Accounting

The numbers done properly. Access when you need it.

Chartered Accountant since 1997. Running my own practice helping small business owners since 2008. I used to add up my mum’s grocery bill before we reached the till, and correct the checkout operator when they got it wrong. Now as a grown-up, I use that skill to make sure you’re not paying more to the taxman than you should.

I don’t pretend one annual check-in makes a relationship. If you’re a client, you have access when you need it — not just when the year closes.

That’s not a marketing promise. It’s how I’ve worked since 2008. My clients stay an average of 11 years. That number exists because the relationship is real, not because switching accountants is annoying.

I don’t do set pricing. Set pricing penalises good clients and rewards difficult ones. Your fees reflect your actual work — nothing more, nothing less.

What I do

Financial statements

Annual accounts prepared to reporting standards. The foundation everything else sits on.

Tax returns

Income tax, GST, FBT. Filed correctly, filed on time, structured to minimise what you legally owe.

Xero and MYOB

Setup, migration, cleanup, ongoing support. Your accounting software should work for you, not create more work.

Business restructures and startups

Entity structure, registration, getting the foundations right before you build on them.

Wind-ups

When it’s time to close, I’ll help you do it properly. No judgement. Sometimes closing is the smartest decision you’ll make.

What comes with your accounts

Every accounting client receives four outputs alongside their annual financial statements. Not reports. Not dashboards. Answers.

Better Business Insights

The Sankey Chart — where your cash came from and where it went, as a visual flow. Answers the question every owner asks: “I made a profit but where did it go?”

The Hourly Return Graph — your real compensation per hour, after tax, plotted against minimum and average wage. You find yourself on the graph. That’s the conversation.

The Better Business Pathway Diagnostic — a yes/no check against each stage of the Better Business Pathway. Where you are, where the gap is, and what the next stage requires.

The Indicative Value — a rough guide to what your business could be worth, based on your actual results. Not a formal valuation — a useful indicator, like bathroom scales for your business.

These four outputs shift the annual financial statement from a compliance document into a conversation starter. If what you see makes you want to change something, that conversation is available.

Learn more about Better Business Insights →

What I don’t do

I don’t sell packages. I don’t upsell services you don’t need. I don’t send you a folder once a year and call that done.

I also don’t pretend compliance work is advisory work. Your financial statements tell you what happened. They don’t tell you what to do about it. If you want that second conversation, it exists — that’s what Better Business Way is for — but it’s separate, honest, and optional.

Everything else I do — the insights, the coaching work — starts here. Without solid numbers, none of it means anything.

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