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Cloud-based accounting solutions

Assistance with transition to online accounting platforms

Cloud-based accounting platforms such as Xero are rapidly gaining ground on traditional desktop accounting software, and with good reason - for most businesses they are now the obvious choice. Read on to discover the benefits of moving your accounting system to the cloud and find out how Brebners can help.

Benefits of cloud-based accounting systems

✔ Support for modern flexible working and collaboration

Cloud-based systems are ideal for remote working and can be accessed from any device with internet access, be it a laptop, phone or tablet. There’s no need to be at a specific computer, and multiple team members can access the platform from different locations.

✔ Always up to date

Traditional desktop accounting software regularly requires patches or sometimes expensive updates to get the latest features, updates for compliance with the latest regulations, and to maintain the highest levels of security. Cloud-based accounting systems update automatically, and no manual downloads are required

✔ Automatic secure backups

You’re less at risk of losing data crucial to your business when using a cloud-based platform. Traditional desktop software relies on you (or your IT department) to take backups of your data and store these in a safe location. Cloud-based platforms typically encrypt your business’ data and then store it in multiple locations automatically, ensuring it’s kept safe. While periodic manual exports are still good practice, they act as an extra safety net rather than your primary method of data backup.

✔ Built-in integrations

Integrations for desktop software can be limited. Cloud platforms often have a wide variety of available links to banks, payment platforms, payroll systems, expense apps, CRM systems and more to bring data directly into your accounting system and save you time.

✔ Predictable pricing

Cloud-based platforms work on a subscription model with clear costs and they make it easy to add or remove users and features.

✔ Seamless data transfer

Where Brebners prepare your management accounts or annual statutory accounts, we can (when given permission) directly access your business’ cloud accounting system. This increases efficiency, reduces the amount of questions we have for you, and helps us to provide advice and resolve problems at an earlier stage.

How Brebners can help

✔ Advice and assistance with transition

Our experts can help advise you on the best accounting systems for your business. Should you choose to move from traditional desktop-based software to cloud platforms such as Xero, we can help to facilitate the transition.

✔ Outsourced financial function

Brebners have specialist teams to assist you with day-to-day bookkeeping, preparation of management accounts and much more. See [Outsourcing your financial function]

Why choose Brebners

✔ Experience and expertise

Brebners have been helping companies since 1933 but we’ve moved with the times and embraced cloud platforms, now helping numerous clients to modernise and adopt the latest systems.

We’re a Xero Platinum tier partner – the highest level in Xero’s partner programme. This demonstrates our experience with the platform, including working with many complex and fast-growing businesses adopting Xero. We’re also recognised as a Xero migration specialist.

Prefer Quickbooks? Brebners are also a Quickbooks Platinum ProAdvisor

✔ Support for businesses of all sizes

We support clients that range from small owner-managed businesses to large corporate groups. In the past, cloud-based accounting solutions were often only recommended for the smallest businesses. With increased functionality over the last several years, they can now fulfil the needs of many larger businesses. Contact us today and we can advise on the most appropriate system for your use case.

✔ Joined-up, partner-led service

We have specialists in all areas – and our corporation tax, payroll, company secretarial, corporate finance and other specialist teams work alongside our accounts department.

Despite being large enough to have wide-ranging expertise, we’re small enough that you always receive a personalised, partner-led service and quick answers to your questions.

We will speak your language and offer jargon-free advice.

In the words of Tom Woodgate, director of Honest Toil Limited:

“They've been great to deal with and I'd have no hesitation in recommending Brebners to anyone looking for a very personal, on-hand and solution-finding accountancy firm.”

For more testimonials, see Testimonials | Brebners | Accountants London