FINANCE PARTNER FOR SCALING SOFTWARE BUSINESSES

Finance expertise for ambitious software businesses.

We help software founders understand their numbers, improve financial performance and prepare for what comes next — from scaling operations and raising investment to building a more valuable business.

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The numbers that matter in software.

The numbers that matter in software.

SaaS performance metrics

SaaS performance metrics

ARR, MRR, retention, churn and recurring revenue growth.

Cash runway and burn

Cash runway and burn

Understand your funding horizon and the decisions that affect it.

Unit economics

Unit economics

Unit economics

Customer acquisition costs, gross margin, customer lifetime value and growth efficiency.

Investor-ready reporting

Investor-ready reporting

Clear management accounts, forecasts and board reporting that stand up to scrutiny.

The right support, month by month.

Accounting

Reliable day-to-day finance for your software business.

Flexible bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns and management reporting. Understand your software business’s revenue, costs and cash as you scale — from focused support to fully managed finance.

CORE SERVICE

Accounting

Reliable day-to-day finance for your software business.

Flexible bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns and management reporting. Understand your software business’s revenue, costs and cash as you scale — from focused support to fully managed finance.

CORE SERVICE

Strategy

FD-level insight for the decisions that shape your growth.

Understand what drives business value, unlock funding, scale faster and plan your exit, with a sounding board to help you make smarter decisions and build a more valuable business.

Strategy

FD-level insight for the decisions that shape your growth.

Understand what drives business value, unlock funding, scale faster and plan your exit, with a sounding board to help you make smarter decisions and build a more valuable business.

Year End Compliance

Year-end confidence, connected to your day-to-day finance.

Add year-end compliance and tax support for your software business. Stay on top of your obligations, with annual accounts connected to the day-to-day numbers you use to run and grow the business.

Year End Compliance

Year-end confidence, connected to your day-to-day finance.

Add year-end compliance and tax support for your software business. Stay on top of your obligations, with annual accounts connected to the day-to-day numbers you use to run and grow the business.

Built around your next stage of growth.

Built around your next stage of growth.

Scaling a software business brings bigger decisions: when to hire, where to invest and how far your cash will take you. We help you see the financial picture clearly, in plain English.

We connect your day-to-day accounts with the metrics and plans that matter to your business, so your finance support grows with you.

Joel Matthews, director of AP Matthews

Joel Matthews · Director

MEET THE TEAM

We understand software businesses from the inside.

Having worked as Finance Director in a multiple fast growing businesses, our founder Joel understands the financial questions that come with scaling: how to balance growth with cash, interpret recurring revenue metrics and customer retention, plan investment and give stakeholders confidence in the numbers.

That experience informs the advice Scale Accountants provides — combining reliable accounting with a commercially grounded understanding of how software businesses grow, attract investment and create value for an eventual exit.

We use the best finance tools in the business.

Simple from the start.

01

Have a chat

Tell us about your software business, your growth plans and the finance challenges taking up your time.

02

Agree the right support

We’ll agree the right mix of support for your stage, with a clear scope and monthly fee.

03

Focus on building your business

We look after the numbers and help you use them to plan, invest and scale with confidence.

A few questions, answered.

A few questions, answered.

Let’s talk about your next stage.

Tell us about your business, your growth plans and where finance is holding you back. We’ll talk through the support you need and whether we’re the right partner.

Not sure what you need? That’s absolutely fine — let's set up a free call.

Scale Accountants

Accounting and finance support for scaling software businesses.

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