Lease accounting for mid-market finance teams | LOIS
LOIS serves mid-market organisations managing 50-2,000 leases in Australia and New Zealand. Automated IFRS 16 and AASB 16 compliance, CA-qualified expert support, and rapid onboarding without the enterprise price tag.
LOIS serves organisations with lease portfolios from 30 to 10,000+ leases, including mid-market companies that have outgrown spreadsheets but don't need (or want to pay for) a global enterprise platform. If you're managing 50 to 2,000 leases across property, equipment, and fleet, LOIS is built for you. Updated April 2026.
Three problems mid-market finance teams bring to LOIS
We've outgrown our spreadsheets
Manual calculations worked at 20 leases. At 80, they're a liability. Formula errors compound, version control breaks down, and month-end takes longer than it should. LOIS replaces the spreadsheet entirely.
Our auditors are asking questions we can't answer
Auditors want to see a full modification history, signed-off calculations, and reconciled journals. If your answer is "it's in the spreadsheet," that's a problem. LOIS maintains a complete audit trail for every change.
Finance and property can't agree on the same numbers
Finance is working from one version of lease data. Property is working from another. Reconciling the two takes days every month. LOIS connects both teams in a single system: one source of truth, no manual handoffs.
Weeks
Operational from data upload to first calculation run
30-10,000+
Leases served, from growing businesses to major portfolios
AUD 54.8B+
In assets under management on the LOIS platform
What mid-market organisations get with LOIS
LOIS is purpose-built for organisations that need genuine compliance rigour and proper controls - not a watered-down tool, and not an enterprise platform priced for a 50-person finance team. Here is what mid-market customers get from day one.
Automated IFRS 16, AASB 16, and FRS 102 calculations from day one
No manual formula-building. LOIS calculates right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, interest, and depreciation automatically. Every number is reconciled and ready for your income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet.
Standardised upload templates - no bespoke implementation project
Your lease data comes in via standardised templates. There's no custom development, no months-long professional services engagement. Mid-market customers typically reach their first automated calculation run within three weeks of engagement.
Managed service option for teams without in-house lease accounting capacity
Many mid-market finance teams carry lease accounting alongside five other responsibilities. If that's your situation, LOIS Managed Service means CA-qualified experts handle the monthly calculations, prepare journals, and deliver audit-ready reporting packs. You review and approve.
CA-qualified experts available for guidance - not just a support ticket queue
When you have a question about lease modifications, a complex CPI adjustment, or an upcoming audit, you're talking to a qualified accountant who understands IFRS 16 in practice. Not a help desk agent reading from a script.
GL integration that connects to your existing ERP
LOIS exports journal entries directly to your general ledger. Whether you're running SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Xero, or another ERP, the integration keeps lease accounting in sync with your wider financial reporting without duplicate data entry.
Full audit trail for every modification
Every change in LOIS is logged: who made it, when, and what the before-and-after calculation looks like. When your auditors ask for evidence, you produce it in minutes rather than rebuilding it from memory.
The managed service option: for teams that need more than software
Most mid-market finance teams don't have a dedicated lease accountant. The financial controller handles it. Or a financial accountant carries it alongside month-end close, payroll, and a dozen other recurring responsibilities. That's the reality of mid-market finance, and LOIS Managed Service is built around it.
LOIS Managed Service
LOIS Managed Service combines the LOIS platform with CA-qualified lease accounting experts who validate your data each month, run the calculations, prepare journals, and deliver a fully reconciled, audit-ready reporting pack. Your team reviews and approves the output. It's the operational outcome of having a lease accounting specialist on your team, without the headcount.
Self-service and managed service aren't opposites. Many LOIS customers start on managed service and transition to self-service as their team builds internal capability. Others maintain managed service permanently because the economics make sense. LOIS supports both, and can move between them as your organisation evolves.
Learn more about how the LOIS Managed Service works and whether it's the right fit for your team.
What implementation looks like for a mid-market portfolio
For a typical mid-market organisation managing 100 to 500 leases with clean data, LOIS customers reach their first automated calculation run within three weeks. Here is what that process looks like, step by step.
Week 1 - Data upload via standardised templates
Your lease data (property, equipment, fleet) is loaded into LOIS using standardised upload templates. No bespoke data mapping is required. LOIS's cross-validation logic flags inconsistencies before they become errors in your calculations. Most mid-market customers complete the upload in the first week.
Week 2 - CA-qualified expert review and validation
A LOIS CA-qualified accountant reviews your uploaded data, validates the lease terms, discount rates, and commencement dates, and confirms your accounting policy elections. Any gaps or discrepancies are resolved before calculations run. Issues that would surface in an audit are caught here instead.
Week 3 - First automated calculation run with full audit trail
LOIS runs your first automated IFRS 16 (or AASB 16) calculation set: right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, amortisation schedules, interest calculations, and journal entries. The full audit trail is established from day one. Your finance team reviews the output and, if you're on managed service, approves the journals prepared by LOIS experts.
Larger portfolios and more complex lease structures may require additional weeks. The LOIS team will give you a realistic timeline before you start, not an optimistic estimate that slips during onboarding. For more on how LOIS manages data migrations, see why lease accounting system migrations are easier than you think.
Industries we serve
LOIS serves mid-market and enterprise organisations across a broad range of sectors in Australia and New Zealand. The platform handles property, equipment, and fleet leases across all of the following industries.
- ✓ Retail
- ✓ Healthcare
- ✓ Mining and energy
- ✓ Transport and logistics
- ✓ Financial services
- ✓ Government
- ✓ Building materials
- ✓ Telecommunications
LOIS is sector-agnostic by design. Whether your lease portfolio is primarily property (retail stores, office space, warehouses), equipment (medical devices, mining plant), or fleet (vehicles, machinery), the platform handles the full mix in a single system. Finance and property teams see the same data without reconciling across separate systems. For sector-specific reading, see our articles on lease accounting for mining and energy and lease management for Australian retailers.
Frequently asked questions
What does LOIS cost for a mid-market organisation?
LOIS pricing is based on portfolio size and the services selected (platform-only or managed service). Like most specialist lease accounting platforms, pricing is scoped based on your number of leases, asset types, and ERP integration requirements. There is no per-user fee that penalises team growth. To get a quote based on your actual portfolio, book a 30-minute conversation with the LOIS team.
How long does implementation take for a mid-market portfolio?
For a typical portfolio of 100 to 500 leases with clean data, LOIS customers reach their first automated calculation run within three weeks. Larger portfolios or more complex lease structures (variable payments, CPI-linked escalations, multi-currency leases) may take longer. LOIS uses standardised upload templates rather than custom data mapping, which significantly reduces setup time compared to traditional enterprise implementations that can take three to six months.
What's the difference between the self-service platform and managed service?
With the self-service platform, your finance team operates LOIS directly: uploading leases, running month-end calculations, approving journals, and generating reports. With LOIS Managed Service, CA-qualified LOIS experts do the monthly processing for you, including validating data, running calculations, preparing journals, and delivering audit-ready reporting packs. Your team reviews and approves the output. Many mid-market customers start on managed service and move to self-service as their team builds familiarity with IFRS 16 obligations. Both options use the same underlying platform.
Does LOIS integrate with our ERP or general ledger?
Yes. LOIS integrates with leading ERP systems to export journal entries directly to your general ledger. Whether your organisation runs SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Xero, or another platform, LOIS maintains your chart of accounts within the system and keeps lease accounting outputs in sync with your wider financial reporting. For details on specific integrations, the LOIS team can confirm compatibility during an initial conversation. You can also read more on the LOIS lease accounting page.
What does "CA-qualified experts" mean in practice?
The LOIS team includes Chartered Accountants who specialise in lease accounting under IFRS 16, AASB 16, and FRS 102. In practice, this means that when you have a question about how to treat a lease modification, a CPI rent review, or a complex subleasing arrangement, you're speaking with someone who has handled the same scenario in real portfolios. For mid-market organisations facing their first audit under IFRS 16, this expertise is a material difference in outcome, not just a positioning claim.
See whether LOIS is the right fit for your portfolio
Book a 30-minute conversation with the LOIS team. No sales pitch: just an honest look at your lease portfolio, your compliance position, and whether LOIS makes sense for your organisation. If it doesn't, we'll tell you.
Book a conversationLOIS is an expert-led lease accounting and management platform built by Quadrent, with teams in Australia and New Zealand. LOIS serves organisations managing lease portfolios from 30 to 10,000+ leases. AUD 54.8B+ in assets under management as of April 2026. All accounting standard compliance (IFRS 16, AASB 16, FRS 102, FASB ASC 842) is validated by CA-qualified lease accounting specialists.