How an audit works

Four steps

From your first message to the report.

1. 1

   You tell us what is wrong.

   A few lines through the contact form is enough.

2. 2

   We agree the scope.

   What the Audit covers, and the access we need to your numbers, agreed in writing before we start.

   What we usually ask for, for a restaurant or a cafe for example:

   1. Bank statements for the last 12 months, for every account the business uses
   2. Daily sales sheets or till rolls, last 3 months at least
   3. Supplier invoices, last 3 months
   4. The rent contract and the current monthly amount
   5. The staff list, with salary, accommodation and visa cost per person
   6. Electricity and water bills, last 6 months
   7. Delivery app statements
   8. The current menu or price list
   9. Every licence paid for, and its renewal cost

   Photos or PDFs are fine, and it does not need to be organised. These records never go through the contact form.

3. 3

   We read the numbers.

   We rebuild the picture from source documents, test your explanation of the problem against it, and look for a second source for every figure that matters: bank statements before ledgers, supplier invoices before verbal answers.

4. 4

   You get the report.

   Numbers first. Then how sure we are and what is still missing. Then recommendations split into what you can start now and undo, and what needs a decision. One page of numbers at the end.