Free zone company, second year of operation, just got the letter that we need to file an audit for the first time this cycle. Books are roughly clean (Xero, reconciled through last month, a couple of supplier invoices still missing) but we have never been through an audit on this entity and the license renewal deadline is eight weeks away.
What we need is an audit firm that will take our books as they stand, work with us to close the gaps quickly rather than reject the engagement for being half-clean, deliver a compliant audit report the free zone will accept, and brief us on what the audit findings mean for next year so we are not starting from zero again.
Preference for a firm that has done first-time audits for small free zone companies specifically, not just groups. Timing matters more than fee here. If five weeks is not realistic for the state we are in, we would rather hear that on the first call and adjust the renewal window with the free zone.