Averan Bookkeeping Conversion Package for The FRONTdoor Collective
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open location of The FRONTdoor Collective 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 FRONTdoor Collective conversion package
The conversion package is for The FRONTdoor Collective owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows The FRONTdoor Collective’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated business services specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current books for The FRONTdoor Collective.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report The FRONTdoor Collective asks for.
- Recent royalty and fee charges from The FRONTdoor Collective checked against your agreement.
Book a 30-minute call to talk through your switch.
What the conversion package for The FRONTdoor Collective includes
Books review
We review your current books for The FRONTdoor Collective 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 FRONTdoor Collective asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent royalty and fee charges from The FRONTdoor Collective from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system The FRONTdoor Collective requires, its client billing 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 FRONTdoor Collective’s 2026 FDD.
First close on time
We close your first month with us on a date agreed upon up front.
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 FRONTdoor Collective
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
The FRONTdoor Collective 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 FRONTdoor Collective reports
The books produce the monthly report The FRONTdoor Collective asks for.
The FRONTdoor Collective figures from the FDD
The FRONTdoor Collective’s 2026 FDD, issued 29 April 2026, makes no financial performance representation in Item 19, so it gives no sales or profit figure. A franchise from The FRONTdoor Collective costs $125,375 to $465,770 to open, including the $50,000 initial franchise fee.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, The FRONTdoor Collective had 67 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed franchise agreement with The FRONTdoor Collective.
- The FRONTdoor Collective’s current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of The FRONTdoor Collective 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 client billing system.
- The FRONTdoor Collective reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- The files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Questions from The FRONTdoor Collective owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my books for The FRONTdoor Collective 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 FRONTdoor Collective?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent royalty and fee charges from The FRONTdoor Collective, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report The FRONTdoor Collective asks for.
Who owns the QuickBooks file?
You own the QuickBooks file. 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 books for The FRONTdoor Collective
Send the short form for the conversion package for The FRONTdoor Collective, or book a 30-minute call about your current books and your switch date.
Request the conversion package → Book a 30-minute call