Cleanup project from hell!

I’m an accountant associate, 1 month I’ve been at this job and we started with this project. End of week 2 my senior associate quit, so it’s just me the client and the partner. Seems everything good bad and ugly falls on lap.

Let me provide some context.

Client issues:

•	Using QuickBooks Desktop 2020

•	Has never reconciled any accounts

•	Doesn’t keep all receipts and supplier invoices

•	Had 3 different accountants in the past 2 years (different work styles)

•	Slow to respond (can take 4–7 days)

•	Revenue reports are unreliable

•	POS system has lots of monthly adjustments

•	Revenue doesn’t match what’s been captured

•	Detailed reports don’t align with summary reports (same period shows different figures)

•	Accountants are not sure what’s causing the inconsistencies and missing figures

Work required:

•	Create a new chart of accounts

•	Map old accounts to the new structure

•	Include all revenue streams, eliminated accounts, and split accounts

•	Create a workflow between POS and accounting

•	Generate P&L using the new accounts

•	Do bank reconciliations

•	Produce an adjusted P&L

Context:

•	Client wants to expand and open multiple branches.

Up to date I’ve done all the mapping and new set of coa, and the new workflow going forward.

Also have reconciled all the expenses and income accounts (not really since the reports were a mess but the client accepted).

Haven’t even began the implementation in quickbooks.

Everyone is pissed