Outsourced finance function
We can provide a complete outsourced accounting and back office service to business start-ups or more specific services to established companies and partnerships. Our dedicated team will work with you to ensure your requirements are met, enabling you to focus on your core business issues.
Our outsourced finance services
Core services
Additional services
Working with our colleagues across the firm, we can offer advice on:
- selecting appropriate IT systems
- organising the accounts department
- banking and financial arrangements
- employment tax and incentives
Why choose us to provide outsourced finance function services?
- wide range of commercial and corporate experience
- dedicated to focusing on your needs and objectives
- specialist knowledge and expertise
Payroll
Our payroll bureau offers a confidential service aimed at reducing the administrative burden on clients. With HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) approved software and professionally qualified staff we are able to assist all our clients needs from hiring staff to filing statutory returns.
The Smith & Williamson Payroll Bureau is fully licensed by Bank Automated Credit System (BACS) and as such further reduces the onus on clients to make time-critical salary and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) payments.
Accounting services
Our team provides expert assistance and support on all aspects of accounting and management reporting. Our portfolio ranges from owner managed businesses to subsidiaries of overseas companies.
We work in partnership with you to produce management information that best suits the needs of your business and your management team.
Specifically, we can assist in the following areas:
- preparation of management accounts and reports
- preparation and audit of statutory accounts
- setting up and installing of accounting systems
- preparation of budgets and cash flow forecasts
- review of business plans
- financial modelling
Regulatory returns
We assist a number of our FSA regulated clients with the completion of periodic regulatory reporting to the FSA. This includes both the completion of data items under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and the new 'non MiFID' data items arising from the Integrated Regulatory Reporting (IRR) regime.
In addition we also prepare large exposure reports to the FSA on behalf of our clients. Finally, on a continual basis, we provide advice to some of our clients on maintaining a suitable capital requirement for the level and type of business.
VAT returns
Our team can assist you by preparing monthly or quarterly VAT returns. We also work closely with our VAT advisory team which provides specialist advice on VAT issues and problems.
Company secretarial consultancy
The administration in operating a company is more extensive than it may first appear. Our team has a wide range of commercial and corporate experience and can provide a professional and efficient service in the following areas:
Company secretarial services
- acting as corporate company secretary
- company formations for private and public companies and LLPs including the provision of ready made companies, electronic formations, same day and postal formations
- providing a registered office
- acting as share registrars
- mail distributions to shareholders
- share issues and transfers
- maintenance of statutory books
- preparation of documents and attendance at board and general meetings
- preparation of meeting minutes and resolutions
- re-registration services
- updating memorandum and articles of association
- provision of company seals
- acting for overseas companies with a place of business in the UK
- company searches
- dissolution services
- group re-organisations
- changes in share capital including purchase of own shares and multi share classes
- reports on financial assistance for the purchase of own shares
Using the latest technology we are able to offer an electronic company formation service for limited companies. New companies can be formed within 24 hours. We can take care of complex share structures and provide advice on business start-ups, advising on VAT registration, establishing payroll schemes and providing book-keeping services.
We can act as share registrars for Aim listed companies as well as unlisted organisations. Our team can provide standard minutes and resolutions for both day to day and bespoke transactions. By linking into our corporate tax team we can provide advice on the tax implications of transactions including stamp duty and VAT.
Contact us
Payroll, accounting services, VAT returns
Keith Jackman
tel: 020 7131 4306
email: Keith Jackman
Regulatory returns
Daniel Edéry
tel: 020 7131 4410
email: Daniel Edéry
Company secretarial
Stephen Drew
tel: 020 8492 8729
email: Stephen Drew
