Beyond Numbers

Businesses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the clientele for this accounting service provider, whose work centres on building accounting systems that give owners timely, organised financial information. It says the speed and quality of results depend heavily on the kind of system a business adopts, so system design comes first in its offer.

Accounting system development

The firm describes planning, designing, arranging and managing an accounting system for each client, together with internal controls. The output it lists includes the documents a business needs, a code of conduct, data gathering, auditing, accounting records and management reports. The resulting system tracks expenses, sales, liabilities and other transactions, and is automated on specialised software.

Budgeting

Budgeting is presented as giving a business a defined financial plan, usually for a year, covering sales volumes, revenues, costs, assets, liabilities, resources and cash flows. The firm helps prepare estimated statements of income and expenditure based on projected sales.

Financial system design and implementation

This service covers reviewing a company's accounting needs and then installing a financial system with inventory management, costing, budgeting, personnel and related modules. The firm says the result is customised to allow for organic growth as well as larger expansions.

Accounting procedures

The firm advises on which method to use and how to record information for internal and external purposes. It contrasts cash-basis accounting, common among small and home-based businesses, with the accrual basis that larger businesses need. It also covers accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations of cash accounts to bank statements and of balance sheets, and the use of regular accounting periods.

Regular updating with VAT

After VAT was introduced in the UAE, businesses had to change their accounting systems for the new reporting duties. The firm lists tasks such as configuring systems to issue valid VAT invoices and returns, handling intra-GCC transactions, registering for VAT where it is mandatory, running the full return process, and reviewing the system after implementation.

The firm's website was unavailable when last checked, so this description follows its earlier published material.

Beyond Numbers is an accounting service provider serving businesses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It designs and sets up accounting systems and keeps accounts up to date, including work needed for VAT. The aim is to give owners timely, organised financial information for planning.

What Beyond Numbers offers

• Accounting system development: planning and arranging a system suited to the business and its internal controls.
• Financial accounting system design and implementation: creating systematic finance processes and reviewing accounting requirements and costing.
• Budgeting: a defined plan of sales, costs, assets, liabilities and cash flow for a set period.
• Estimated statements: income and expenditure forecasts based on expected sales.
• Regular account updates: records covering expenses, sales and liabilities, with VAT included.
• Reporting support: documents, data gathering, audit trails and management reports for decisions.

Who it serves

The service is written for businesses that want automated, computerised accounting rather than manual ledgers.

Key facts

• Based in: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Also serves: Abu Dhabi
• Founder: Sudeshna Banerjee