Averan The Cleaning Authority Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new location of The Cleaning Authority ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Cleaning Authority opening package
The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $119,100 to $163,350, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps The Cleaning Authority franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated cleaning and restoration specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for The Cleaning Authority’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against The Cleaning Authority’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
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Already open with another bookkeeper? See The Cleaning Authority conversion package.
What The Cleaning Authority opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your location of The Cleaning Authority and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report The Cleaning Authority asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn The Cleaning Authority’s Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system The Cleaning Authority requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your location of The Cleaning Authority opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
The Cleaning Authority royalty, brand fund and report due dates for your location go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of The Cleaning Authority’s Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
The Cleaning Authority figures from the FDD
The Cleaning Authority franchisees averaged $1,468,011 of sales in fiscal 2025, according to Item 19 of The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD, issued 30 April 2026. The 212 in that group are 88%* of The Cleaning Authority’s 241 locations. Fees paid to The Cleaning Authority come to about 8.14%* of sales. The Cleaning Authority franchise costs $119,100 to $163,350 to open.
The Cleaning Authority initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of The Cleaning Authority Item 7 estimate, according to The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD.
At The Cleaning Authority average of $1,468,011 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $7,340* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $2,447* a month.
13 The Cleaning Authority locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, The Cleaning Authority had 15 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed franchise agreement with The Cleaning Authority.
- The Cleaning Authority’s current FDD.
- The Cleaning Authority monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system The Cleaning Authority requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Cleaning Authority 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.
Questions from The Cleaning Authority owners
Does Averan Advisors work with The Cleaning Authority owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for The Cleaning Authority owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does The Cleaning Authority royalty show up in the books?
The Cleaning Authority royalty is 6% of sales, according to The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At The Cleaning Authority average of $1,468,011 a year, it comes to about $7,340 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a location of The Cleaning Authority?
The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one location of The Cleaning Authority costs $119,100 to $163,350. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my location of The Cleaning Authority opens?
The books for your location of The Cleaning Authority move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in The Cleaning Authority’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about opening your location of The Cleaning Authority
Send the short form for The Cleaning Authority opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your location of The Cleaning Authority and your opening date.
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