Business Plan – A Safe Haven Final Project University of Phoenix Axia College Colette Johnson Upon hiring an accounting team, the major requirements that Safe Haven is seeking are a team of professional accounts that will provide all the accounting and book-keeping expertise that is need to run a successful company with integrity. This will include the setting-up of manual or computerized book-keep systems-sales ledger, purchase ledger, cash book, petty cash book, debtors ledger, creditors ledger and fixed-asset register. They should also be knowledgeable in the preparation of financial statements-profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement and related notes. In addition to that we would want them to be knowledgeable in audited accounts, which must include individual financial information, and it should be laid out in a particular way which requires the role of an accountant. They should be equipped to provide the company with a range of tax solutions and tax returns, corporation tax and National Insurance contributions, and income tax for partnership. In addition to that they should be able to minimize the company tax bill. The accounting role in this business would be considered the most vital. Since we are a small business operation, forecasting our cash flow is especially important. We are aware that serious mistakes in this area can be fatal to the future of the business regardless of the profits we bring within. He or she should be able to assist in setting up simplified systems that can enable the company to run the business smoothly and profitable as possible. The characteristics that we seek to lead this company areapplicants with proven ethics and integrity. Ethics are very important for running a business because an employer should be ab ...