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Common Questions

Everything you'd want to ask up front.

Straight answers to the questions we hear most often from business owners considering an engagement.

Think of it as a fully-functioning finance department without the salary, benefits, or recruitment headaches. We handle your bookkeeping, monthly reporting, payroll, compliance, tax preparation, and advisory — operating as a seamless extension of your business.

Traditional accountants are often reactive — focused on year-end submissions. We are proactive. We provide continuous reporting, real-time visibility, and ongoing advisory that informs strategic decisions throughout the year.

We are highly experienced on both Sage and Pastel — the two leading payroll platforms used by South African businesses. We can onboard you to a fitting system or take over the seamless running of your existing setup.

Absolutely. Our Financial Clean-Up service is specifically designed for this. We reconstruct, reconcile, and rebuild your books to a pristine, audit-ready standard — and put structures in place so it never happens again.

Most engagements move from initial consultation to fully operational within 2–3 weeks. Complex clean-up engagements may take longer, but we'll always provide a clear timeline and a single point of contact from day one.

Confidentiality is non-negotiable. All client engagements operate under formal confidentiality agreements, secured systems, and strict internal access controls.

We work on fixed monthly retainers wherever possible. No hourly surprises, no scope creep. The price you sign for is the price you pay — adjusted only by mutual agreement when scope materially changes.

Yes. Every client is assigned a dedicated senior advisor as a single point of contact, supported by a consistent backstage team. The relationship is personal and stable.

Yes. We service clients across South Africa through a combination of cloud accounting platforms, secure document portals, video meetings, and on-site visits where appropriate.

We work fluently across Sage, Pastel, Xero, and QuickBooks — selecting the platform that best fits your business size, complexity, and existing systems.

Yes — we handle CIPC registration, tax registrations, VAT setup, payroll registration, and the establishment of accounting systems from day one.

Yes. We have decades of experience navigating SARS reviews and assessments — both managing them on your behalf and preparing you for them.

Still Have Questions?

Speak with Susan directly.

No call centre, no gatekeepers. A confidential conversation with a senior advisor who has been doing this for forty years.