Inputs from your team
- General ledger and trial balance
- Statements and subledger exports
- Prior reports and accountant notes
Keep the books current
Bookkeeping Cleanup and Catch-up
Assess incomplete periods, reconcile available evidence, and prepare a sequenced correction plan without silently rewriting accounting history.
- 1Old periods
- 2reconcile accounts
- 3correction plan, without rewriting history.
The operating problem
Old suspense balances, unreconciled accounts, duplicate entries, and missing records make current reports hard to trust and future closes slower.
The working scope
What the bookkeeper prepares
Use this list as a starting point, then match it to your systems, calendar, and approval matrix.
- 01
Inventory affected periods and accounts
- 02
Reconcile available source records
- 03
Trace duplicate and stale balances
- 04
Prepare corrections and missing-data questions
A reviewable handoff
Inputs become prepared outputs.
Named records and tangible deliverables make the role easier to scope, train, review, and improve.
Outputs for review
- Cleanup diagnostic
- Period and account tracker
- Draft correction and unresolved-item register
Decisions stay accountable
Controls your team retains
Capacity should not blur authority. These decisions and approvals stay with the named client owner or qualified adviser.
- Periods are not reopened without approval
- Corrections remain drafts until reviewed
- Tax-return differences go to the tax adviser
A controlled start
The first week is for mapping and review.
Start with a representative sample before expanding access or volume.
Freeze a working copy of the source data
Assess account and period completeness
Complete one representative account before sizing the remainder
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