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Your Finance Department — Without
the Full-Time Price Tag
Professional Outsourced Finance Department solutions to help your business stay compliant, efficient, and grow with confidence.
Introductory Statement
As your business grows, the finance side often outgrows a simple bookkeeper — but a full-time Financial Controller on a €60,000-€90,000 salary can feel like a leap too far. KPG Accounting Services Limited bridges that gap. We become your outsourced finance department: bookkeeping, management accounts, cashflow forecasting, budgeting and CFO-level advice, delivered by one dedicated Irish team for a fixed monthly fee. Instead of recruiting one person and hoping they can do it all, you get a whole team with a range of skills — bookkeepers to keep the records clean, accountants to prepare the reporting, and senior finance people to help you interpret it. You get the numbers, the insight and the confidence of a finance function, without the salary, recruitment or overhead.
Many business owners face these common challenges.
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Cash catches you by surprise
You're profitable on paper, but a VAT bill or a slow-paying customer leaves you scrambling because there's no forecast to see it coming.
Your accounts are always months out of date.
By the time you see last quarter's figures, the quarter is long gone and you can't fix what you can only see in hindsight.
You're making six-figure decisions on a hunch
hiring, pricing, contracts — because nobody is putting the numbers in front of you.
A full-time Financial Controller feels premature
The salary, PRSI, pension and recruitment risk feel like too much before you're certain you need it.
YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ACTUALLY MEAN
You have a bookkeeper, but no one to explain what the numbers actually mean or what to do about them.
GROWTH HAS BROUGHT MORE COMPLEXITY THAN EXPECTED
Growth has brought more complexity than you expected, and the systems that worked at a smaller size are starting to creak.
Each of these problems has the same root cause: a business that has grown past the finance setup it started with. The solution isn’t to work harder on the numbers yourself. It’s to hand the whole function to a team that does this every day.
How KPG Accounting Services Limited Can Help
When you partner with KPG Accounting Services Limited, you’re not buying a service — you’re plugging in a finance department, built around where your business is today and where you want it to go.
Virtual finance department
We take on the day-to-day running of your finances end to end — recording transactions, reconciling your bank, managing ledgers, preparing VAT and producing monthly reporting, as one complete function.
Financial Controller support
Robust monthly management accounts, proper controls over spending and cash, and a firm hand on compliance — without you needing to employ a Controller directly.
CFO and FD-level advice
Our senior finance people act as your part-time CFO or Finance Director — helping you set strategy, model big decisions and prepare for funding. Board-level thinking, without a board-level salary.
Cashflow forecasting
A rolling forecast so you see the peaks, troughs, tax bills and crunch points well before they arrive — no more month-end surprises.
Budgeting and KPI reporting
Realistic, ambitious budgets tracked against actual performance every month, alongside the handful of KPIs that genuinely matter for your business.
Decision support
Thinking of hiring, pricing a new product, or wondering if a contract is really profitable? We're on the end of the phone, ready to run the numbers and give you a straight answer.
Key Services Included
- Full bookkeeping and reconciliations: Transactions recorded and your bank reconciled so the figures always tie back to reality.
- Accounts payable and receivable: Supplier invoices scheduled and customer payments chased, protecting your cash.
- VAT preparation and filing: Accurate returns filed on time through ROS.
- Monthly management accounts: P&L, balance sheet and cashflow, delivered on a set date each month.
- Rolling cashflow forecasting: A live, forward-looking view of your cash position.
- Budgeting and budget-vs-actual: Targets set and performance tracked against them.
- KPI dashboards: The key numbers for your business, in one clear view.
- Financial Controller oversight: Controls, processes and compliance managed for you.
- Virtual CFO / FD advisory: Strategic input on big decisions, funding and planning.
- Year-end preparation: Records kept clean and ready, so annual accounts are painless.
Key Benefits
- It saves you time — the real kind. Not just admin hours, but the mental load of constantly worrying about the finances.
- It reduces stress. Deadlines met, VAT handled, cash forecast — the low-level anxiety of never quite being on top of the numbers disappears.
- It improves your decisions. Accurate, timely information — and someone to help interpret it — means you stop guessing and start steering.
- It costs less than hiring. You get the capability of a full finance team for a predictable monthly fee, typically a fraction of a single senior salary.
- It removes key-person risk. No worrying about your one finance person going on leave or handing in their notice — the team is always there.
- It supports your growth. Cashflow visibility, solid reporting, and strategic input are exactly what growing companies need to move up a gear safely.
Who This Service Is Suitable For
Built for ambitious Irish SMEs and owner-managed businesses that have outgrown a simple bookkeeper but aren’t yet at the point of employing a full-time finance leader. Typically that’s a business turning over €500,000 to €10 million, growing steadily, and increasingly making decisions where the cost of getting the numbers wrong is real. When you can see your true profitability, forecast your cash and understand which levers actually move your business, you stop guessing and start steering.
Why Choose KPG Accounting Services Limited
Experience that counts.
KPG is a boutique practice led by qualified, experienced professionals who genuinely understand Irish business — you deal with senior people, not a rotating cast of juniors.
We're proactive, not reactive
We flag issues before they become problems and opportunities before they pass, rather than just reporting what already happened.
Cloud accounting, done right
We work fluently with Xero and connected tools, so your finances are live, accessible and automated.
Responsive and personal
A named contact who knows your business and actually answers the phone — the boutique advantage.
A genuine long-term partner
We're in your corner month after month, invested in helping your business grow.
Practical advice in plain English
We don't hide behind jargon — we explain what your numbers mean and what we'd do in your shoes.
OUR PROCESS
STEP 1
Discovery Call
A free, no-obligation conversation to understand your business, your current setup and your goals.
STEP 2
Proposal
We review your accounts and software, then send a clear proposal with a fixed monthly fee — no surprises.
STEP 3
Onboarding
We handle the setup: system access, any clean-up needed, and agreeing your reporting schedule.
STEP 4
Ongoing support
We run your finance department — books current, compliance handled, and monthly management accounts explained.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How is this different from a bookkeeper or accountant?
A bookkeeper records transactions and a traditional accountant files year-end accounts. An outsourced finance department does both, plus the missing middle: timely management accounts, cashflow forecasting, budgeting and strategic advice, all working together throughout the year.
Who is the service right for?
Businesses that have outgrown a basic bookkeeping setup but aren’t ready to employ a full-time Financial Controller — usually a growing Irish SME turning over roughly €500,000 to €10 million that needs better numbers for bigger decisions.
Will I lose control of my finances?
Quite the opposite. Most owners feel more in control, because for the first time they have accurate, up-to-date information and someone explaining it to them. We handle the work, but the business stays firmly yours.
How much does it cost?
A fixed monthly fee based on the level of service and the size of your business — typically a fraction of what an equivalent in-house team would cost once salaries, PRSI, pension and software are included.
Do you work with our existing software?
Yes. We work fluently with cloud platforms like Xero and connected apps, and can move you to the cloud if you’re not there yet.
Can you work alongside our current bookkeeper?
Yes. Some clients keep an internal bookkeeper for data entry while we provide the controller and CFO layer above; others hand us the whole function.
How quickly can you get started?
Usually within a couple of weeks of agreeing to proceed. We manage the whole onboarding and transition for you.
We're behind on our books — can you still help?
Yes. We regularly take on businesses whose records have fallen behind. We bring everything up to date, get you compliant, and keep it that way.
What's the difference between a Financial Controller and a CFO?
Broadly, a Financial Controller makes sure the numbers are accurate, controlled and on time. A CFO uses those numbers to shape strategy and plan ahead. Most growing businesses need a bit of both — our service gives you access to both without hiring either.
What reports will I actually receive each month?
A clear management pack — typically your profit and loss, balance sheet, cashflow, budget-versus-actual and the KPIs that matter most — plus a plain-English walkthrough of what the numbers are telling you.
Can I scale the service up or down as my business changes?
Yes. You can start with bookkeeping and reporting and add CFO support later, or scale back if your needs change — that flexibility is one of the biggest advantages over hiring.
What happens if we eventually hire our own finance person?
That’s a great problem to have, and we support it. Many clients use KPG to build strong finance foundations, then bring someone in-house, with KPG handing over cleanly or staying on in an advisory capacity.
What exactly is an outsourced finance department?
It’s a complete finance function delivered by an external team instead of employees, covering everything from day-to-day bookkeeping right up to management reporting and CFO-level advice, for a fixed monthly fee.
What size of business do you typically work with?
Mostly growing Irish SMEs and owner-managed businesses, but the right fit is less about size and more about need — if you’re making decisions that deserve better numbers, we can help.
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You didn’t start your business to spend evenings reconciling the bank. Let KPG Accounting Services Limited take the finance function off your hands — book a free, no-obligation consultation and see what your outsourced finance department could look like.