Bookkeeping
Maintain reliable local books while giving regional and group finance teams the visibility they need to manage the business.
Effective bookkeeping should support compliance, tax filing and management decisions—not simply record transactions after the fact.
Accounting That Supports the Business
Reliable accounting begins with consistent records throughout the year. Signum helps organise the local accounting framework, maintain accurate transaction and balance information and convert the results into clear statutory and management reporting.
Accounting setup
Defining the local chart of accounts, reporting structure and recurring accounting workflow.
Transaction processing
Recording invoices, expenses, payments, receipts and other business activity.
Accounts payable and receivable
Maintaining supplier, customer and outstanding-balance records.
Bank and balance-sheet reconciliation
Matching cash, receivables, payables, tax and other balance-sheet positions.
Periodic closing
Completing the monthly, quarterly or annual accounting close.
Management and group reporting
Preparing clear local reports and supporting regional consolidation requirements.
Accounting Cycle
Gather transactions, invoices, expenses and supporting documents.
Classify business activity under the applicable local accounting framework.
Match bank accounts, receivables, payables, tax and balance-sheet positions.
Complete the applicable monthly, quarterly or annual accounting close.
Deliver clear statutory and management information.
Chinese entities require locally maintained accounting records supported by appropriate documents and prepared under the applicable statutory framework.
Local statutory books should not be replaced solely by accounting records prepared under the parent company's reporting framework.
Define the accounting framework, reporting expectations and document workflow.
Process the company's recurring transactions and supporting information.
Review balances and resolve differences before the close.
Deliver the agreed statutory and management reporting outputs.
Need Reliable Local Accounts?
Establish a recurring bookkeeping workflow adapted to the local entity and the reporting expectations of the wider group.
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