Define the responsibilities of your staff accountant.
For owners and finance teams looking for recurring support across more than one accounting function.
Everyday records
Transaction coding, ledger updates and supporting documents kept together.
Start with
Statements, invoices, receipts and the current chart of accounts.
What comes back
Transaction coding, ledger updates and supporting documents kept together.
Reconciled balances
Bank, card and ledger balances compared, with differences listed for review.
Start with
Bank and card statements, ledger balances and previous reconciliation notes.
What comes back
Bank, card and ledger balances compared, with differences listed for review.
Month-end reporting
Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting based on your agreed close process.
Start with
Reviewed balances, reporting formats and the close timetable.
What comes back
Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting based on your agreed close process.
Agree how the role fits your team.
Define responsibilities before choosing the working arrangement.
Work allocation
Agree the recurring tasks, backlog and priorities the role will cover.
Review relationship
Name the person who answers questions, reviews work and authorizes decisions.
Working arrangement
Confirm hours, software familiarity, access and communication in the engagement.
Make the handover and review points clear.
Define the scope
Agree accounts, periods, software and reporting needs.
Prepare and reconcile
Organize records and bring differences to the reviewer.
Review and hand over
Prepare agreed reports with unresolved questions visible.
Keep ownership clear.
Agree who approves accounting judgments, corrections and final reports. Access administration and money movement remain explicitly assigned; specialist advice or assurance needs separate scope.
Responsibilities to confirm in the engagement
Work area
Preparation support
Review and approval
Records
Organize agreed transactions and schedules.
Your team confirms completeness and business context.
Corrections
Identify differences and prepare supporting evidence.
The reviewer approves adjustments and accounting judgments.
Reports
Assemble the agreed reporting pack.
Your appointed reviewer approves the final outputs.
Make unresolved questions visible.
Keep the evidence, next action and responsible reviewer together.
List the missing document, period and responsible contact.
A balance needs a judgment
Bring the evidence and question to the appointed reviewer.
Start with the records you already have.
Use the first conversation to define the work and the information needed.
Your accounting software and current chart of accounts
Recent statements and outstanding reconciliations
Reporting timetable and who reviews the work
A clearer view of your finances.
Add a dedicated staff accountant to the work your business needs covered. Bring bookkeeping, reconciliations and financial reporting into one working relationship. Start with the tasks taking time from your team, then agree on the records, reporting and review you need.
Read the detailed scope
Everyday records
Transaction coding, ledger updates and supporting documents kept together.
Reconciled balances
Bank, card and ledger balances compared, with differences listed for review.
Month-end reporting
Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting based on your agreed close process.
Questions about accounting
Can we begin with a few accounting tasks?
Identify the records, reconciliations or reports you need first. Agree the included work and reviewer before expanding the scope.
Who approves the final reports?
Name the responsible reviewer in the engagement. Preparation support does not transfer approval of accounting judgments or final outputs.