Chartered Management Accountants for Tech Startups
Your startup finances, sorted from day one.
Most accountants struggle to keep pace with a fast-moving startup — R&D claims get missed, cash runway is guesswork, and the tax position only becomes clear at year end. OD Accountants is a cloud-first chartered management accounting firm built for businesses that run on software. Fixed monthly fees, FCMA-qualified advice, same-day replies.
- Cash runway and burn rate visible every month, not just at year end
- R&D tax credit claims filed correctly — relief you are actually entitled to
- KPI dashboards your investors or board can read without a translator
- Virtual FD input when you need strategic finance, without a full-time hire
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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What our clients say
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Always Available for a Growing Team
"he is always available to meet the needs of our team."
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Well-Informed on Processes and Data
"We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend."
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Above and Beyond, for Years
"Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices."
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Complex Setup Handled Without Fuss
"Niall and the team are brilliant. They helped me set up a company and get everything I needed in place"
Sound familiar?
Growing fast, but the finances haven't kept up.
Tech startups move quickly and most accounting firms do not. Books fall behind during fundraising sprints. R&D tax relief gets overlooked or filed late. Cash runway is tracked on a spreadsheet that nobody fully trusts. By the time a proper financial picture exists, decisions have already been made without it.
- No clear cash runway figure when a funding conversation starts
- R&D tax credit claims missed, delayed or filed without proper justification
- Management accounts that nobody looks at because they arrive too late to be useful
What a well-run startup finance function looks like
When the books are current and the reporting is built properly, the financial picture is available before you need it. That is largely the difference between a firm built for modern businesses and one that is not.
- Cash runway updated monthly, ready before any investor or lender conversation
- R&D tax credit claims prepared with the documentation HMRC expects to see
- Management accounts delivered on a schedule your board can rely on
- Fixed monthly fee — no surprise invoices when the work gets complicated
What tech founders say after switching
OD Accountants works with early-stage startups and scaling businesses. These are two clients who came with questions and left with answers.
As a new start up and having never dealt with an accountant, Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved, and he is always available to meet the needs of our team.
The service from OD has been excellent, as has their advice. It's great to have access to a financial team who can guide us with such confidence and seamlessly integrate with our internal team. We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend.
The full finance function, cloud-delivered.
From day-to-day bookkeeping to investor-ready management accounts and R&D tax claims — structured around the way a tech business actually works.
Management Accounts and KPI Reporting
Monthly management accounts with KPI dashboards built for your business — not a generic template. Delivered on a fixed schedule so you are never making decisions from stale numbers. Formatted for management, investors and lenders alike.
Included as standardR&D Tax Credits and Corporation Tax
R&D tax relief is one of the most underused incentives available to UK tech businesses. The claim needs to be thorough, documented and filed correctly to withstand scrutiny. Corporation Tax compliance is handled alongside it so nothing falls between the cracks.
Specialist serviceVirtual Finance Director Input
For startups that want strategic finance input but are not ready to hire a full-time FD, OD Accountants can act in that role. Cash-flow forecasting, scenario modelling, funding-round preparation and board-level financial commentary — available when you need it, not billed when you do not.
Available on engagementClients who have been with us for years
From digital-nomad founders and new startups to businesses with multi-year relationships — the common thread is responsiveness and work that goes further than compliance.
Years of Above-and-Beyond Accounting Advice
“I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices. They are always available if you need anything while charging very competitive prices. I could not recommend them enough.”
Tricky Client, Handled Without Hesitation
“Been with OD Accountants for over a year now. Niall and the team are brilliant. They helped me set up a company and get everything I needed in place to run my business. I'm a tricky client due to my 'digital nomad' status, but their advice…”
Savings Comfortably Exceed the Fees
“Unlike my previous Accountants, Niall is far more hands-on, available for advice and able to care for me as an individual, rather than a faceless client. His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them.”
Built for tech businesses, not adapted for them.
There is a difference between an accountant who has read about SaaS metrics and one whose entire workflow runs on the same class of software you do. Here is what that means in practice.
Cloud-first by design, not by accident
OD Accountants is built around cloud accounting platforms and best-of-breed SaaS integrations — the same infrastructure a tech startup uses to run its own business. Data flows in real time rather than arriving in a batch at year end. That is how the management accounts stay current.
Reporting your investors can read
KPI dashboards and management accounts are formatted for the people who will read them — whether that is your founding team, a seed investor or a bank. Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA brings 10+ years of restructure and commercial finance experience across listed companies to the presentation of your numbers. Most compliance accountants do not.
FD-level input without the salary
For startups that need strategic finance but cannot yet justify a full-time hire, OD Accountants provides a virtual finance director service — cash-flow modelling, funding-round support and commercial finance advice included. You get the input when you need it, without the overhead of a full-time headcount.
Up and running in four straightforward steps.
The process is designed to require as little of your time as possible. Most clients are fully onboarded within a fortnight.
Book a discovery call
A short, no-obligation call to understand where your business is and what you actually need. You will leave the call knowing exactly what is recommended and what it costs — which is more than most people know going in.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A clear proposal covering the scope of work and a monthly fixed fee. No ambiguity about what is included. No surprise invoices when something takes longer than expected.
We handle the migration and setup
If your books are behind or sitting in a system that no longer fits, the catch-up and migration is managed for you. Your job at this stage is largely to answer a few questions and hand over access.
Your finances run in the background
Books current, tax position visible, management accounts arriving on schedule. You focus on building the product and growing the business — the finance function runs without needing to be chased.
“Niall and his team are supportive, clear and directional accountants who have supported our small business staff up. They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs. Plus they're just nice people which helps too!!”
Things most startup founders ask first.
Do you actually understand SaaS metrics, cap tables and R&D tax relief — or will I spend the first call explaining how our business model works?
OD Accountants works with tech startups, SaaS businesses and digital-first companies as a matter of course. R&D tax credit claims, subscription revenue recognition, MRR and ARR reporting, and investor-ready management accounts are all within normal scope. You will not need to explain what a cap table is before getting a useful answer.
What does it cost, and what is included in the monthly fee?
Pricing is fixed monthly and agreed upfront in a written proposal before any work starts. The fee covers the agreed scope — bookkeeping, management accounts, statutory accounts and tax filings as applicable — so there are no variable invoices based on how much back-and-forth a month involves. Indicative pricing is discussed on the discovery call, because the right number depends on what you actually need.
Our books are behind and the records are a mess. Can you still take us on?
Yes. Catch-up bookkeeping and data migration are a routine part of onboarding. The cost and timeline for getting everything current is assessed at proposal stage and quoted separately from the ongoing monthly fee. It is rarely as bad as clients expect — and once it is done, it does not need doing again.
Is there a minimum contract or a lock-in period?
No long-term contract is required. Engagements are month-to-month after an initial onboarding period. If the arrangement is not working, you leave with your books in good order and nothing further owed. The intention is to earn the relationship, not lock it in.
Can you help with financial modelling and fundraising preparation?
Financial modelling, cash-flow forecasting and funding-round preparation are all within scope under the virtual finance director service. Whether you are preparing a seed deck, approaching a bank for a facility, or planning a Series A, having an investor-ready financial model and a credible set of management accounts is part of what the vFD engagement covers.
How far in advance will I know what my Corporation Tax bill is going to be?
The management accounts are prepared on a monthly or quarterly basis, which means the tax position builds up in real time rather than landing as a surprise after year end. R&D tax credits are identified and modelled during the year, not retrofitted after the accounts are filed. Most clients know their approximate liability well before the payment date.
Less time on the finances. More on the product.
A cloud-first chartered management accounting firm that works the way a tech business does. Fixed monthly fees, same-day replies, and a team that already understands how your business model works.