Audit Support
Get Your Financial Records Ready for a Smoother Audit Process
An audit can require significant amounts of financial information, supporting documents, reconciliations, schedules, and explanations.
Disorganized bookkeeping can make the process more time-consuming for business owners, finance teams, accountants, and auditors.
RemotesBook provides professional audit support services to help businesses organize their financial records and prepare the information commonly required during an audit or financial review.
Make Your Audit Process More Organized
A well-organized set of financial records can make it easier to respond to audit requests and provide supporting information.
RemotesBook helps businesses prepare and organize the financial information needed for their audit process.
Organized Financial Records
Keep your bookkeeping records structured and easier to review.
Account Reconciliation
Review and reconcile relevant bank, credit card, receivable, payable, and other accounts.
Supporting Documentation
Help organize financial information and supporting records requested during the audit process.
Professional Coordination
Work alongside your accountant, CPA, auditor, or internal finance team where appropriate.
Our Audit Support Services
Our audit support can be tailored to your business, accounting system, audit requirements, and existing financial records.
Audit Preparation
Prepare your financial records before the audit begins.
Our support may include reviewing bookkeeping records, identifying unreconciled accounts, organizing documentation, and preparing information that may be requested by your auditor.
Financial Record Review
Review your accounting records to identify areas that may require attention before an audit.
This can include:
- Bank accounts
- Credit cards
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Revenue
- Expenses
- Fixed assets
- Liabilities
- Equity accounts
Account Reconciliation
Reconciled accounts provide a stronger foundation for financial reporting and audit preparation.
We can assist with:
- Bank reconciliation
- Credit card reconciliation
- Accounts receivable reconciliation
- Accounts payable reconciliation
- Other account reconciliations based on your requirements
Audit Schedules
Auditors may request schedules supporting balances shown in your financial statements.
Depending on your requirements, we can help prepare schedules relating to areas such as:
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Fixed assets
- Revenue
- Expenses
- Bank accounts
- Loans and liabilities
- Other financial statement accounts
Supporting Documentation
Audit processes often require supporting documentation for financial transactions and account balances.
We can help organize relevant financial records such as:
- Invoices
- Receipts
- Bank statements
- Vendor records
- Customer records
- Payment records
- Expense documentation
- Payroll-related records
- Other supporting financial documents
Bookkeeping Cleanup Before an Audit
If your books contain unresolved issues before an audit, they may need attention.
We can help identify and address bookkeeping issues such as:
- Uncategorized transactions
- Unreconciled accounts
- Duplicate entries
- Incorrect classifications
- Old outstanding balances
- Missing bookkeeping records
- Historical bookkeeping issues
The appropriate cleanup process depends on the condition of your records.
Audit Request Support
During an audit, your auditor may request additional financial information or supporting documentation.
We can assist with organizing relevant bookkeeping information and helping you locate and prepare requested financial records within the agreed scope.
Auditor & Accountant Coordination
Where appropriate, we can work alongside your auditor, CPA, accountant, or internal finance team.
Our role can be to help maintain and organize the underlying bookkeeping and financial information required for their review.
Audit Support for Growing Businesses
Our audit support services can help businesses prepare for different types of financial reviews.
Small Businesses
Get your financial records organized before working with your accountant or auditor.
Growing Companies
Improve the organization of your accounting records as financial reporting requirements become more complex.
Startups
Establish organized financial records and supporting documentation as your business grows.
Professional Services
Prepare financial information and supporting documentation for your business review or audit process.
Ecommerce Businesses
Organize sales, payment, expense, and other financial records required for financial review.
Real Estate Businesses
Organize property-related income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and supporting financial records.
Why Choose RemotesBook for Audit Support?
Audit preparation requires organization, consistency, and attention to financial detail.
Organized Financial Records
Maintain bookkeeping information in a structured format that is easier to review.
Reconciliation Support
Help identify and address unreconciled accounts before or during the audit process.
Documentation Organization
Keep supporting financial information organized and accessible.
Bookkeeping Expertise
Get support from a team focused on bookkeeping and financial record organization.
Remote & Flexible
Receive professional support remotely without expanding your internal finance team.
Work Alongside Your Auditor
We can coordinate with your accountant, CPA, auditor, or finance team where appropriate.
How Our Audit Support Service Works
Book a Free Consultation
Tell us about your business, accounting system, audit requirements, and current financial records.
Review Your Books
We review your bookkeeping records and identify areas that may require attention before or during the audit.
Organize Financial Information
We help organize relevant financial records, supporting documentation, and account information.
Prepare Supporting Schedules
Where required, we can assist with preparing schedules and financial information requested for the audit process.
Support the Audit Process
We help organize responses and financial documentation within the agreed scope while working alongside your auditor or accountant.
What Your Audit Support Service Can Include
Depending on your requirements, audit support may include:
- Audit preparation
- Bookkeeping review
- Financial record review
- Bank reconciliation
- Credit card reconciliation
- Accounts receivable reconciliation
- Accounts payable reconciliation
- Financial schedules
- Supporting documentation
- Invoice organization
- Receipt organization
- Bank statement organization
- Fixed asset schedules
- Revenue documentation
- Expense documentation
- Payroll-related records
- Bookkeeping cleanup
- Audit request support
- Accountant coordination
- Auditor coordination
The exact scope will depend on your business, accounting records, audit requirements, and the services agreed upon.
Audit Preparation Starts With Good Bookkeeping
The quality of your audit preparation often depends on the quality of your underlying financial records.
Bookkeeping
Maintain accurate and organized transactions.
Reconciliation
Review and reconcile financial accounts.
Financial Reporting
Maintain reliable financial statements and reports.
Documentation
Organize supporting financial records.
Audit Support
Provide organized information to your auditor or accountant.
This is why bookkeeping, financial reporting, and audit support work closely together.
Audit Support for QuickBooks & Xero
We can provide bookkeeping-related audit support based on your accounting system and existing records.
QuickBooks Audit Support
If your business uses QuickBooks, we can help review and organize your bookkeeping records, reconciliations, transactions, and supporting financial information for the audit process.
Xero Audit Support
If your business uses Xero, we can help organize relevant bookkeeping records, reconciliations, financial reports, and supporting information.
Why Prepare Before the Auditor Arrives?
Waiting until an audit begins to organize your financial records can create unnecessary pressure.
Preparing ahead of time can help you:
Identify Issues Earlier
Find unreconciled accounts and bookkeeping issues before they become urgent.
Organize Documents
Keep financial documentation ready when requested.
Respond More Efficiently
Make it easier to locate information requested by your auditor.
Reduce Administrative Work
Spend less time searching through financial records.
Improve Coordination
Make communication between your business, accountant, and auditor more efficient.
Audit Support Tailored to Your Business
Every audit is different.
Your requirements may depend on:
- Business structure
- Industry
- Accounting system
- Size of the business
- Financial reporting requirements
- Type of audit
- Auditor requests
- Existing bookkeeping condition
We’ll first understand your requirements and then determine the appropriate audit support services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are audit support services?
Audit support services help businesses organize financial records, reconciliations, supporting documents, schedules, and other information needed during an audit or financial review.
Does RemotesBook perform audits?
Our Audit Support service focuses on helping businesses organize and prepare their bookkeeping and financial information for an audit. A formal independent or statutory audit should be performed by the appropriately qualified and authorized auditor where required.
Can you prepare my books for an audit?
Yes. We can review bookkeeping records, reconcile accounts, organize documentation, and address bookkeeping issues that may need attention before an audit.
Can you work directly with my auditor?
Yes. Where appropriate and authorized by you, we can coordinate with your auditor, CPA, accountant, or internal finance team regarding bookkeeping records and supporting financial information.
Can you prepare audit schedules?
Yes. Depending on the audit requirements and available records, we can assist with preparing supporting schedules for areas such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, revenue, expenses, and other financial statement accounts.
Can you help with audit documentation?
Yes. We can help organize relevant financial documentation such as invoices, receipts, bank statements, payment records, vendor records, customer records, and other supporting information.
Can you clean up my books before an audit?
Yes. If your bookkeeping contains unreconciled accounts, incorrect classifications, duplicate entries, or other issues, we can review the records and discuss an appropriate cleanup process.
Do you provide QuickBooks audit support?
Yes. We can provide bookkeeping-related audit support for businesses using QuickBooks.
Do you provide Xero audit support?
Yes. We can provide bookkeeping-related audit support for businesses using Xero.
Can you help during an ongoing audit?
Yes. We can assist with organizing bookkeeping records and supporting financial information requested during an audit, within the agreed scope of service.
How much does audit support cost?
Pricing depends on the size and condition of your bookkeeping records, audit requirements, number of accounts, documentation required, and level of support needed.
Contact RemotesBook for a customized quote.
How do I get started?
Book a free consultation and tell us about your business, accounting system, audit requirements, and current bookkeeping situation. We’ll discuss the appropriate support.
Get Your Financial Records Audit-Ready
Don’t wait until the audit begins to discover that your financial records need attention.
RemotesBook can help you organize your bookkeeping, reconcile accounts, prepare supporting schedules, and gather relevant financial documentation so you’re better prepared for the audit process.
Book a free consultation today to discuss your audit support requirements.