Averan Lawn Pride Bookkeeping Conversion Package
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open Lawn Pride location from your current bookkeeper. We review what you have, fix what is wrong and switch at a month end, so no month is missed or closed twice.
The Lawn Pride conversion package
The conversion package is for Lawn Pride owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows Lawn Pride’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated home services specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current Lawn Pride books.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report Lawn Pride asks for.
- Recent Lawn Pride royalty and fee charges checked against your agreement.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
What the Lawn Pride conversion package includes
Books review
We review your current Lawn Pride books and send you a written list of what is wrong and what it takes to fix it.
Clean opening balances
We match every bank, card and loan account to its statement on your switch date.
Reporting format
We rebuild the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Lawn Pride asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent Lawn Pride royalty and fee charges from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system Lawn Pride requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Records collected
We collect the files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Lawn Pride’s 2026 FDD.
First close on time
We close your first month with us by the 15th of the next month.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and request access to your current books.
- 2Review10 business days
We send written findings, a scope and a price.
- 3CleanupSet in the scope
We fix the errors we found and rebuild the accounts.
- 4CutoverYour switch date
We move your systems to the new books and lock the opening balances.
- 5First closeBy the 15th
We close your first month and send your reports.
We set your switch date at a month end. Your current bookkeeper closes the month before it, and we close every month after it.
What we check in your current Lawn Pride books
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
Lawn Pride charges recalculated from your sales and checked against Item 6 of the FDD.
Uncategorized items
Transactions left uncategorized or recorded as miscellaneous expense.
Balance sheet
Loans, payroll liabilities, sales tax and owner money explained.
Franchise fee and build-out
Recorded as assets and spread over the years they cover.
Lawn Pride reports
The books produce the monthly report Lawn Pride asks for.
Lawn Pride figures from the FDD
Item 19 of Lawn Pride’s 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026, reports that across 35 reporting Lawn Pride franchised businesses a residential customer averaged $684 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $433, and it does not report gross sales per business. A Lawn Pride franchise costs $141,215 to $243,890 to open.
The Lawn Pride initial franchise fee is $47,943, which is part of the Lawn Pride Item 7 estimate, according to Lawn Pride’s 2026 FDD.
9 Lawn Pride locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Lawn Pride’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Lawn Pride had 4 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Lawn Pride franchise agreement.
- Lawn Pride’s current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of Lawn Pride reports.
- Last year’s tax return.
- Your loan agreements and statements.
Access we need
- Accountant access to your current QuickBooks file.
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Lawn Pride requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Lawn Pride reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
- The files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Questions from Lawn Pride owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my Lawn Pride books partway through the year?
Averan sets your switch date at the end of any month you choose.
What do you check in my current Lawn Pride books?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent Lawn Pride royalty and fee charges, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report Lawn Pride asks for.
Who owns the QuickBooks file?
You do. If you already have a QuickBooks Online file, we work in it with accountant access. The file stays yours if you leave.
Where to next
Talk to us about switching your Lawn Pride books
Send the short form for the Lawn Pride conversion package, or book a 30-minute call about your current books and your switch date.
Request the conversion package → Book a 30-minute call