Business owners need access to real time, relevant, financial information to allow them to make effective business decisions that result in profitable growth. You may not need a full time accountant, but we are here to help you when you need us; ensuring you cost effectively meet your profitability and operations objectives
Put simply: Bookkeeping is the process of compiling financial information. The “number crunching”.
The numbers are used to make decisions for the growth of the business. If your inputs into the system are rubbish, then the information you receive from the system will be rubbish and the quality of the decisions you make will be rubbish.
We don’t just provide you with accurate information, we help you understand the meaning behind the numbers to empower you to make smarter decisions and grow.
Our People
Quite simply we care about our clients and only recruit top performers who care about the clients too. We lead by example and coach them to ensure they are approachable, well rounded business people. We want you to feel at ease and work quickly and efficiently to help you understand your figures – but always with a personal touch. We are not robots.
Our Tech
We identify and use the latest cloud technologies to allow greater efficiencies. We can implement new technologies to allow you to focus on running the business. We work closely with our clients as their outsourced financial controller.
Our Clients
We select who we work with to ensure personalities align, we can deliver real value and support business growth. We collaborate, work together and are always on standby to deliver real value where our clients need it most.
We Are More than Accountants
We aren’t just your average accountants. We offer a unique business advisory service to help you make the right decisions for your company to profitably grow.
Sharon Brown
Sharon a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years post qualification experience, was the internal finance manager of RSM (formerly McClure Watters) for over 6 years.
Having worked as an internal accountant for a firm of traditional accountants, Sharon is well placed to clearly identify any financial knowledge gap that may exist in clients’ businesses and provide advice to assist business growth.
Clare Galloway
Clare a qualified project manager with over 15 years experience in Corporate Finance, Compliance and Business Development Manager roles at Deloitte, KPMG, and RSM.
Clare ensures Magic Beans provide innovative solutions to increase client efficiency, productivity and provide marketing and business development support to help businesses achieve growth targets.
Angela Alexander
Angela is Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years of commercial financial experience, predominantly gained working as a finance manager/management accountant.
Having worked in finance departments for owner managed businesses across various industries. Angela is well placed to provide all management information required by our clients.
Eoin Brown
Eoin has a BSC in Finance and is responsible for preparing and processing all of our clients’ payroll files. He is also responsible for a wide portfolio of bookkeeping clients.
Eoin processes and prepares financial information for the purpose of updating and checking account balances to facilitate purchases and collects and enters data for to assist with the preparation of various detailed reports in Xero.
How do I switch accountants and is it an easy process?
Before you decide to swtich accountants you need to understand why you have decided to move. Chances are your accountant is doing a good job but the services being provided may not align to your needs.If you understand why and your motivations for swithcing then investing in Magic Beans will be very worthwhile.
Magic Beans make the switch as seamless as possible. We can deal with the communications with the previous accountants and system conversions; keeping you in the loop and ensuring you understand the process.
Who are Magic Beans?
Magic Beans is a business advisory and accountancy practice co-foudned by Sharon Brown and Clare Galloway in Northern Ireland – providing up to date, real time financial information you can understand.
It was founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We have travelled the entrepreneruial journey and understand the ebbs and flows of business. Using our skills and experience, we partner with businesses to help them navigate these complexities!
We are a collaborated force:
Sharon is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years post qualification experience. She was the internal finance manager at RSM (formerly McClure Watters) for over 6 years. Having worked as an internal accountant for a firm of traditiaonal accountants, Sharon is well placed to clearly identify any financialy knowledge gap that may exist in clients’ businesses and provideadvice to assist business growth.
Clare is a qualified project manager with over 20 years experience in Corporate Finance, Compliance and Business Development Manager roles at Deloitte, KPMG, and RSM. Clare will ensure Magic Beans provide innovative solutions to increase client efficiency, productivity and provide marketing and business development support to help businesses achieve growth targets.
How quickly can I be up and running?
Straight away! Take a look at our “What to expect from us”. As soon as we have completed the checks and provided us with either your previous accountant’s contact details or your financial files, we’ll be able to set you up with everything you need and discuss next steps with you.
What kind of support will I get on a regular basis?
The short answer is we will assign you a dedicated Accountant who has the required industry-specific skills and experience to manage your account. We are available to answer any queries or concerns
All of our team are available via email; our turnaround time is an absolute maximum of 48 hours (we are usually much faster than that).
The slightly more detailed answer is “how much support would you like”? We offer a range of packages designed for people who require different levels of support. To see all of our packages, please just look at “Our Services” or contact us to discuss your needs.
Why do you only use Xero?
By only using leading software like Xero, we can ensure we are experts and champions. At a fraction of the cost of a full time finance manager we magically integrate your business paperwork to your magic bean counter to allow you to see what is happening now and in the future, no matter where you are. You can see all incomings, outgoings and business activities at a glance.
With Xero technology and add-ons, you have access to information faster. You can create efficiencies for yourself and be in control of your numbers.
Log in online anytime, anywhere, on your Mac, PC, tablet or phone and see up-to-date financials. It’s simple, smart and magical.
What are my responsibilities?
Your responsibilities would vary depending on the package you choose. As soon as you come on board we would make sure you were fully comfortable with the on-going process. We are magical but if you don’t complete the tasks assigned to you or provide us with the information we need efficiently we wont be able to provide you with the information you need on time.
That is why we will always communicate with you frequently to ensure you know what information we need you to provide and processes we need you to follow.
Should you require additional adhoc support we would discuss this with you separately.
What happens if we part ways?
Obviously, we would be sad to see you go, but you can be assured your information will always belong to you and no accountant may withhold it, as long as your fees are paid up.
Using cloud accounting software, the transfer of data back to you is done by the click of a button.
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