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MIS is management information only if managers can act on it: on time, comparable month to month, and honest about variances. This engagement designs and runs the reporting layer — from clean books to a pack the owner actually reads — without the CFO-level retainer where one is not yet needed.

When this service is typically required

  • Reports arrive late, differ in format each month, or not at all
  • The owner wants five numbers weekly and a real pack monthly
  • Multiple entities/branches need consolidated views
  • Investors or lenders have prescribed reporting the team cannot yet produce

Indicative scope

  • Reporting design: what is measured, at what frequency, for whom
  • Pack build: P&L with budget/variance, cash view, receivables/payables, KPIs
  • Consolidation across entities or branches where needed
  • Automation of the repeatable parts (Sheets/Apps Script) with audit trails
  • Monthly production and a standing review note

Key points at a glance

ItemPosition
FoundationReconciled books — MIS on unreconciled data is decoration
CadenceFixed dates; the calendar is the product as much as the pack
ComparabilityFormats frozen so month 8 reads like month 1
VarianceEvery material variance gets one honest sentence, not a colour code

Deliverables

The designed pack, monthly delivery on calendar, the KPI definitions sheet (so numbers mean one thing), and the automation behind it in your own accounts.

Information and documents generally required

Accounting-system access, prior reports if any, budget where one exists, and the decisions the owner most needs numbers for.

Engagement process

01 · DesignDecisions first, then the numbers that serve them.
02 · BuildPack + automation constructed.
03 · RunMonthly cycle on fixed dates.
04 · ReviewFormats refined quarterly, not monthly.

Client responsibilities, assumptions and reliance

Underlying bookkeeping must be current (added to scope where it is not); management reads and responds — reporting into silence changes nothing.

Scope exclusions

Statutory reporting, audits and board-governance advisory; the full CFO layer (forecasting, banking strategy) lives in the Virtual CFO engagement.

Frequently asked questions

MIS vs Virtual CFO — which do we need?

MIS is the reporting layer; Virtual CFO adds forecasting, working-capital management and the monthly discussion. Many clients start here and upgrade when the numbers demand decisions.

Can you consolidate three firms with different accountants?

Yes — a mapping layer standardises their outputs; the consolidation notes where their books disagree so the differences shrink monthly.

Excel packs or dashboards?

Both have a place: a stable PDF/sheet pack for the record, a live dashboard for the daily five numbers. The design step decides the split.

What makes MIS actually get read?

Brevity and consequence — one page up front, variances with sentences, and items that name a decision. That editing is half this service.

Discuss this requirement

The applicable scope, documentation, professional responsibilities and timelines are agreed in an engagement letter before commencement.

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This page describes the service in general terms as on 6 August 2026 and is not professional advice or an assurance of any outcome. Registrations, filings, refunds and departmental outcomes depend on facts and the concerned authority. Figures and due dates change; verify current positions before acting.

Compliance-grade books, by designAudit-trail (edit log) accounting software is mandatory for companies — and auditors must report on it. Clean monthly books are now a statutory posture, not a luxury.First-year compliance checklist →
Key due dates at a glance — FY 2026-27
ComplianceDueNote
Monthly closeBy the 10th (good practice)Feeds GSTR-3B, TDS and MIS on time
GST + TDS calendar11th / 13th / 15th / 20thBooks must be reconciliation-ready
Audit trail softwareMandatory for companiesRule 3(1), Companies (Accounts) Rules
MIS / cash-flow packMonthlyInvestors and banks expect it
Year-end audit prepFrom AprilSchedule III + ICAI disclosures

Dates as generally applicable on 15 July 2026; extensions/notifications can change them — confirm current dates before relying.

What's Included

  • Reporting design: what is measured, at what frequency, for whom
  • Pack build: P&L with budget/variance, cash view, receivables/payables, KPIs
  • Consolidation across entities or branches where needed
  • Automation of the repeatable parts (Sheets/Apps Script) with audit trails
  • Monthly production and a standing review note

Our Process

1
Design

Decisions first, then the numbers that serve them.

2
Build

Pack + automation constructed.

3
Run

Monthly cycle on fixed dates.

4
Review

Formats refined quarterly, not monthly.

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