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02.2The back office, documented and audit-ready

Finance & law

The financial and legal back office for organisations that would rather not build one. Steady, documented, audit-ready.

02.2.1What this division does

The back office, documented and audit-ready

Most finance problems in a growing company are not accounting problems. They are record problems — an agreement nobody can find, a vendor paid without a contract, a filing that slipped while everyone was busy delivering.

This division keeps the record straight. Books closed on a schedule, filings made on time, contracts drafted before work starts rather than after a dispute. It is unglamorous and it is the thing that makes everything else defensible.

FinanceAccounting and bookkeeping, statutory and GST compliance, payroll, budgeting and MIS reporting, funding readiness and investor documentation, and financial advisory for growing companies.
LegalCompany incorporation and secretarial work, contract drafting and review, vendor and event agreements, licensing and regulatory filings, intellectual property registration, and dispute support through empanelled counsel.

02.2.2Capabilities

What we actually do.

Engage the whole division or a single line item. Anything outside this list we will tell you plainly rather than attempt.

Accounting

  • Bookkeeping and ledger maintenance
  • Monthly and annual closing
  • Bank and vendor reconciliation
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Payroll and statutory deductions
  • Audit preparation and support

Compliance

  • GST registration and returns
  • TDS and income tax filings
  • ROC and secretarial filings
  • Licence and registration renewals
  • Labour and establishment compliance
  • Compliance calendar and reminders

Legal & advisory

  • Company and LLP incorporation
  • Contract drafting and review
  • Vendor and event agreements
  • Trademark and IP registration
  • Budgeting, MIS and cash-flow reporting
  • Funding readiness and data rooms

02.2.3Who this is for

Typical clients
of this division.

If you do not see yourself here, send the brief anyway. We will tell you whether this is the right division or another one.

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Companies without a full-time finance or legal team

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Founders who need clean books before raising money

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Organisations with event or project vendors to contract and settle

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Anyone facing an audit, a filing backlog or a contract they do not want to sign unread

02.2.4Questions

Asked often.

If the answer you need is not here, ask it in the brief and we will answer it in writing before quoting.

Are you a chartered accountancy firm?

We work with empanelled chartered accountants and advocates for anything that requires a licensed signature, and we manage the relationship and the deadlines for you. You get one point of contact rather than three professionals to chase.

Can you take over books that are behind?

Yes, and it is common. We start with a reconciliation of where the records actually stand, give you a written picture of the gaps, and then agree a catch-up schedule before touching anything.

Is this a retainer or a one-off?

Both exist. Compliance and bookkeeping work best on a monthly retainer. Incorporation, contract drafting and funding documentation are scoped as fixed projects.

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