The Vital Group

Finance Essentials

Bookkeeping, billing, payroll, reporting, and the financial follow-through your business needs.

About this package

What Finance Essentials covers

Finance Essentials keeps the day-to-day money work handled and closes the gaps that build up in a busy business, from books that are behind to outstanding invoices no one is chasing.

Signs this may be relevant for you

  • Bookkeeping has fallen behind and the books no longer tell a clear story.
  • Outstanding invoices are piling up without an organized follow-up.
  • Billing, payables, and vendor paperwork take time away from operating.
  • Payroll and related HR administration need an agreed owner.
  • Loan activity (money borrowed or money lent) is not tracked carefully.
What we handle

The work inside Finance Essentials

01

Keep the books current

Agreed bookkeeping and accounting, prepared on a steady rhythm so the numbers can be understood and reviewed.

  • Full bookkeeping and maintenance of the client books
  • Accounting and reconciliations within the agreed scope
  • Financial reporting that is meaningful for decisions
  • Regular financial meetings to discuss results and priorities
02

Manage money moving in and out

A clear picture of what is owed, what is due, and what needs action, so nothing quietly slips.

  • Billing and invoicing
  • Accounts receivable tracking, follow-up, and recovery
  • Accounts payable administration, bill tracking, and payment coordination
  • Vendor management and related financial administration
03

Resolve historical gaps

When the records have drifted, we help bring them up to date and follow up on what billing was missed.

  • Cleanup of historical client books
  • Identification of past-due invoices and amounts needing follow-up
  • Billing follow-through tied to what the cleanup uncovered
04

Support employer obligations

Payroll and the routine administration around it, handled discreetly within the agreed engagement.

  • Payroll processing
  • Agreed HR administration
  • Tax-related services and 1099s at the scope you approve
05

Track lending activity

Careful administration of loans, both money the business has received and money it has extended.

  • Administration of loans received
  • Administration of loans made to other businesses or individuals
  • Accurate tracking of principal, interest, amortization, origination points, and balances
The approach

How we'll work on Finance Essentials

  1. 1

    Understand the current financial workflow, tools, and pressure points.

  2. 2

    Agree priorities, scope, and who does what, including the client’s participation.

  3. 3

    Organize records and, where needed, clean up what is behind.

  4. 4

    Carry out the agreed financial work on a steady cadence.

  5. 5

    Review results together and adjust priorities.

Common questions

About Finance Essentials

Looking further

Finance plays well with Data Essentials when you want the reports turned into dashboards, and with Admin Essentials when the operational records behind the money need organizing too.