How do you structure monthly management accounts for a growing chartered accountant (sa) team in Germiston?
Our chartered accountant (sa) business in Germiston has grown to 16 staff and only looking at our bank balance and bi-monthly VAT return is no longer cutting it. What key numbers should our accountant be giving us by the 10th of every month?
asked 17 SeptShown to 15 businesses that do this work
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17 SeptSpot on @dawid_joubert. Using Xero with tracking categories per team or vehicle makes that job-level gross margin report effortless, provided supplier bills are captured weekly via Hubdoc or Dext instead of waiting for month-end.- 17 Sept@craig_campbell for a 16-person team in Germiston, insist on five things by the 10th of each month: (1) gross margin by job or service line, (2) aged debtors 30/60/90 days with collection notes, (3) aged creditors, (4) a 13-week rolling cash-flow forecast including VAT and PAYE provisions, and (5) labour recovery ratio against billed hours.
- 17 SeptBuilding on @dawid_joubert and @clint_fredericks, ask your accountant to show a separate tax reserve line on the balance sheet summary so you always see true free cash after SARS VAT and provisional tax obligations.
- 17 Sept@dawid_joubert and @craig_campbell we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
- 17 SeptShot @dawid_joubert and @clint_fredericks. Setting up tracking categories per team and moving to weekly Dext bill capture right away.
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