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BOOKKEEPING CLEANUP · ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION
Turn overdue books into decision-ready records.
ORIGINS Nexus helps South African SMEs bring incomplete, delayed or unreliable bookkeeping up to date—then builds the reconciliation and review discipline needed to keep it that way.
This service repairs the accounting foundation. It does not pretend that a dashboard can fix unreliable source records.
THE PROBLEM
Late books make every later decision expensive.
When transactions are missing, bank accounts are unreconciled or opening balances are wrong, the problem spreads. VAT and income-tax preparation becomes slower, financial statements become harder to compile, debtor and creditor balances lose credibility, and the owner starts managing from the bank balance.
Bookkeeping cleanup is not simply data capture. The records must be reconstructed in a controlled sequence, supported by source documents and reviewed for exceptions that still require management input.
Signs that a reset is required
- Transactions are more than one month behind.
- Bank, loan, VAT, payroll or control accounts do not reconcile.
- Annual financial statements cannot be compiled from the current ledger.
- The business changed accountants or software and opening balances are uncertain.
- SARS or funding requests are exposing missing schedules and records.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
A controlled route from source records to a reliable ledger.
The final scope depends on the period, transaction volume, number of accounts, software, tax registrations and the quality of documents supplied.
Transaction processing
Capture or import supported transactions into the agreed accounting structure and correct obvious classification problems.
Control-account review
Reconcile bank and material balance-sheet accounts, then isolate unresolved items instead of burying them.
Exception schedule and next actions
Provide a clear list of outstanding evidence, unresolved balances, compliance dependencies and the rhythm needed going forward.
Scope boundary: annual financial statements, assurance work, tax opinions and regulated submissions are separately scoped. Where professional sign-off is required, the work is referred to or coordinated with an appropriately authorised practitioner.
DELIVERY PROCESS
Four gates. No mystery ledger.
You will know what has been received, what remains unresolved and what the cleaned records can safely support.
Diagnostic
Define the real period, volume and risk.
Evidence
Collect bank statements, invoices, payroll and prior records.
Rebuild
Process, reconcile and document exceptions.
Stabilise
Close the backlog and set the monthly rhythm.
NEXT LAYER
Once the records are reliable, make them useful.
Cleanup is a reset, not a permanent operating model. The goal is to move into timely monthly reporting and action.
START WITH THE FACTS
Find the size of the backlog.
Request a business route map or send a short WhatsApp message with the periods, bank accounts and accounting software involved.
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