Remote bookkeeping · Canada
Clean books, clear numbers, and dependable monthly bookkeeping — without the overhead of an in-house bookkeeper. Avora keeps records current and reconciled for Canadian small businesses, and provides white-label capacity for CPA firms and practical support for nonprofits.
Who we support
Avora supports three kinds of client — find yours and see exactly how we help.
Reliable monthly bookkeeping so your records stay current, organised and ready for decisions.
Reliable bookkeeping capacity behind your firm — you keep the client relationship, we support the books.
Practical bookkeeping support built around nonprofit reporting, funding and resource constraints.
For business
Sound familiar?
Most owners come to us with one of these. If you recognise your situation below, you're in the right place — and none of it is unusual or unfixable.
Months of transactions are waiting to be categorised and reconciled, and catching up feels like a wall.
What catch-up involves →The file exists, but you're not confident the numbers are right — duplicates, odd balances, guesswork categories.
Does it need cleanup? →Your bank or credit-card balance doesn't match your records, and you're not sure where the gap crept in.
Reconciliation, explained →Sales-tax records are hard to track, and filing season means digging through transactions hoping nothing was missed.
GST/HST basics →Your accountant needs clean records and you’re pulling everything together at the last minute, every year.
How to prepare your books →You're doing the books after hours instead of running the business — and it's the task you most want off your plate.
Hand it to Avora →Check your books in 3 minutes Talk to Avora about your books
Why it matters
When your bookkeeping is current and organised, the rest of running your business gets easier. Good books help you:
A clear, current profit picture — not a guess based on your bank balance.
Understand what’s coming in and going out, so you can plan ahead.
Know who owes you and follow up before it becomes a cash problem.
Organised sales-tax records make filing a summary, not a scramble.
Clean payroll records and remittances that are ready on their dates.
Hand your accountant tidy records instead of a shoebox — and skip the catch-up.
Core services
From day-to-day bookkeeping to payroll, GST/HST and year-end — handled properly, so you don't have to.
Clean, current books maintained on your cloud accounting platform — so you always know exactly where your business stands, without the admin.
Explore →Behind on your books or unsure they're right? We bring months of backlog current, fix what's wrong, and reconcile every account — then keep you current going forward.
Explore →Every account reconciled and tied out to the statement — so your balances are trustworthy and your reporting holds up to scrutiny.
Explore →Dependable payroll support with remittance-ready records — so your team is paid correctly and your CRA, WorkSafeBC and EHT obligations stay on track.
Explore →Organised GST/HST records, reconciled to your books and prepared for filing — so your returns are accurate and on time, every period.
Explore →Books closed cleanly and packaged for year-end — plus the management reporting you need to actually run the business, not just file it.
Explore →Doing your own books?
Plenty of owners start out doing their own bookkeeping, and for a very small business that's reasonable. But it adds up: the hours each month, staying consistent, reconciling, chasing receipts, GST/HST, payroll, year-end, and fixing the occasional mistake. Put a real number on your time before you decide.
Why Avora
One primary point of contact who understands your file — and answers plainly.
We focus on the work you actually need, not a padded package.
Clear scope and communication before any material additional work.
Modern remote workflows on QuickBooks Online, Xero and Dext.
Designed to work alongside your existing accountant or CPA firm.
Client information handled through controlled, permissioned access.
Common concerns
Bookkeeping cost depends on your transaction volume, number of accounts, payroll, GST/HST, the condition of your existing books and your reporting needs. Avora is remote and right-sized for small businesses — you'll know what it costs for your situation before you start.
Get a right-sized quote →Small businesses still have income, expenses, invoices, receipts, bank activity, and often GST/HST or payroll — and year-end still comes. Your business may be small; your financial records still matter.
Do I need a bookkeeper? →If the books are already slipping, waiting usually means carrying this year's work into year-end. Keeping records current now makes month-end, GST/HST, payroll and tax-time handoff easier. Not ready for monthly bookkeeping? Start with a free check.
Check my books free →A practical starting point
Take our private Bookkeeping Health Check for a quick, practical view of the routines that keep books reliable — from reconciliations to cash-flow visibility.
How it works
We learn your systems, your books and what "done right" looks like for you.
Experience the work firsthand on a real slice of your books before committing.
Permissioned access is set up — no shared passwords, no shortcuts.
Bookkeeping, reconciliations and reporting on an agreed cadence.
Regular check-ins keep your books, and your decisions, on solid ground.
Platforms we work with
We're QuickBooks Online Certified and Xero Certified, and we run modern document workflows with Dext.
Founder
Avora is an independent, remote accounting practice built around one idea: dependable bookkeeping with real accountability. As founder, AlAzhar keeps Avora deliberately boutique — so clients work directly with someone who understands their file, communicates clearly, and treats their numbers and their trust with care. The discipline you'd expect from a larger firm, without losing the person behind the work.
Insights
A practical diagnostic for Canadian Xero users: compare the same date, separate statement imports from accounting entries, and document differences before changing anything.
A year-round Canadian bookkeeping checklist with suggested task owners, records to gather and completion checks for weekly routines, month-end, GST/HST, payroll and year-end.
Reconcile a business credit card with a worked example, checks for duplicate payments and missing receipts, and a practical look at QuickBooks and Xero.
Start with a conversation, a defined piece of work, or a free trial. Tell us where things stand and we'll suggest a sensible next step.