Cloud bookkeeping was launched by Mandy Bagot, a chartered certified accountant, to revolutionise outsourced bookkeeping, using the latest cloud technology with online Sage Line 50 software, so that the most up to date data information can be accessed by the business owner, the bookkeeper and the accountant, all at the same time if needed!
With the ever expanding home working industry, Cloud bookkeeping aim to have a nationwide team of home based bookkeepers, all trained to follow the PRISM process ™ for bookkeepers. Mandy used her 28 years experience setting up bookkeeping systems for many small business owners and their accountants, to create the PRISM process ™, a series of workflow templates and checklists to ensure quality control for home based bookkeepers, from the moment they collect the papers from a business owner, to the way they file the paperwork and generate the reports, right up to the year end pack they deliver to the accountant.
One of the advantages of cloud computing is that both small and medium sized businesses can instantly obtain the benefits of the enormous infrastructure without having to implement and administer it directly. This also permits accessibility to multiple data centers anywhere on the globe. It also means that as the need for resources increases, companies can add additional service as and when needed from the cloud computing vendor without having to pay for additional hardware.
Mandy is responsible for the ongoing development of the Cloud Bookkeeping franchise, recruiting new bookkeeping franchisees, building up relationships with accountants, bank managers, clients and managing national accounts. She also helps with on going training and meets our bookkeepers regularly. She also continues to update the Prism process in line with changes in the accounting profession and with cloud technology.
Mandy is a qualified Certified Accountant (FCCA) and has over 27 years of bookkeeping and accountancy experience gained in industry with John Lewis, in commence with Dun & Bradstreet and in practice with three accountancy practices, the last where she was a partner for 11 years, leaving practice in 2008, to research setting up a bookkeeping franchise, based on her bookkeeping company she had started in 2002, along side her practice. Mandy has been working with sage software for over 18 years and was asked by sage to beta test their 2010 version.
Mandy is a director of the voluntary organisation EWIF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) and is often asked to speak at the ICB, Business Start up Show, The Franchise Show, Lloyds Bank potential franchisors events and as guest speaker at annual conferences of other franchises.
Heather helps with training and support and is a part qualified CIMA accountant, who is experienced in using sage, quickbooks and pastel accounting softwares. She built up 23 years experience of bookkeeping in various accounting roles in South Africa and in 2000 decided to set up her own bookkeeping practice. Since coming to the UK in 2002, she has held the positions of senior accountant in several companies increasing her total bookkeeping and accounting experience to an impressive 34 years!
Setting up this process will help you to save money by reducing the amount of time your book-keeper needs to reconcile your accounts and will often reduce your vat liability .
Pensions Regulator talks to Cloud Bookkeeping about auto enrolment – Dec 2014
Welcome to Cloud Bookkeeping
You want to concentrate on making your business a success not spending hours worrying about bookkeeping and balancing spreadsheets, so why not let Cloud Bookkeeping take away the hassle of the bookkeeping from you.
No job is too small, our competitive rates make it sound so sensible that you wonder why you did not consider it before! Whether you are a sole trader, partnership or limited company, you can outsource your bookkeeping to us and get all the relevant reports you or your accountant needs whenever you need them. It’s simple, efficient and cost-effective.
