Accounting services
Accounting system setup in Qatar
Thiqa Consulting handles accounting system implementation in Qatar. We help you choose an accounting system or ERP that fits your business, set up the chart of accounts and reports, move data from your old system and train your team. Tell us how you keep your books today and we send a written proposal with a fixed fee.
A desktop computer, keyboard and mouse set up on a wooden desk
- Help choosingA system or ERP that fits
- Your chart of accountsBuilt for your reports, audit and tax
- Old data movedBalances checked against the old system
- Team trainedYour staff learn on your own data
When a company needs a new system
Many companies start with spreadsheets or a basic package, then find that month-end takes too long and reports need manual work.
A new accounting system or ERP fixes that only if it is set up for the way the business runs. We help you choose it and set it up, so your team can use it from the first month.
What we do
From choosing the system to training your team, the work comes in six parts. You choose what you need.
Choosing the system
We compare suitable accounting systems or ERPs against your needs and budget.
Chart of accounts
We build a chart of accounts that maps to your financial statements and tax return.
Moving old data
We clean and move balances, customers, suppliers and open items from the old system.
Checking balances
We reconcile the balances in the new system to the old one.
Report setup
We set up the management and financial reports your business uses.
Staff training
We train the people who will use the system, on your own data.
How it works
- 1
Review your needs
We look at how your books are kept today and what the business needs.
- 2
Choose the system
We compare suitable options with you and you make the choice.
- 3
Set up and move data
We build the chart of accounts and reports, then move and check your data.
- 4
Train and hand over
Your team is trained and starts working in the new system.
Documents we need from you
- Your current chart of accounts
- Last trial balance and financial statements
- Customer and supplier lists with open balances
- Fixed asset register
- The reports management uses today
- Access to export data from the old system
Get expert advice for your business
Tell us what you need. We reply with a written proposal covering the scope, the documents we need and the timeline.
Common questions about accounting system setup
Answers about the service, the work involved and what to prepare. Open a question to read more.
What is the difference between an accounting system and an ERP?
An accounting system records transactions and produces the ledgers, reconciliations and financial reports. An ERP adds other parts of the business in the same system, such as inventory, purchasing, sales, payroll or projects. A smaller company often needs only accounting software; an ERP suits businesses whose operations and finance need to share the same data.
What is a chart of accounts?
A chart of accounts is the list of accounts the business posts transactions to, grouped into assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses. Set up well, it gives management the reports it wants and maps cleanly to the financial statements your auditor reviews and the figures needed for the tax return. Set up badly, every report needs manual work.
How is data moved from an old accounting system?
We agree what moves across: usually opening balances, customer and supplier details, open invoices and, if needed, past transactions. The data is cleaned and mapped to the new chart of accounts, then loaded and checked. Balances in the new system are reconciled to the old one before your team stops using it.
Can a new system produce the reports our auditor needs?
Yes, if it is set up with that in mind. We build the chart of accounts and reports so the trial balance leads straight to the financial statements, with the detail an auditor asks for, such as aged balances and fixed asset records. That also makes the figures for the corporate income tax return easier to prepare.
Do you train our staff on the new system?
Yes. Training is part of the setup. We show the people who will use the system how to enter transactions, run reconciliations and produce the reports set up for them, using your own chart of accounts and data. We agree in advance who is trained and on which tasks, so each person learns the work they will do.
Tell us what you need. We reply with a written proposal.
You get the scope, the papers we need and the time it takes.
- 1You send your details by WhatsApp or email.
- 2We read them and ask anything we need to know.
- 3You get a written proposal: scope, papers and timing.