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Whether you are looking to establish an entirely outsourced finance department or fill gaps in your existing team, our Finance Office delivers cost-effective, flexible and technology-enabled solutions.
We partner growing businesses
As your business grows, your finance function needs to evolve with it.
We specialise in helping growing businesses scale efficiently by streamlining processes, strengthening financial operations and putting the right systems in place to support sustainable growth.
Led by our experienced finance and business professionals, and supported by cutting-edge technology and automation, we design bespoke solutions that can grow alongside your ambitions.
We support established businesses
We work with established businesses to enhance their performance through optimising processes, finding efficiencies and providing real-time financial visibility.
We can operate as a full finance function or seamlessly support your existing team, filling critical skills or resource gaps and taking ownership of time-consuming tasks.
This service is not just about outsourcing admin tasks. It is about creating a more efficient finance function that supports your business decision-making.
Our software stack
Our team is supported by leading software and integrations to help us streamline and optimise your finance function. Key elements of our software stack include:
We are certified and experienced users of Xero, QuickBooks and Sage cloud accounting software, enabling us to make full use of each platform’s features, integrations and automation tools.
- Invoice and receipt data capture – Using Dext and Hubdoc to automatically extract key information from invoices and receipts, reducing manual data entry and publishing transactions directly to Xero or QuickBooks.
- Bank feed integration – Secure, real-time bank feeds that automatically import transactions, ensuring financial records remain accurate and up to date.
- Smart reconciliation – AI-powered reconciliation to match bank transactions to invoices and receipts, identify anomalies, detect duplicate entries and highlight unusual patterns for review.
- Workflow automation – Leveraging Mayday and ScaleXP to automate routine accounting processes, including recurring journals, accruals, prepayments, and other month-end tasks, improving efficiency and consistency.
- Management reporting and insights – Using Fathom and Syft to deliver monthly management reports, KPI dashboards, cash flow analysis, and actionable financial insights to support informed decision-making.
Our Finance Office delivers across three key areas
We offer a suite of core services to support your business, from day-to-day financial management and compliance to insightful performance monitoring and reporting.
- Cloud accounting setup – Seamless implementation of cloud-based accounting systems and integrations for efficiency and real-time insights.
- Bookkeeping and record processing – Accurate, timely and compliant handling of all your financial records. Including bank reconciliations, maintenance of fixed asset registers, and appropriate accounting for accruals, prepayments, and deferred income.
- Management reporting, data analytics and forecasting – Clear insights, KPI reporting, projections and management dashboards to guide smarter business decisions.
- Payroll – Reliable payroll management including processing payroll submissions (RTI) and pension auto-enrolment.
- VAT compliance – Acting as your agent for HMRC compliance, handling VAT enquiries and deadlines on your behalf and MTD VAT returns (monthly/quarterly).
We optimise your finance function through smart technology, streamlined processes, and practical planning – making your operations more efficient, scalable and easier to manage.
- Software, app Integration and AI automation – Streamline your accounting system and reduce manual effort through connected smart solutions. Our experienced team works in the cloud with Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Hubdoc/Dext, and payment platform integrations (Stripe, Shopify, A2X, GoCardless) and more, delivering accuracy and real-time visibility.
- Budgeting and cashflow optimisation – Improve cash visibility, reduce debtor days, and create smoother, more predictable day-to-day operations.
- Process mapping – Let us identify bottlenecks in your current processes and design efficient and robust finance workflows.
We provide strategic financial guidance to help you plan ahead, improve profitability and grow with confidence. Our tailored support combines expert insight with practical tools to strengthen decision-making and business performance.
- Business planning and financial modelling – Turn your objectives into measurable plans with defined milestones, financial modelling and practical steps.
- Profit improvement – Analysing key performance areas such as pricing strategy, cost management and operational efficiency.
- Virtual Finance Director and CFO – Experienced financial leadership on demand, without the full-time cost.
Clients say
“The Rouse team delivered a smooth, structured outsourcing experience from day one: clear communication, efficient onboarding and a genuinely collaborative approach.”
Mark Austin, FD/Business Consultant
“If you are time-starved and focused on building client and customer relationships then trust them to manage your bookkeeping and tax affairs with diligence, accuracy and passion.”
Klive Agency
“We’ve switched from a top 10 firm and have immediately felt the difference. The team understand small business finance and offer strategic yet practical counsel.”
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What to expect
Seamless set up
A new client familiarisation programme designed to understand your goals and tailor our support to your specific needs.
Regular financial updates
Including management accounts and VAT summaries, delivered via cloud systems – keeping you informed and in control.
Adaptive service
Able to scale your support – from bookkeeping to fractional finance leadership – as your business evolves or needs change.
Customised reporting
Advice and designing of management accounts specifically for your business to help you track performance and make decisions.
Team focus
Ryan Finn
Systems and Management Accountant
Ryan has extensive experience in designing bespoke financial systems to improve profitability, reduce costs and streamline finance function processes. He leverages his expertise in accounting and background in technology to deliver value and drive business performance.
Leading our Finance Office
Sue Drummond
Partner
Sue leads our Finance Office team alongside Seema Kher and brings over 35 years of experience in accountancy and business advisory services. She oversees service delivery, ensuring the team is backed by cutting-edge technology, ongoing training and continuous professional development to deliver the highest standards of service quality and guidance for clients.
Seema Kher
Partner
Seema leads our Finance Office alongside Sue Drummond and helps businesses to streamline bookkeeping and implement systems that deliver real-time financial information to aid decision-making. She finds it most rewarding to support clients as they grow and scale, helping them achieve their business goals and making “the numbers part of the business feel easy”.
Paul Brannan
Finance Office Manager
Paul manages our Finance Office team, ensuring high-quality, timely service delivery. With over 30 years of experience in accountancy and bookkeeping, he helps clients discover more efficient ways of running their businesses while delivering practical, reliable financial support.
Ryan Finn
Systems and Management Accountant
Ryan has extensive experience in designing bespoke financial systems to improve profitability, reduce costs and streamline finance function processes. He leverages his expertise in accounting and background in technology to deliver value and drive business performance.
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