Accountants in Farringdon, London · AI speed, accountant judgement

Accountants with AI automation.
With human checks, balances and real communication.

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Oswald Murdock is a hybrid accountancy firm. We still do the traditional side properly (accounts, tax, payroll), but we’re firmly focused on the future of accounting: combining people and AI to make it faster, cheaper, more detailed and more efficient for our clients. It’s not one-size-fits-all: we tailor the blend around how you work and where you want to take your business. AI does the heavy lifting; our accountants check every figure.

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How it works

Four steps, built around your business, not the other way round.

01
Get to know your business
Accounting runs on rules, but every business runs differently. Before we automate anything, we get to know how yours actually works: how money comes in and goes out, the systems and people involved, and where time and money are being lost. Throwing AI at a business on day one isn't the answer. Understanding it is.
02
Understand your needs
Then we work out what you actually want. Traditional accounting, done entirely by people? A hybrid, with us automating the parts that make sense? Or automation built right into your own team? Having worked with businesses across many industries, we'll recommend what's proven to work for businesses like yours. The choice is always yours.
03
Implementation: human and automation
We put your chosen mix to work: people and automation, set up around your business. Whatever the blend, an accountant checks every figure before anything is filed, posted or paid, talks you through it clearly, and we keep refining it as you grow.
04
Organise, improve and develop your routines
Every routine we set up for you (month end, payroll, VAT, reporting) is written down as a clear, step-by-step playbook, kept in one shared place that you own. As your business changes, we update them, show you exactly what's changed and why, and keep improving them together. Nothing lives in one person's head, and nothing gets lost.
Finance automation

Build your own automated finance department.

We automate the everyday finance work (bookkeeping, reporting, payroll and compliance), set up around your business and fully documented, with an accountant checking every output. Your team spends less time on admin and more time on the work that grows the business.

How we modernise your finance department →

Example build

For a London digital agency: their project management software didn’t talk to anything else. We built the connection (an API) that feeds project data into a live dashboard and into Xero, so projects, costs and billing reconcile against each other automatically. Every month an accountant checks the reports and adds clear commentary, so the numbers are right and the directors know exactly where they stand and what might need to change.

Automated bookkeeping
Fast-track, detailed bookkeeping: sales and purchase invoices captured, coded and posted automatically, then checked.
Management accounts and reporting
Month-end packs for your board, your team or external readers such as banks and investors, including cash flow reports. Prepared automatically, reviewed by an accountant.
Payroll, run automatically
Run automatically, checked at source against your records, checked by a person, then sent.
Bank and supplier reconciliations
Matched automatically. Exceptions flagged for a person to resolve.
HMRC and Companies House deadlines
AI tracks every filing and payment date with automated calendars and reminders, so you never miss a deadline.
Documented processes
Step-by-step walkthroughs and guidance for every routine, so your team can run it with confidence.

Services

Bookkeeping and management accounts
  • Bookkeeping
  • Monthly management accounts
  • Cash flow reporting
Year-end accounts and tax
  • Statutory accounts
  • Corporation tax
  • Sole trader self assessment
  • Partnership returns
Tax planning and investigations
  • Tax planning
  • Tax investigation support
  • R&D tax relief
VAT and CIS
  • VAT returns (Making Tax Digital)
  • CIS tax returns
Payroll and pensions
  • Payroll
  • Auto-enrolment pensions
  • P11Ds and benefits
Investment and share schemes
  • SEIS
  • EIS
  • EMI share options
Business structure and company support
  • Choosing the right structure
  • Company restructuring
  • Company secretarial support
MTD for Income Tax
  • Sole traders and landlords
  • Software and sign-up
  • Quarterly updates
Finance automation, AI and IT advisory
  • Automated processes
  • AI tools
  • IT and systems advice