A Coordinated Approach to Accounting Support
Four steps, from understanding your requirements to ongoing coordination, with a clear line between the services VRSH3 provides and services provided independently by third-party firms.
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Step 1: Understanding Your Requirements
We learn about the company's accounting needs, business structure, and service requirements.
What happens
We talk through how your bookkeeping and reporting are handled today, the systems and records involved, and what you need support with.
What you can expect
- A conversation about your current processes
- Clarity on the support you are looking for
- Questions about timelines and reporting needs
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Step 2: Service Coordination
Our team reviews the requirements and determines the appropriate support approach.
What happens
We identify which requirements VRSH3 can support directly and where specialist services may be needed, then agree the scope with you before work begins.
What you can expect
- A proposed support approach
- A clear split between VRSH3 services and any specialist needs
- An agreed engagement scope
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Step 3: Professional Connections
Where specialist services are needed, we can facilitate introductions to independent accounting and bookkeeping firms, subject to actual referral relationships and provider availability.
What happens
If a specialist firm may be suitable, we coordinate an introduction. You decide whether to engage the firm, and any engagement is made directly with that firm under its own terms.
What you can expect
- An introduction where a suitable provider is available
- Direct engagement terms with the independent firm
- Support with communication between you and the provider
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Step 4: Ongoing Coordination
Communication and service coordination are maintained according to the agreed engagement scope.
What happens
We keep communication organized around the agreed scope, so you know what is in progress, what is needed from you, and who is responsible for each part of the work.
What you can expect
- Regular communication within the agreed scope
- Requests for records and information when needed
- Clear responsibility for each service
VRSH3 Services and Independent Firm Services
Who does what, and whose terms apply.
| Area | VRSH3 | Independent firms |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding your requirements | Leads the discussion. Learns about your accounting needs, business structure and service requirements. | Not involved unless you choose to engage a firm. |
| Bookkeeping, reconciliation, reporting and payables/receivables support | Provided by VRSH3 within the agreed engagement scope. | Provided only where you engage a firm directly. |
| Specialist accounting services | Coordinates introductions, subject to actual referral relationships and provider availability. | Delivered by the firm under its own engagement terms and responsibilities. |
| Engagement terms and fees | Agreed with VRSH3 for the services VRSH3 provides. | Agreed directly between you and the firm. |
| Ongoing communication | Maintained according to the agreed engagement scope. | Handled by the firm for the services it provides. |
Independent firms are separate businesses. They are not VRSH3 employees, and they are not VRSH3's contracted partners unless this is confirmed to you in writing. You decide whether to engage any firm we introduce.
Common Questions
Are the independent professionals VRSH3 employees?
No. Independent accounting and bookkeeping firms are separate businesses. They are not VRSH3 employees, and they are not VRSH3's contracted partners unless this is confirmed to you in writing.
Who do I agree terms with if I engage an independent firm?
You agree engagement terms and fees directly with the independent firm. The firm is responsible for the services it provides under those terms. VRSH3's own terms apply only to the services VRSH3 provides.
Can VRSH3 always find a specialist provider?
Not always. Introductions depend on actual referral relationships and provider availability. If we are unable to identify a suitable provider for a requirement, we will tell you.
How is the scope of VRSH3's work decided?
After we understand your requirements, we agree the scope with you before work begins. Communication and coordination then follow that agreed scope.
Talk to Us About Your Accounting Requirements
Tell us how your business handles bookkeeping and reporting today, and what support you are looking for. Our team will review your requirements and get back to you.