Averan Pet Wants Bookkeeping Conversion Package
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants conversion package
The conversion package is for Pet Wants owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated pet care specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current Pet Wants books.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report Pet Wants asks for.
- Recent Pet Wants royalty and fee charges checked against your agreement.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
What the Pet Wants conversion package includes
Books review
We review your current Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent Pet Wants royalty and fee charges from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system Pet Wants requires, its booking 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 Pet Wants’ 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 Pet Wants books
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
Pet Wants 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.
Pet Wants reports
The books produce the monthly report Pet Wants asks for.
Pet Wants figures from the FDD
Pet Wants franchisees averaged $427,433* of sales, with a median of $336,125, according to Item 19 of Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD, issued 9 April 2026. The 51 in that group are 76%* of Pet Wants’ 67 store franchises. Fees paid to Pet Wants come to about 9.14%* of sales. A Pet Wants franchise costs $148,150 to $239,400 to open.
The Pet Wants initial franchise fee is $53,500, which is part of the Pet Wants Item 7 estimate, according to Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD.
14 Pet Wants locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Pet Wants had 1 franchise agreement signed for a location not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Pet Wants franchise agreement.
- Pet Wants’ current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants requires.
- The booking system.
- The Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my Pet Wants 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 Pet Wants books?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent Pet Wants royalty and fee charges, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report Pet Wants 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.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Pet Wants’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about switching your Pet Wants books
Send the short form for the Pet Wants 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