“A pleasure to deal with. Very informative when in the need of help. Removes the stress of carrying out all the bookkeeping and returns and I never need to worry about missing deadlines. Highly recommended.”
If your bookkeeper called in sick tomorrow, would your month-end close still happen? For most Irish SMEs, the honest answer is no.
It is not about effort. Your bookkeeper might be brilliant. But when the whole financial operation lives in one person’s head, you do not have a system. You have a single point of failure. And when holidays or resignations hit, the damage spreads fast: payments stall, VAT returns get rushed, reconciliations fall behind, and visibility disappears at the worst possible moment.
This is what Kinore’s outsourced bookkeeping fixes.
Most businesses don’t wake up one morning and decide to outsource. Something triggers the conversation, and it usually sounds like one of these:
A long-serving bookkeeper is retiring or leaving, and the business realises how much knowledge walks out the door with them.
The role turns out to be too big for one new hire to manage. What looked like a single job is actually several.
The current accountant simply doesn't have the capacity or the staff to take on day-to-day bookkeeping support.
There is a growing worry about continuity. What happens to the books when the person doing them is absent?
Management time is being consumed by chasing bookkeeping tasks instead of running the business.
None of this means something has failed. It usually means the business has outgrown the old way of doing things. That is a good problem to have, so long as you deal with it.
Outsourcing to Kinore is not the same as hiring a freelancer or handing the work to a sole practitioner. You are joining a structured, senior-led firm with a dedicated team, built-in quality control, and the depth to absorb whatever your business throws at it.
Here is what that looks like in practice. Every account is run by qualified bookkeepers working to a defined process. Your service never depends on one person. If someone is on leave or moves on, the work continues. You agree a tailored SLA that matches your reporting rhythm, not ours, and it gets delivered month in, month out.
The difference is resilience. Holidays happen. Sick days happen. Your bookkeeping still gets done.
Every transaction goes through a preparer and reviewer workflow. Not an add-on. The default.
Reviewer checks catch miscodings, missing documents, VAT issues, and inconsistencies across periods before they become problems. When we need your input, we ask one clear question you can answer in minutes, not a 17-email chain.
The result: fewer surprises at month-end, fewer errors rolling forward unnoticed, and far less reliance on any one person’s memory. If you have been the quality control yourself, this is where the relief comes from.
Specificity matters, so here are the tools our bookkeeping team works with and why they exist in the workflow:
Dext captures and extracts data from invoices and receipts, reducing manual data entry and keeping your records accurate from the start.
Hubdoc handles document capture, storage, and publishing into your cloud accounting system, so source documents stay attached to every transaction.
AutoEntry automates data capture from supplier invoices and expense claims, pushing clean data directly into your accounting package.
The tools are not the service. They are how we remove the busywork so your books are accurate, up to date, and not dependent on someone typing line items for hours. We work with popular accounting platforms including Xero, and our team will recommend the simplest, most cost-effective toolset for your business.
You don’t need bandwidth for a big project. You need a safe pair of hands and a plan. Our bookkeepers work remotely and integrate with your existing systems, so the transition is flexible and low-disruption by design.
We learn what is happening today, what is not working, and what needs to stay.
We document how documents arrive, how approvals happen, and who needs access and visibility.
Dext, Hubdoc, or AutoEntry connections (if needed), plus your accounting software integration.
We confirm what is in the ledger, what is missing, and what needs cleaning.
The first month is structured and supported, not chaotic.
We remove manual steps and build consistency over time.
Hear directly from the businesses we’ve helped grow, adapt, and stay compliant, and see how the right finance partner can give you confidence and time back to focus on what matters most.
“A pleasure to deal with. Very informative when in the need of help. Removes the stress of carrying out all the bookkeeping and returns and I never need to worry about missing deadlines. Highly recommended.”
James McGeehan
“After frustrating experiences with slow Xero posting, high fees and poor communication from previous firms, the difference with Kinore has been night and day. APIs run smoothly, support is fast, and we can now make confident decisions and manage cash flow easily.”
David Miller
From: a fragile, person-dependent bookkeeping function that creates operational anxiety every time someone is absent.
To: a consistent, process-driven operation with built-in quality control that simply works, month in and month out.
Bookkeeping should not be a single point of failure. It should give you peace of mind.
Working with Kinore should feel straightforward. Your SLA is built around how you actually run your business:
You upload documents as you go. We process on the agreed schedule. If something is missing, you get one clear question, not a chase. That is the difference between outsourcing to a system and outsourcing to a person.
Weekly, fortnightly, or monthly processing, matched to your needs.
When month-end tasks happen and when you receive any queries.
One clear question at a time, tracked properly, with a timely expected response window.
A reconciled ledger, VAT-ready reports, and month-end pack inputs, giving you real-time financial visibility.
Tell us what your current setup looks like. We’ll show you what a better one could be.
No pressure. We’ll ask a few questions, then outline a transition plan and an SLA that fits your business. If you’re mid-handover from an internal bookkeeper, we’ll help you do it cleanly.
Our bookkeeping service records and categorises your day-to-day financial transactions: sales, purchases, bank reconciliations, expenses, and supplier and customer ledgers.
Kinore keeps your records accurate and up to date so your accounts, VAT returns, and year-end filings are straightforward. It gives you clean, current numbers to run the business and stay compliant with Revenue.
You remain responsible for retaining your accounting records, even when an agent or accountant holds them on your behalf. Under Section 285 of the Companies Act 2014 and Section 886 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, companies in Ireland must keep accounting and tax records for at least six years. We plan the handover so historic documents remain accessible and organised, whether they live in your accounting platform, a document capture tool, or secure storage.
It records and reconciles every transaction your business makes, then files the Revenue returns that sit on that data, VAT, RTD, VIES and RCT. Day-to-day, that’s invoice processing, bank reconciliation, receipt capture, and payroll journals.
It depends on your transaction volume, VAT frequency, number of bank accounts and payroll size, not on a headline hourly rate. Freelance bookkeepers often charge by the hour; we set a fixed monthly fee based on your actual volume so the cost is predictable.
Both do different jobs. A bookkeeper keeps the day-to-day records accurate and the Revenue returns filed on time; an accountant uses those records for year-end accounts, tax planning and advice. Kinore does both under one roof, so the year-end file is never a scramble to reconstruct.
It depends on the state of the current records and how quickly access can be arranged. A clean ledger with a clear process can move quickly. Where there is a backlog or inconsistency, the first step is stabilisation; then we move into a regular monthly rhythm. Most transitions settle within four to six weeks.
Accurate records are a legal requirement and the foundation of compliance. Revenue expects businesses to keep proper books supporting VAT, PAYE, and income or corporation tax returns, generally for six years. Well-kept records also make audits smoother, support finance applications, and give you a real-time view of cash flow and profitability.
Yes. We work with businesses across sectors, including hospitality, retail, trades, and professional services. Sector-specific needs such as high transaction volumes, tips, stock, or cash handling in a restaurant are handled within the same structured process, so your records reflect how your business actually operates.
Yes. Our bookkeeping is delivered remotely using cloud software, so we support clients across Ireland, from Dublin to Cork and beyond, without needing to be on site. Documents are shared securely online, and you get the same accuracy and oversight as an in-house function.
