Freelance accounting in the UAE
Accounting services.
Bookkeeping, tax, audit support and accounting software help for your business.
Choose regular support or help with a single task. Start with a free consultation, then agree the scope and fixed price.
ACCA qualified accountant 15+ years in accounting
Accounting & bookkeeping.
Keep your day-to-day records organised and understand the figures in your accounts. I can help with regular bookkeeping, older records and year-end work.
When it helps
Your books need regular attention, transactions have fallen behind, or balances need checking before reports can be prepared.
What’s included
- Monthly, quarterly and annual bookkeeping
- Record and organise transactions for the agreed period, using the documents and information you provide.
- Financial reports and review
- Prepare reports from your accounts and go through the figures, balances and items that need attention.
- Backlog accounting
- Bring older records up to date, work through missing information and organise the accounts for review.
- Bank and account reconciliation
- Compare bank statements and account balances with your books, then work through differences and unmatched entries.
- Year-end account closing
- Review balances, outstanding items and supporting records to prepare the accounts for year-end closing.
Auditing support.
Prepare the accounting records and schedules your auditor needs. I help organise information, coordinate requests and work through questions about the accounts.
When it helps
You are preparing for an audit, have received a request for schedules, or need help gathering records for audit queries.
What’s included
- Statutory audit coordination with UAE-approved auditors
- Coordinate the records and information requested by your appointed auditor during the audit.
- Tax audit support
- Help organise relevant accounting records and supporting documents for a tax audit.
- Preparation of audit schedules
- Prepare schedules that explain account balances and connect the figures to their supporting records.
- Assistance with audit queries
- Work through questions about your accounts and gather the information needed to respond.
Your appointed auditor conducts and signs the statutory audit. My role is accounting preparation, coordination and query support.
VAT services.
Help with VAT registration, de-registration and quarterly return filing. We review your business records and agree the work needed for your VAT position.
- VAT registration
- Review the information needed for registration and help prepare and submit the application.
- VAT de-registration
- Review your circumstances and records, and help with a de-registration application where appropriate.
- Quarterly VAT return filing
- Review the period’s sales, purchases and supporting records, then prepare and file the agreed VAT return.
The filing period follows your FTA registration. We check the assigned period and relevant records before agreeing the work.
Discuss VAT supportCorporate Tax.
Help with Corporate Tax registration, de-registration and annual return filing. The work starts with your business information, accounts and supporting records.
- Corporate Tax registration
- Help organise your business information and documents for the Corporate Tax registration application.
- Corporate Tax de-registration
- Review the relevant business records and help prepare a de-registration application where appropriate.
- Annual Corporate Tax return filing
- Review the accounts and supporting information needed to prepare and file your annual Corporate Tax return.
Registration, de-registration and return filing are separate tasks. We discuss which support is relevant to your business.
Discuss Corporate TaxE-invoicing.
Get your accounting data and invoice workflow ready for e-invoicing. I review the records and preparation needed, working with your software provider.
When it helps
You need to understand what is ready, clean up customer or product data, or organise accounting information before implementation.
What’s included
- E-invoicing readiness checks
- Review how you currently create invoices and identify the accounting information and processes that need preparation.
- Customer and product data cleanup
- Check customer and product records, work through missing information and help organise consistent data.
- Coordination with your software provider
- Discuss accounting data and workflow requirements with your provider as part of the agreed preparation.
- Support with implementation preparation
- Help organise the records, process changes and accounting tasks needed before implementation.
This support covers accounting readiness and implementation preparation, coordinated with your chosen software provider.
Software consultation.
Choose, set up or improve the way you use accounting software. I help with the accounts structure, data, workflows and training needed for the agreed work.
When it helps
You are choosing a system, moving from another platform, setting up invoices and expenses, or helping your team use the software.
What’s included
- Software selection for your business
- Review your accounting needs and existing processes to help you choose a suitable platform.
- Chart of accounts and tax setup
- Organise account categories and the agreed tax settings so transactions can be recorded consistently.
- Data migration and team training
- Help move agreed accounting data, review opening balances and show your team how to use the system.
- Invoice and expense workflow setup
- Set up a practical way to enter invoices and expenses and keep their supporting documents organised.
- Review of accounting processes
- Review how records are entered, checked and reported, and identify practical changes to the workflow.
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Getting started.
Tell me about your business. We’ll agree the work and fixed price before starting.
Tell me what you need
Share your business type, the task and your current accounting software.
Review the work
We discuss the records available, any gaps and the scope of support.
Agree the quote
You receive a fixed-price quote before the agreed work begins.
I’m not sure which service I need. Where do I start?
Tell me what is happening with your accounts and what you need help with. A short outline of your business, current software and any upcoming work is enough for the first conversation.
Can I ask for help with one task?
Yes. You can ask for one registration, return, backlog accounting task or software project. Monthly support is also available. We agree the work and price before starting.
Can bookkeeping and tax work be handled together?
Yes. We can agree a scope covering bookkeeping and the relevant VAT or Corporate Tax work. Each service and its records are discussed before the quote is confirmed.
Do you carry out the statutory audit?
The appointed auditor conducts and signs the statutory audit. I help prepare records and schedules, coordinate with the auditor and assist with questions about the accounts.
Do I have to change my accounting software?
We start by looking at the system you already use. Support is available for Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Odoo, Xero, Tally and Sage. Software selection or migration can be included when needed.
What should I share in my first enquiry?
Your business type, the help you need and your current software are a useful starting point. You do not need to send financial records or passwords in your first message.
Let’s talk.
Tell me what you need help with. We can discuss the right scope in a free consultation.
