Accounting takeover, fast closings and structured report for the court - Expert-Comptable DEC available within 48 hours
Contact usImmediate assessment of the accounting and payroll situation. Recovery of accounting records, access to software, employee inventory, unpaid wages, accrued leave, and evaluation of residual cash. The diagnostic is completed within 24-48 hours to allow the court-appointed administrator to make the right emergency decisions.
Deliverable: Comprehensive diagnostic report, secure access to accounting data.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC
Emergency: D+0 to D+3
Employee management is critical: assistance with the preparation of individual AGS statements, liquidation payslips and certified final settlement payments, France Travail certificates, employment certificates, assistance with CSP application files. Accounting closings are completed in 5 days instead of 15 days in a traditional firm. Coordination with URSSAF, pension funds, health insurance and provident funds.
Deliverable: Transmission of existing payroll data.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC
Critical: D+1 to D+15
Creditors have 2 months to file their claims. Our audit verifies each filing: amount accuracy, supporting documents, priority ranking. Documented proposals for admission, rejection or challenge. If the accounting records are incomplete, reconstruction based on available documents to validate the liabilities.
Deliverable: Liabilities audit report, list of admitted/rejected claims, proposals classified by ranking.
Assigned profile: Financial auditor, senior accountant
In progress: D+15 to D+60
In judicial reorganization, cash flow determines the company's survival during the observation period. We prepare a cash flow forecast, monitor receipts and disbursements, and produce a weekly report for the court-appointed administrator and the judicial administrator.
Deliverable: Cash flow forecast, weekly reporting, alerts in case of deviation.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC
Ongoing (observation period)
Comprehensive inventory of tangible assets (machinery, inventory, vehicles, furniture) and intangible assets (trademarks, patents, commercial leases, goodwill). Realizable value estimation in coordination with the auctioneer. Identification of transferable assets and disposal strategy recommendation.
Deliverable: Valued asset inventory, disposal strategy recommendation.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC, financial auditor
In progress: D+5 to D+30
In judicial reorganization, when a transfer plan is being considered, we prepare the financial data room for prospective buyers: financial statements, ongoing contracts, off-balance-sheet commitments, cash flow projections. Support to the court-appointed administrator during the financial due diligence phase with potential buyers.
Deliverable: Complete financial data room, financial presentation note, due diligence assistance.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC
Per court schedule
Assistance with tax filings for companies subject to insolvency proceedings (VAT, corporate/income tax, local business taxes), within statutory deadlines. Support for setting up payment schedules with the tax authorities.
Deliverable: Assistance with tax filings and payment schedule requests to the authorities.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC
Parallel (throughout)
Final phase: creditors classified by legal priority ranking. Production of the structured report for the commercial court and creditors, with complete supporting documents. Document directly usable by the court-appointed administrator for closing the proceedings.
Deliverable: Structured report for the commercial court, final distribution statement, signed statement of accounts.
Assigned profile: Expert-Comptable DEC
Finalization: End of proceedings
A turnkey package, delivered directly to the proceedings bodies, with no additional burden on the company.
Reconstructed financial statements, general ledger, trial balance and residual cash position, ready to use for the court-appointed administrator.
Assistance with the preparation of individual AGS statements, assistance with liquidation payslips and certified final settlement payments, assistance with CSP application files.
Comprehensive inventory and classification by legal priority ranking, immediately usable by the commercial court.
Artgrade collects, structures and transmits all documents to the proceedings bodies. The company has no additional steps to take.