Your closing with confidence
Compliant, reliable and stress-free year-end stocktaking
The year-end stocktake is a key milestone in the accounting close. Completed at the end of the financial year, it underpins the reliability of your financial data, the valuation of your assets and compliance with auditors. However, it also requires significant internal resource: often at a time when teams are already under pressure. That is why more and more organisations choose to outsource their year-end stocktake to Fairson.
Our expertise, your needs
Outsourcing: a lever for reliability and performance
Fairson turns a statutory obligation into a genuine business asset.
Operational rigour for compliance
- Comprehensive physical counting
- Multiple real-time quality checks
- Strict scoping and team neutrality
- Methodology validated with audit firms and accountants
Our objective is to provide an accurate picture of stock, aligned with your finance team’s requirements.
Fast, clear, usable reporting
We deliver consolidated results immediately after the stocktake in a format that your finance team (or your accounting tools) can use directly: prioritised, structured and easy to action.
Easier coordination, reduced operational burden
We plan stocktakes around your operational constraints. You monitor progress in real time and receive alerts as soon as an anomaly is detected. The result: you stay in control, without overload.
Accurate results, measurable gains
Why outsource your year-end stocktake with Fairson?
You gain rigour, productivity and peace of mind.
More reliable stock data, a stronger close
Accurate results strengthen forecasts, improve the close and reduce corrective adjustments. Well-valued stock is also easier to defend in the event of an audit or transaction.
Fewer errors and guaranteed neutrality
Our approach protects you from internal bias and unintentional errors. We follow a strict independent protocol to deliver an objective, defensible result. We act as your trusted third party.
Availability and flexibility, even at critical periods
With agile planning and an established network of employees across Europe, we deliver stocktakes on key dates: even across multiple sites at once.
End-to-end support
A fully turnkey service
At Fairson, year-end stocktaking goes beyond the day itself.
Structured scoping upstream
From the outset, we assess your environment and constraints:
- Stock type
- Site layout and structure
- Integration with your business tools
- HR and logistics constraints
This enables us to define a reliable, tailored and validated methodology in advance.
Rigorous delivery, without disruption
Our teams are continuously trained, equipped with high-performance digital tools and supervised live. Each stocktake follows a clearly defined process, with alerts, checks and progressive validation, leaving no grey areas.
Reporting designed for finance teams
We deliver reporting in a structured format aligned with your accountant’s and finance team’s expectations. No rework, no delay: the data is ready to integrate and immediately usable.
Trusted by leading brands
+650 brands trust us
Each year, more than 650 French and European brands entrust us with their year-end stocktake.
We deliver across more than 17,000 sites per year, with precise scheduling and on-time reporting: without any re-entry required.
Entrust your year-end stocktake to an expert.
A well-delivered stocktake means a stronger balance sheet, a smoother audit and better decisions.
Everything you need to know
FAQs: outsourced year-end stocktaking
Wondering about our methods, timelines, or the compatibility of our approach with your regulatory obligations? Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Is outsourcing accepted by auditors?
Yes, provided neutrality is ensured and procedures are clearly defined. Our methods have been validated many times.
How long does it take to plan a year-end stocktake?
It depends on the number of sites. Allow a few days for a single site and up to a few weeks for a network. Our project and planning teams guide you from the first contact.
Can you work on several sites simultaneously?
Yes. With our network across France and Europe, we deploy multiple teams in parallel while maintaining consistent quality.
Our stock is sensitive or complex: can you handle it?
Yes. We work in a wide range of environments (regulated products, secure sites, military bases, multi-level warehouses) with teams trained in specific procedures.
Discover our other stocktaking solutions
Fairson supports every format: year-end stocktakes to secure the close, cycle counting to maintain continuous stock accuracy, and logistics stocktaking to manage warehouses with precision.
