Accounting — Bookkeeping
Outsourced bookkeeping means your bank reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable and day-to-day transaction records are kept current by a senior-reviewed team on a weekly or monthly cycle — the foundation every other financial process depends on. FMCA's bookkeeping service is built for UAE SMEs that need clean, current books without hiring an in-house bookkeeper, and connects directly into IFRS reporting, tax filing and CFO support when you need them.
Reviewed by FMCA's Senior Accounting Advisory Team — CPAs and former Big Four auditors serving 500+ UAE and KSA SMEs.
Four things a bookkeeping engagement actually covers day to day — not just data entry at month-end.
Every account reconciled against bank statements on an agreed cycle, so the numbers in your books match what's actually in the bank.
Supplier bills and customer invoices tracked, chased and recorded as they move — not batched and discovered at month-end.
Every transaction categorized correctly the first time — the foundation IFRS statements and tax filings are later built on.
Payroll figures reconciled into the books each cycle, so wage costs are never a month-end surprise.
Falling behind on bookkeeping rarely stays a small problem — it compounds fast, and it surfaces at the worst possible moment.
A corporate tax return built on six months of unreconciled transactions risks errors and a longer FTA review.
Banks and investors ask for current numbers, not last year's — a stale ledger stalls a facility or raise before it starts.
Rebuilding a year of disorganized records under a filing deadline costs far more than staying current from month one.
This is the gap outsourced bookkeeping closes: a senior-reviewed team that keeps transaction records current continuously, so IFRS reporting, tax filing and financing conversations start from a position of strength rather than catch-up.
There's no single right cadence — the right cycle depends on transaction volume, not business size alone.
Our Approach
Most outsourced bookkeeping is a monthly export from a junior processor. FMCA's bookkeeping sits inside the same practice that prepares IFRS statements and supports fractional CFO work — the same senior team reviews the file at every stage, not a rotating queue.
How We Work
Illustrative scenarios based on the kind of work we do — not descriptions of specific named clients.
Inconsistent records reconciled ahead of a corporate tax filing deadline, with historical gaps identified and closed before submission.
Moved from monthly to weekly bank reconciliation after transaction volume outgrew the original cadence, catching a duplicate-payment error within days instead of months.
WPS payroll compliance corrected and back-dated filings resolved before a labour audit, avoiding a wage-protection penalty.
Explore Further
Dedicated pages covering the full scope of related work — explore each in depth.
FAQ
Bookkeeping is the transactional record — entries, reconciliations, day-to-day records. Full accounting includes that plus financial statement preparation, IFRS compliance, and interpretation of what the numbers mean. Most SMEs need both, delivered together rather than by separate providers.
This is one of the more common engagement starting points. We review the existing records, identify gaps, and bring the file current before moving to a normal weekly or monthly cycle — typically within a few weeks depending on backlog size.
We work within whatever system a client already has in place, and can recommend one if none exists yet. The reconciliation and review process stays the same regardless of platform.
Yes — Wage Protection System payroll data is reconciled into the books as part of the standard bookkeeping cycle, not billed as a separate add-on.
Primarily by transaction volume and reconciliation frequency (weekly vs. monthly) — we confirm scope during onboarding rather than quoting a flat rate before seeing the books.
Tell us where things stand and a senior consultant will get back to you directly — not a call centre.
