Most UAE setup firms hand you the license and disappear. We don't. Accounting & Bookkeeping is the recurring retainer that keeps your UAE company compliant, audit-ready, and decision-grade, month after month.
What's included in the monthly retainer
Every Accounting & Bookkeeping engagement covers the four foundations of a working UAE finance function. Add-ons available if you need more.
Standard monthly deliverables
Monthly bookkeeping, all transactions recorded, categorised, reconciled
Bank reconciliation, every UAE + foreign bank account, monthly
VAT-ready ledgers, chart of accounts mapped to FTA categories
Management P&L + balance sheet, delivered by 15th of following month
Year-end financial statements, FTA-format, audit-ready
Multi-currency handling, AED, GBP, USD, EUR transactions
Expense receipt processing, Dext / Hubdoc integration
Quarterly partner review, 30-min call with a chartered partner
Software we support
We work with whatever accounting software you already use. No forced migrations. If you're starting fresh in the UAE, we usually recommend Zoho Books for FTA integration; Xero if you also have a UK Ltd alongside.
Zoho Books (recommended for UAE-only)
Xero (recommended for UK + UAE)
QuickBooks Online
Wave
Still on Excel? That's fine. We migrate you to the right platform during onboarding at no extra cost.
How onboarding works
From "yes" to your first monthly bookkeeping run typically takes 7 working days. We don't drag it out.
01
Discovery call (30 min)
We talk through your UAE company structure, current bookkeeping (or lack of it), software preference, and any historical clean-up needed. Quote in writing same day.
02
Setup (days 1–4)
We set up your accounting software, build the chart of accounts to FTA standard, integrate bank feeds, configure VAT mapping. You don't lift a finger.
03
First bookkeeping run (days 5–7)
Your books are caught up to current date. First management report goes out by day 7. Quarterly partner review scheduled.
Pricing tiers
Three tiers based on transaction volume and entity complexity, plus a custom plan if you fall outside. All include the standard monthly deliverables above; differences are scope-of-work.
Starter
Solo founder · <100 transactions/month · 1 entity
AED 1,400/month (≈ £300)
Billed annually · AED 16,750/yr (≈ £3,600)
- 1 UAE entity
- Up to 100 transactions/mo
- Up to 3 bank accounts
- Monthly P&L + BS
- Quarterly partner review
Start with Starter
Growth
3-15 employees · 100-500 transactions/mo · 1-2 entities
AED 3,050/month (≈ £650)
Billed annually · AED 36,300/yr (≈ £7,800)
- Up to 2 UAE entities
- Up to 500 transactions/mo
- Up to 6 bank accounts
- Multi-currency reporting
- Receipt processing (Dext)
- Monthly partner review call
Start with Growth
Scale
15+ employees · 500+ transactions · Multi-entity / cross-border
AED 6,500/month (≈ £1,400)
Billed annually · AED 78,150/yr (≈ £16,800)
- Up to 5 entities (UAE + UK + holdco)
- Unlimited transactions
- Consolidated reporting
- Inter-company eliminations
- Weekly check-ins available
- Direct partner WhatsApp access
Start with Scale
Custom plan
Not in a standard tier? Build your own.
Scopedmonthly retainer
If your group spans more than five entities, you need industry-specific reporting, or you run an ERP integration, we scope a custom retainer to your specific scope of work.
- Multi-entity consolidation (UK + UAE + holdco + special-purpose vehicles)
- Custom reporting cadence (weekly or bi-weekly)
- Industry-specific chart of accounts (real estate, ecommerce, healthcare, fintech)
- ERP integration (NetSuite, SAP Business One, Odoo)
Talk to a partner
All prices exclude VAT. Bundle with Tax Advisory + Payroll for 15-25% off, see the bundles page.
A real client outcome
Case · 2025 · Growth tier client
"My DMCC FZE was set up by another agent who then ghosted. Books were a mess. Entegrix took over, cleaned up 14 months of bookkeeping in 3 weeks, got us audit-ready by year-end, and now we run on a £650/month retainer. Worth 10x what I'd been paying the previous shop."
UK-Indian founder · DMCC FZE · AED 19.5M ARR (≈ £4.2M) · Bookkeeping + VAT bundle · Engaged Q3 2024
Common questions
Can you take over books that are in a mess?
Yes, that's actually how 40% of our bookkeeping clients onboard. We do a "catch-up" engagement first (quoted as a one-off project based on the messiness) and then transition you onto the standard monthly retainer. Worst case we've cleaned up: 26 months of unreconciled transactions across 3 entities and 2 currencies. It took 4 weeks.
Do you only work with companies you set up?
No, many of our Accounting & Bookkeeping clients set up elsewhere and came to us when the setup-only agent stopped responding. We onboard existing UAE companies regularly.
Is monthly bookkeeping required for my free zone?
Yes, UAE corporate tax (effective 2023) requires you to maintain proper books and records. The 9% CT regime + 0% qualifying free zone exemption only applies if your books are FTA-compliant. Monthly bookkeeping isn't a "nice to have" anymore; it's the foundation.
What if my transaction volume is between tiers?
We scope month-by-month if you're close to a tier boundary. You won't be force-upgraded; we'll quote based on actual volume after the first 3 months.
Do you handle UK + UAE bookkeeping together?
Yes, cross-jurisdiction bookkeeping is one of our specialisms. We use Xero (or QuickBooks Online) configured for multi-entity reporting so your UK Ltd and UAE FZE books flow into one consolidated view. Often quoted as a single bundle.
Can I see a sample management report before I commit?
Yes, at the discovery call we share a redacted real client example (with their permission). It shows you the format, the level of detail, and the commentary style.
