Our Services

Support for every stageof the financial process.

From bookkeeping, tax and payroll to management reporting, forecasting and wider business support, Puma can provide as much or as little involvement as your business needs.

How We Help

The essentials, the detail and the bigger picture.

Every business needs the fundamentals handled properly: accurate records, tax compliance, payroll, VAT and year-end accounts.

But as a business grows, those needs often develop. Owners may want better reporting, clearer forecasts, more useful performance information or simply someone to help work through the financial impact of a decision.

Puma is designed to support both sides of that picture.

01

Accounts & Tax

Reliable year-end compliance and ongoing tax support for limited companies, sole traders, directors and individuals.

Limited company accounts
Sole trader accounts
Corporation tax returns
Self-Assessment tax returns
Director tax planning
Dividend and remuneration planning
Companies House filings
Confirmation statements
HMRC correspondence
Tax payment planning

02

Bookkeeping & Cloud Accounting

Accurate, up-to-date records with practical support across the systems your business uses day to day.

Bookkeeping
Bank reconciliations
Sales ledger support
Purchase ledger support
Receipt and invoice processing
Cloud accounting setup
Xero support
Sage Accounting support
Sage 50 support
FreeAgent support
Software clean-up and correction work
Process improvements and reporting automation

03

VAT & CIS

Support with registrations, submissions and the practical compliance issues that sit behind VAT and CIS.

VAT registration
VAT returns
Making Tax Digital support
VAT treatment queries
Domestic reverse charge support
CIS registrations
CIS monthly returns
Subcontractor verification support
CIS correction work
CIS suffered and reclaim support

04

Payroll & Pensions

Day-to-day payroll and workplace pension support for businesses employing staff or paying directors through PAYE.

Payroll setup
Weekly and monthly payroll processing
RTI submissions
FPS and EPS submissions
Starters and leavers
P45s and P60s
Director payroll
Workplace pension support
Auto-enrolment administration
NEST support
Payroll corrections and clean-up work

05

Management Reporting & Business Insight

More detailed reporting for businesses that want to understand performance rather than only review the year once it has finished.

Monthly management accounts
Management reporting packs
Board and director reporting
Power BI dashboards
Budgeting
Forecasting
Cash flow forecasting
KPI reporting
Variance analysis
Sales analysis
Gross margin analysis
Cost control reviews
Pricing analysis
Balance sheet analysis
Working capital analysis
Stock, WIP and raw material reporting
Trend and period comparison reporting
Financial commentary and performance explanations

06

Business Advisory & Support

Practical support when a business is starting, changing, investing, funding growth or simply trying to make a better financial decision.

Business start-up support
Company formation
Director advice
Profit reviews
Cash flow planning
Business performance reviews
Finance process reviews
Financial controls
Systems improvement
Support with asset purchases
Support with finance decisions
Pricing and profitability reviews
Invoice discounting and finance facility support
Property and business finance discussions
Support with business structure and remuneration decisions
HMRC enquiry and investigation support
Support for in-house finance teams and business owners

Beyond Year-End Accounts

Reporting designed around the way your business works.

Management reporting does not need to mean receiving a large spreadsheet every month. The aim is to identify the information that is genuinely useful, present it clearly and explain what has changed.

That could mean monthly profit reporting, comparisons with previous periods, cash flow forecasts, KPI dashboards, balance-sheet analysis or a more detailed reporting pack for directors and management.

Performance

Understand revenue, costs, margins and profit movements.

Cash

See the effect of working capital, debtors, creditors and funding.

Forecasts

Look ahead using the latest available information.

Decisions

Use clearer financial information when planning what comes next.

The Approach

Support built around the business.

There is no need to force every client into the same package. The right level of involvement depends on the size, complexity and needs of the business.

01

Start with what you need

Some clients need a specific service. Others want Puma involved across most of the finance function. The starting point is understanding what would actually be useful.

02

Keep the fundamentals right

Good reporting and advice only work when the underlying records are accurate, so bookkeeping, reconciliations and compliance remain an important part of the service.

03

Add insight where it helps

Where a business would benefit from better visibility, reporting can be developed around the figures, trends and decisions that matter most.

Flexible Support

Need help with something that is not listed?

Business finance rarely fits neatly into a checklist. If a financial, accounting or reporting issue comes up that is not listed above, get in touch and we can discuss whether Puma is able to help.

Typical one-off support can include:

Accounting software migrations and clean-up work
Historic bookkeeping and reconciliation corrections
HMRC correspondence and compliance issues
Finance facility and funding discussions
Asset purchase and finance considerations
Business performance reviews
Reporting system improvements
Support with unusual accounting or tax queries

Let's Talk

Not sure what level of support you need?

Get in touch and we can talk through what you are looking for, where the current pressure points are and which areas Puma may be able to support.

Discuss Your Needs