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Simple packages. Honest numbers.

Fixed monthly fees. No hidden hours. No surprise invoices.

Nobody in this market publishes their prices. We do, because you cannot plan around a mystery, and readiness built steadily costs less than readiness built in a scramble.

Two ways to work with us: an ongoing finance function (Subscription), or a scoped, time-bound engagement (Transaction Support).

Currency
MonthlyAnnual 2 months free
TierMonthlyWhat it covers
Startup Package
Onboarding from AED 2,500, by transaction volume
starting from AED 2,000 / mo
Bookkeeping and filings
Foundation
Onboarding from AED 5,500
starting from AED 10,000 / mo
A full finance function
Growth
Onboarding from AED 7,500
starting from AED 20,000 / mo
Adds forecasting and a fractional CFO
Strategic
Onboarding from AED 10,000
starting from AED 30,000 / mo
Board and diligence readiness. 1% success fee at close (no sale, no fee).

Onboarding is a one-time setup fee covering system config, historical clean-up, and reporting build. Paid once, upfront.

One rate card for startups and SMBs alike; see Startups or SMBs for the tier that fits your stage.

Billed in USD; amounts shown in your local currency are indicative. Rates refreshed monthly.

Included with every tier: every engagement under NDA · works with your existing platform (Wafeq, Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho, and the rest of the common accounting stack) · fixed monthly fee, no surprise invoices · upgrade anytime without a second onboarding fee.
Which tier am I?

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Pre-revenue or under $1M ARR? Use the slider on the left. $1M+ ARR? Pick a revenue band on the right. Indicative starting point; every engagement is scoped after a short call.

Startup Package
Transactions per month
1080400+
51–200 transactions / month
Startup · Standard
Starting from
AED 3,500 / mo

Automated sales settle differently. That usually helps your price.

A cloud kitchen with an integrated POS, a retailer on a connected payment gateway, a SaaS company billing through Stripe: when your revenue settles through a connected system rather than manual entry, that part of your books counts differently, and it usually lowers your band. Stock, inventory, or COGS work is assessed separately, so where you actually land depends on the full picture, not sales alone. Not automated yet? We can help you connect it. Fewer manual entries either way, and a clear answer once we've looked.

Foundation & above
Annual revenue
Foundation is the typical fit.
Foundation
Starting from
AED 10,000 / mo
A full finance function
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Terms

Engagements run 12 months, invoiced monthly. The term protects you as much as it protects us: we staff your engagement properly and never drop your books mid-year. Pay the year upfront and get 2 months free on the retainer (Recovery is excluded; we don't ask a business under cash pressure to prepay). The one-time onboarding fee covers system setup, historical clean-up, and your reporting build; you pay it once. Transaction and recovery engagements are time-bound by design. Every engagement under NDA.

What counts as a transaction

One invoice, bill, or bank line item that needs individual handling. Automated sales from a connected gateway or subscription platform (Stripe, POS, app stores, Amazon) are counted as their settlement batches, capped at 10 transactions per platform per month. We charge for the work, not for your sales volume.

Band movement

Bands are assessed on a rolling 3-month average, never a single month. Crossing a threshold triggers a conversation before it triggers an invoice. Movement works the same way in both directions.

Complexity fence

Band placement assumes standard complexity. Businesses with heavy cash handling, multi-currency operations, or high dispute/refund volume are scoped individually. Above 400 countable transactions a month is scoped, not published.

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