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Full outsourced bookkeeping
The platform captures and reconciles. A qualified accountant reviews every month and catches what software misses.
Services · Cloud accounting
Your numbers, live, wherever you are
If your management accounts arrive six weeks after month-end, they are history, not information. We run your books on Xero, QuickBooks or Sage cloud platforms so you see real numbers in real time, with our accountants behind them.
Who it's for
People we do this best for
Outsourced bookkeeping and live management accounts on Xero, QuickBooks and Sage.
- Businesses outgrowing spreadsheets or a part-time bookkeeper
- Owners who want their finance function off their desk
- Companies moving off desktop software to the cloud
- Founders who need investor-ready reporting
What's included
Everything this covers
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Migration and setup
We move your data from desktop or spreadsheets to the cloud, configure the chart of accounts and connect your bank feeds.
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Management reporting
Monthly accounts that tell you margin, cash runway and what changed, in plain language.
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Invoicing and expense automation
Receipt capture, automated invoicing and approval flows that cut hours of admin a week.
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VAT built in
VAT201 returns prepared straight from clean books, filed on time, every period.
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Training and support
We train your team on the platform and stay on call when questions come up.
Why Arbor
One team across tax, accounting and wealth
The same people who file your returns see how every number fits together, so the advice pulls in one direction.
FAQ
The things people actually ask us
We work across Xero, QuickBooks and Sage and recommend based on your business, not our convenience. For most South African SMEs, Xero's bank feeds, app ecosystem and SARS-aligned VAT handling make it the default choice.
Typically less than half the cost of an in-house bookkeeper, with a qualified accountant reviewing the work. You pay a fixed monthly fee, published on our fees page, that covers software guidance, processing and reporting.
The opposite. Cloud accounting means you, and we, see the same live data. You can check cash, debtors and profit from your phone while we handle the processing behind it.
Become a client
Talk to the cloud accounting team
One conversation, a fixed quote within 2 business days, and a named specialist from day one.