Record
Bookkeeping and payroll maintain the recurring evidence and control points the business relies on.
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Six services.
Four clear needs.
Choose the job you need the finance function to do now. Each route is designed to connect cleanly with the next.
01 / Service architecture00%
The service map is grouped by the job your numbers need to do, not by an accountant’s internal department list.
For you
Run the business
UK
Payroll + PAYE
A repeatable payroll rhythm with visible cut-offs, approvals and outputs, so employees, founders and finance all know what happens next.
Recurring↗UK + UAEBookkeeping
Monthly books designed to support the next thing: a filing, a payroll conversation, a cash decision or a management review.
Monthly↗Close + comply
Move forward
UK + UAE
Fractional CFO
A senior finance perspective without building a full finance leadership function, bringing reporting, cash visibility and priorities into one operating conversation.
Strategic↗UAEUAE Company Setup
Formation treated as the first stage of an operating business, not the last stage of a licence sale, with bookkeeping and ongoing obligations mapped from the start.
Formation + ongoing↗02 / How services connect
Move through the shared financial record beneath the individual services.
Each discipline improves the next.
- Record Bookkeeping and payroll maintain the recurring evidence and control points the business relies on.
- Reconcile Exceptions and balances are resolved before they become a year-end or reporting problem.
- Report Personal returns, accounts and tax work begin from a clearer, reviewable position.
- Decide The same record becomes a management view for cash, priorities and the next move.
03 / Choose by moment
A practical route into the service map.
What is happening in the business now?
01Annual
I need to file personally
Move from income records and questions to a reviewed Self Assessment route.
↗02RecurringI need the business to run cleanly
Create dependable payroll and bookkeeping rhythms with visible cut-offs and exceptions.
↗03Year-endI need to close and comply
Connect accounts and Corporation Tax through one readiness, review and filing sequence.
↗04StrategicI need a clearer business view
Turn the underlying record into reporting, cash visibility and a senior finance conversation.
↗04 / Service and fee architecture
Precise entry points. Clearer boundaries.
Start with the work.
Keep the boundary visible.
Small-scope work should feel precise. Broader support should be easy to compare without hiding what changes the final fee.
Six ways into the finance function.
Each figure is a starting point. Countworth confirms the service, billing basis, records, responsibilities and final fee in writing before work begins.
From £149 per monthMonthly service · final scope confirmed in writing
UK Bookkeeping
Monthly transaction recording, bank reconciliation and a review-ready close that supports VAT, payroll, annual accounts and management reporting.
- Transaction recording
- Bank reconciliation
- Monthly exceptions and close
From £119Starting scope · cadence confirmed in writing
Tax consultancy
A route for planning questions, filing responsibilities, enquiry support and cross-border tax context.
- Tax position review
- Compliance route
- Specialist questions identified
From £19Starting scope · employee/run basis confirmed
Payroll
Employee inputs, pay-run control and compliance outputs organised around one repeatable cut-off.
- Employee inputs
- Pay-run review
- Compliance outputs
From £1,499Starting scope · cadence confirmed in writing
Fractional CFO
Senior financial attention for cash, forecasts, management reporting and leadership decisions.
- Cash and forecast
- Management reporting
- Decision cadence
From £499Starting scope · project boundary confirmed
Business planning
A structured plan joining the commercial story to projections, milestones and funding requirements.
- Financial projections
- Milestone plan
- Investor-ready narrative
From £499Starting scope · responsibilities confirmed
Outsourced finance support
Selected finance operations delivered as an external function, with roles and ownership agreed first.
- Bookkeeping or payroll
- Finance operations
- Role boundary confirmed
A narrow starting point, stated plainly.
Essentials applies only inside the transaction or revenue threshold shown. Registration, historic clean-up, multi-entity work, advisory and work outside the threshold are scoped separately.
From AED 262.50 per month50 to 70 transactions per month
UAE Bookkeeping
Monthly transaction recording, bank reconciliation and a clear exceptions list for a straightforward UAE business with clean digital records.
- 50 to 70 transactions per month
- Bank reconciliation
- Monthly exceptions and close
AED 262.50 per month50 to 70 transactions per month · filing follows the FTA tax period
UAE VAT Return Filing
Ongoing VAT record review, return working papers and filing support aligned with the business’s assigned FTA tax period.
- VAT record review
- Return preparation
- FTA filing coordination
AED 150Straightforward company with annual revenue below AED 3 million
UAE Corporate Tax Return Filing
Preparation and filing of a straightforward UAE Corporate Tax Return within the stated commercial revenue band.
- Revenue and eligibility check
- Return preparation
- EmaraTax filing coordination
When the finance function needs to carry more weight.
Managed starting points cover wider recurring or specialist work. Deliverables, cadence and the final quotation are confirmed from the actual operation.
Tailored quoteBroader monthly finance scope
Managed UAE Bookkeeping
A broader monthly layer spanning transaction records, reconciliations, management outputs and year-end readiness.
- Monthly bookkeeping
- Management accounts
- Year-end readiness
Tailored quoteManaged compliance scope
VAT and Corporate Tax Support
Compliance support connecting VAT work, annual Corporate Tax and Free Zone qualification questions.
- VAT filing cycle
- Corporate Tax route
- Qualification review
Tailored quoteEmployee count and cadence confirmed
Payroll Management
A recurring payroll operation covering employee records, WPS outputs, gratuity and end-of-service calculations.
- WPS workflow
- Payslips and records
- Gratuity and EOS
Tailored quoteReporting depth and cadence confirmed
Fractional CFO
Senior finance support for board-ready reporting, rolling cash visibility, forecasts and founder decisions.
- Board reporting
- Rolling cash view
- Forecast and decisions
Tailored quoteDefined project scope
Financial Advisory
Financial models, valuations, diligence work or funding packs built around a defined output.
- Model or valuation
- Transaction support
- Fixed deliverable
Tailored quoteFor in-scope businesses
AML Compliance
An ongoing compliance framework from goAML and KYC through monitoring and reporting support.
- goAML and KYC
- Monitoring framework
- Reporting support
Tailored quoteDefined documentation scope
Transfer Pricing
Documentation for related-party flows, combining disclosure, functional analysis and file preparation.
- Related-party map
- Functional analysis
- File preparation
Designed to connect
Start narrow.
Keep the wider view.
Bookkeeping→Accounts + tax→Management view→Decisions
06 / Choosing a service
A few useful distinctions.
01Can I begin with a single service?+
Yes. The scope can stay focused while the surrounding responsibilities are considered so hand-offs remain clear.
02What is the difference between bookkeeping and Fractional CFO support?+
Bookkeeping creates and reconciles the underlying record. Fractional CFO support turns a dependable record into reporting, scenarios and leadership decisions.
03Where does PAYE sit?+
PAYE sits within the payroll workflow so employee information, the pay run and related reporting stay connected.
04Does UAE company setup include ongoing finance?+
It is designed to connect into the operating record and finance rhythm. The exact setup and ongoing scope is confirmed from the company’s needs.