same data in real time, from anywhere. They’re also HMRC-compliant, well-integrated with other apps and built for modern businesses.
Our hourly bookkeeping rate is £39.50+VAT.We estimate your monthly bookkeeping fee based on transaction volume, the number of bank accounts and credit cards, and which bookkeeping tasks you want us to do. We keep this under review and may need to adjust the hours (up or down) as your business changes.
Absolutely. A professional helps you avoid costly errors and frees up your time so you have extra hours to focus on your main business activities.