Averan The Back Nine Bookkeeping Conversion Package
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open location of The Back Nine 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 Back Nine conversion package
The conversion package is for The Back Nine owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated indoor recreation specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current books for The Back Nine.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report The Back Nine asks for.
- Recent royalty and fee charges from The Back Nine checked against your agreement.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
What The Back Nine conversion package includes
Books review
We review your current books for The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent royalty and fee charges from The Back Nine from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system The Back Nine requires, its booking and party reservation 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 The Back Nine’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 books for The Back Nine
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
The Back Nine 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.
The Back Nine reports
The books produce the monthly report The Back Nine asks for.
The Back Nine figures from the FDD
The Back Nine franchisees averaged $237,240 of sales in 2025, according to Item 19 of The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD, issued 6 March 2026. The 45 in that group are 38%* of The Back Nine’s 120 franchised locations. Fees paid to The Back Nine come to about 12.03%* of sales. The Back Nine franchise costs $307,050 to $688,500 to open.
The Back Nine initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of The Back Nine Item 7 estimate, according to The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD.
At The Back Nine average of $237,240 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $1,582* a month and the 1% brand fund to about $198* a month.
95 The Back Nine locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, The Back Nine had 305 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed franchise agreement with The Back Nine.
- The Back Nine’s current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine requires.
- The booking and party reservation system.
- The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my books for The Back Nine partway through the year?
Averan sets your switch date at the end of any month you choose.
What do you check in my current books for The Back Nine?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent royalty and fee charges from The Back Nine, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report The Back Nine 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 The Back Nine’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about switching your books for The Back Nine
Send the short form for The Back Nine 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