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Outsourced accounting and administration

A bookkeeper who works for you from outside: you send the documents, and we take care of the entries, VAT and correspondence.

Administration is the work you can't skip and that doesn't bring in a single extra franc: bookkeeping entries, reconciliations, VAT returns, letters to send, deadlines to meet.

Our team in Lugano includes a bookkeeper who works externally for companies in Ticino and the rest of Switzerland: you send the documents, they get posted and your accounts stay in order, without you having to hire anyone.

How it works

You send the document

Invoice, receipt, bank statement: a photo, a scan or the PDF by email is enough.

We post it

It goes into the right account and is filed so you can find it when you need it.

We keep the accounts up to date

Bank reconciliations, VAT prepared on time, deadlines tracked in the calendar.

You get the picture

You know where your accounts stand during the year, not just at the end.

A receipt photographed with a phone is posted to the accounts with VAT shown separately and feeds into the monthly overview of the accounts
The journey of a document: you send it, we post it, and at the end of the month you know where your accounts stand.

What we handle

Day-to-day bookkeeping

Entries, journal and bank reconciliations.

VAT and deadlines

Periodic returns prepared in good time and due dates tracked in the calendar.

QR-bills

Issuing invoices to your customers and checking the ones coming in.

Letters and correspondence

Letters prepared and sent on your behalf, on paper too, without a trip to the post office.

Documents

Receipts digitised and filed in order.

One steady contact

The same person, who knows your accounts and your tools.

Which software

We work with the main accounting programs used in Switzerland, set up for VAT, QR-bills and local bookkeeping requirements. If you already have one, we work in yours, and the data stays there.

We're also developing our own ERP: business software built around the way small companies actually work, far more flexible than traditional programs that force the business to adapt to them. It's the same approach we take with custom websites and online shops.

Who it's for

For companies that don't have enough volume for a full-time accountant, but have enough that the admin ends up being done in the evenings or at weekends.

  • SMEs and start-ups without an in-house admin team
  • companies keeping their books by hand or in spreadsheets
  • those who already have someone doing it and need to support or cover for them

Costs

The cost depends on how many documents come through each month and which tasks you hand over to us. You can choose a monthly fee, for bookkeeping kept up continuously, or pay by the hour when work piles up.

We prepare the quote once we've seen your company's real numbers.

Frequently asked questions

  • How do I send you the documents?

    However suits you best: email, a photo from your phone or a scan. If they arrive on paper, you can also post them to us.

  • Do you replace my fiduciary or accountant?

    No, we work alongside them. We do the ongoing work, entries, reconciliations and VAT, and hand them tidy accounts for the year-end closing and balance sheet. They no longer have to sort out the year, and their workload goes down.

  • Can I hand over just part of the work?

    Yes, the service is modular: just the bookkeeping entries, for example, or just the correspondence.

  • Does the service suit a small company too?

    Yes. A good share of our clients are SMEs and start-ups that want bookkeeping support without hiring someone.

  • How long does it take to get started?

    We start after the first conversation and once we have the access we need. How long it takes depends on how organised things are to begin with.

  • How is my data protected?

    We work with tools and procedures that comply with the Swiss nFADP and the European GDPR.

From the blog

How we work on these topics, explained in full.

Indicative prices

Roughly what it costs

Two options, depending on whether your admin needs looking after every month or only when it piles up.

Hourly package

reference price

CHF 20/hour

Tasks that need doing, but not every day: you pay for the hours it takes, with no monthly fee.

Monthly package

reference price

CHF 250/month

Day-to-day bookkeeping kept up continuously, with VAT and deadlines tracked in the calendar.

Every company is different: we look at the amount of work and the complexity of the project, and the resulting quote may come in below or above these figures.

The figure changes with the number of entries each month, the tasks you hand over and the length of the engagement.

Book a consultation

Does the bookkeeping always get left until last?

Tell us how many documents you handle each month and what you do yourself today: we'll tell you what's worth handing over.

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