Setup, migration, training, and ongoing support across Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage. Whether you're moving from a legacy system, implementing cloud accounting for the first time, or rebuilding a chart of accounts that no longer reflects your business — this service covers it end to end.
A software project fails when the setup is rushed and the team isn't trained. This service treats implementation as a structured engagement — not a product sale.
An independent assessment of which platform is right for your business — based on transaction volume, industry, MTD obligations, integrations required, and budget. No vendor bias. The right tool for your situation.
Chart of accounts structured to your business model. VAT schemes configured correctly (standard, cash, flat rate, or annual accounting). Bank feeds connected. Opening balances posted. Ready to use from day one.
Safe transfer of historical data from your legacy system — whether that's Sage Desktop, spreadsheets, or a prior cloud platform. Debtors, creditors, asset registers, and period-to-date balances all reconciled on arrival.
Making Tax Digital requires more than software. Your digital links, VAT filing pathway, and audit trail must all satisfy HMRC's requirements under VAT Notice 700/22. Setup is verified against those obligations before go-live.
Connect your accounting software to the rest of your business: payment processors (Stripe, GoCardless), job management systems (Tradify, Jobber, ServiceM8), payroll, CRM, and e-commerce platforms. Eliminating double-entry saves hours every month.
Standard reports rarely show what you actually need to see. Custom P&L layouts, department tracking, cost-centre analysis, and budget vs actual templates — built into the software before you take ownership.
Hands-on training sessions for your finance team or office manager — covering invoice processing, bank reconciliation, expense coding, and period-end routines. Delivered remotely or on-site. Written reference guides provided.
A 30-day support window after launch to resolve any configuration issues, answer questions, and adjust settings as real-world use reveals gaps. Most problems appear in the first billing cycle — this is when you need access, not a support ticket queue.
We manage your software subscription on your behalf — ensuring you're on the right tier, that user access is reviewed, and that any new HMRC or platform updates are applied before they cause compliance or operational issues.
We hold active certifications with the UK's three principal cloud accounting providers. This matters: certified advisers receive direct technical support channels that standard users do not.
Best suited to growing SMEs, service businesses, and those requiring strong bank feed connectivity. Native MTD VAT filing, payroll add-on, and the broadest integration marketplace. Our preferred recommendation for businesses starting from scratch.
Strong choice for sole traders, contractors, and product-based businesses. Intuitive interface, competitive pricing tiers, and robust payroll functionality. Well-suited to clients who want to manage bookkeeping themselves with minimal friction.
Preferred by established businesses with complex requirements — multi-currency, construction-sector CIS workflows, and larger payroll runs. Sage 50 remains dominant in industries where desktop-grade power is needed alongside cloud access.
We map your current system, transaction volumes, integrations needed, and reporting requirements. From this we confirm the right platform and scope the project.
Your nominal ledger is designed before setup begins — not after. Industry-specific coding, department splits, and management reporting requirements all baked in from the start.
Historical data extracted, cleaned, and imported. All balances reconciled to a trial balance before go-live is approved. No exceptions.
VAT scheme, MTD pathway, bank feeds, and all integrations connected and tested in parallel — not after go-live.
Live training sessions, written guides, and a signed-off go-live. Followed by 30 days of priority support.
A misconfigured chart of accounts or incorrect VAT scheme can take years to surface — and when it does, the cost of correction (re-coding transactions, amended returns, potential HMRC penalties) almost always exceeds the cost of getting it right at the start. Under VAT Notice 700/22, MTD digital link failures are a compliance matter, not just an administrative inconvenience.
Yes. A software health check and remediation is a common engagement. We audit your chart of accounts, VAT configuration, opening balances, and bank reconciliation status, then correct what needs correcting. In most cases a full rebuild is unnecessary — but where it is, we'll tell you honestly before starting.
For a straightforward SME with clean data, two to four weeks from scoping call to go-live is typical. Complexity increases with transaction history depth, number of integrations, and quality of the source data. Businesses with years of uncategorised transactions or unreconciled bank accounts will require more time in the data-cleaning phase before migration can proceed.
Yes. For clients on an ongoing accountancy package with S.K.E. Accountancy, we handle licence procurement and management as part of the relationship. The software subscription is held in your name — you remain the data owner — but we manage renewals, tier reviews, and user access on your behalf. This also means you benefit from adviser-tier pricing where platforms offer it.
This is the right concern to have. Training is tailored to the actual role: a bookkeeper receives different training from an office manager doing monthly invoicing. We build written process guides specific to your setup — not generic platform documentation. The goal is that your team can operate the software independently by the end of the handover period, not just during it.
Yes, provided a native or Zapier-based integration exists. For construction businesses, we regularly connect Tradify, Jobber, ServiceM8, and similar tools to Xero or QuickBooks, eliminating manual invoice duplication and ensuring job-level profitability data feeds directly into management accounts. We scope integration requirements during discovery and confirm feasibility before the project begins.
Whether it's a new setup, a broken migration, or a system that's never been configured correctly — we'll scope the work and tell you exactly what's needed before any commitment.