Solve Intelligence runs their US and UK accounting with Flare so the team can stay focused on building AI tools for patent lawyers.
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VAT & Payroll
VAT and payroll from the same close.
VAT returns and payroll are run by our in-house UK team from the same books we close every month. Monthly or quarterly VAT, PAYE and the filings around them stay in one place — so you are not reconciling a separate payroll bureau against a separate accountant.
VAT
Monthly or quarterly returns from the books we already close, filed through Making Tax Digital.
- Monthly or quarterly VAT returns
- Registration when you cross the threshold
- Same ledger as the monthly close
Payroll
Monthly payroll handled by Flare
- Payroll and PAYE compliance
- Works with Gusto and similar
- In-house UK tax team
Expertise
Why Flare
Hire an outsourced finance team that deeply understands startups and technology.
Startup experts with Big 4 experience.
Founded by YC founders and a former KPMG Director, built around how high-growth companies actually run finance.
A dedicated team in your time zone.
A named US account manager that responds on your preferred channel and can jump on calls to dive deeper each month.
Replies in your shared channel
Calls in your working hours
AI native & Secure.
Flare's engineering team develops internal software to drive secure, faster and higher quality closes.
close.tsOne team across every entity.
Keep the context with one provider and let Flare handle your consolidated books with multi-entity bookkeeping and our network of local compliance partners.
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Growth
Accounting for every stage of growth
Flare scales with you from your first set of books to an established finance team.
For pre-seed to Series A teams that need accurate numbers without the complexity. We can setup your general ledger with an appropriate chart of accounts and close the books every month ready for your annual tax filings.
Suggested Scope
- Monthly bookkeeping
- Monthly Variance analysis and Investor KPI pack
- State & federal returns filed by our in-house tax team
- R&D Tax Claim
- Series A fundraising support
For Series A, B, PE backed or later stage companies that have outgrown their accountant. You get the advanced bookkeeping and AP/AR a finance hire would run, without the headcount, plus the detailed reporting your investors ask for.
Suggested Scope
- Advanced Bookkeeping (accrual basis)
- Accounts Payables/receivables handled on your cadence
- Custom Investor Reporting
- Dedicated account manager in your time zone available on Slack
- Fundraising, diligence and data room support
For established finance teams that want more capacity without the hiring headache. US Controllers give you dedicated hours from US-based controllers, for a more integrated role in your existing finance function. Alternatively, Flare Resourcing embeds experienced offshore talent — from associates to managers — so you can also add capacity without the cost of local hiring.
- Dedicated hours from US-based controllers
- Qualified offshore talent from Associate to Manager
- Fully employed by Flare
- Hourly, daily, or monthly — scale up and down as needed
- US GAAP and IFRS expertise that slots into your existing processes
Customers
Proud to support founders
High-growth teams who run their accounting on Flare.
Model ML uses Flare for fundraising support, so finance does not pull the team away from the product.
Cosine leaves their books to Flare so the research team can stay focused on their next training run.
Investors behind our clients
“I'll just say now that these guys are fantastic and you won't be disappointed. From bookkeeping to fundraising support they have saved us countless hours & budget.”
Chaz Englander
Co-Founder @ Model ML (YC W24)
“This team understands startups and the fact that they are always changing — Flare was with us from our seed round through to acquisition, helping us at every stage.”
Jack Wilson
Co-Founder @ Fancy (YC S21)
“We used Pilot.com previously but thankfully we found Flare who have dramatically sped up closing our monthly books, last month this took less than a week.”
Angus Duncan
Co-Founder @ Endorsed AI
AI-Powered
The AI-native accounting firm.
Flare's engineering team develops the client facing dashboard and internal-tools to drive more insights, ever-extensive checks & faster closes.
Flare Client Dashboard
Queries, documents and month-end status in one place, so nothing important lives in an email thread.
Secure AI Agents
Our agents speed up our team's deterministic workflows without delegating judgement to AI which means your information is always kept secure.
Variance Analysis
Catch unexpected expenses with Variance Analysis. Control AI token spend, catch unexpected expenses and monitor missed & new payments for no extra charge.
Investor Ready Financials
KPIs, Supplier variance analysis and financial statements all readily available for you to download from your client dashboard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How Flare runs VAT and payroll for UK companies.
VAT
Yes. Monthly or quarterly VAT returns are prepared from the books we already close and filed through Making Tax Digital.
We can advise on the threshold and handle registration when you cross it, then run the returns from the same ledger.
Payroll
PAYE payroll processing, RTI filings and the compliance around UK employment. Additional support is available as headcount grows.
Yes. We work with the tools you already run and keep the books and filings in sync, rather than forcing a platform switch.