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Accountants & Bookkeepers
One login for every client's books
For Nigerian accountants and bookkeepers who manage several client businesses.
Each client approves your access, then you work inside their live books.
10,000+ businesses run on Simplebks.
Accounting software for Nigerian accountants and bookkeepers
Simplebks gives your firm one login for every client business. Each client approves your access and chooses what you can do, then you work inside their live books: financial statements, VAT and WHT reports, journals and bank reconciliation.
Your clients run their sales, stock and purchases on Simplebks, so the books you review are the books they are posting to today. You are not waiting on an export or a spreadsheet.
What you get
- One login, every client. The Accountant clients page in your sidebar lists each business, the posting policy it set for you and the date your access ends.
- The client's own books, live. You work in the same account the client uses, not a copy.
- Rights the client chooses. The owner ticks what you can do when they approve. A basic set is pre-ticked: financial statements, VAT and WHT reports, the monthly management report, and view access to journals and bank reconciliation. Posting journals, editing the chart of accounts, opening balances, changing reconciliations, sales and stock reports, tax settings and full data export each need a tick.
Financial statements (Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance and Cash Flow) and VAT and WHT summaries for each client, bank reconciliation from day one, and every client's monthly management report in their Report Library. Add clients one by one, or upload a spreadsheet of up to 100 client owners and Simplebks invites each one.
Why it matters to a Nigerian firm
- Access is agreed in the system. The client approves by email, the access has an end date, and the client can renew it or end it.
- Your client sets the rights and the rules. Nothing beyond the basic set unless the owner ticks it. By default your journals, opening balances, chart of accounts changes, capital transfers and reconciliation actions go to the owner for approval first.
- You pay nothing extra. Firms use the same plans as every other business. There is no per-client fee.
How it works
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Sign up as a firm
Use the sign-up link on this page. It selects "I represent an accounting firm" for you. There is no application and no approval from us, and you sign in like any business. Sole practitioners choose "I am an accountant / sole practice".
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Invite your client
Open Accountant clients in the sidebar, choose Invite a client, enter the owner's email and business name, pick staff and rights, and send. Or add many clients from a spreadsheet.
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Your client approves
The owner signs in with that email, chooses the business to share, reviews the rights and approves. The owner can change the rights before approving. Nothing is shared before this.
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Work in their books
Switch to the client from your workspace menu. Access runs for 90 days. The client can renew it or revoke it at any time.
Cost and plans
Your firm uses the same Simplebks plans as any other business. There is no per-client fee. Each client keeps their own plan, and each of your staff assigned to a client takes one team seat on that plan. What you can use in a client's books depends on the client's plan and on the rights the client ticks. Extra team seats can be added on Basic, Professional and Enterprise. See plans and pricing for the plans.
| What you can use in a client's books | Basic | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team seats included on the client's plan | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Profit and Loss report | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly management report in Report Library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manual journals, chart of accounts, opening balances | No | Yes | Yes |
| Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, Cash Flow | No | Yes | Yes |
| Bank reconciliation | No | Yes | Yes |
| VAT and WHT reports | No | Yes | Yes |
A business on the Free plan has one seat, and the owner uses it. It needs Basic or higher before it can connect an accountant.
FAQ
Do accountants pay extra to use Simplebks with clients?
No. There is no per-client fee and no separate firm price. Your firm uses the same plans as any other business, and each client pays for their own plan.
Does the client have to approve my access?
Yes. You send an invitation to the client owner's email. The owner signs in, chooses the business to share, reviews the rights and approves. No access starts before that.
Who decides what I can do in a client's books?
The client owner. On the approval screen the owner ticks the rights you get. A basic set is pre-ticked: financial statements, VAT and WHT reports, the monthly management report, and view access to journals and bank reconciliation. Everything else needs a tick, including posting journals and changing tax settings.
Which client plans work with the accountant tools?
The client needs a free team seat for each of your staff assigned to them. Journals, the chart of accounts, opening balances, bank reconciliation, the Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, Cash Flow and VAT and WHT reports need the client to be on Professional or Enterprise. The Profit and Loss report is available from Basic, and every plan gets the monthly management report.
Is a firm account different from a normal Simplebks account?
A firm account is a normal Simplebks account with the client tools added. It has its own plan, its own team and the usual Simplebks features.
Bring your clients into one login.