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Small Business Accounting & Bookkeeping

Accounting & BookkeepingMade Simple

We keep your books accurate, your accounts organised, and your monthly finances easy to understand.

Monthly Bookkeeping Accurate Every Month
QuickBooks & Xero Setup And Support
Clear Monthly Reports Simple Financial Reports
Client Financial Position — August 2026Synced 06:14 AEST
Revenue MTD
$412,880 ▲ 8.4%
Gross margin
61.2% ▲ 2.1 pts
Cash at bank
$128,400 ▼ 3.0%
Debtor days
31 ▲ 21 days
Net profit — trailing 12 months AUD '000
SEPDECMARJUNAUG
Reconciliation statusAll accounts matched - nothing left overBAS lodged on time - 4 AugPayroll run - 18 staff paidMonth closed - 5 Aug9:12am

Example report - real client, name removed

Certified, licensed and audited to the standards our clients are held to.

  • Xero Platinum
  • QuickBooks Elite
  • Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
  • Tax Practitioners Board
  • ISO 27001 Aligned
Our services From, per month

Monthly Bookkeeping

Bank feeds coded weekly, receipts matched, payroll journals posted and GST tracked as it accrues. Your ledger stays current instead of being reconstructed at year end.

Weekly codingBank reconciliationPayroll journalsBAS ready
$390Per month

Accounts Receivable

Invoices raised, issued and followed up on a disciplined schedule, with aged debtor reporting and a weekly call list. Our clients collect an average of 17 days sooner.

InvoicingCollectionsAged debtorsCredit control
$390Per month

Accounts Payable

Bills captured and coded, routed to you for approval, then scheduled into clean payment runs. Supplier statements reconciled monthly so credits and duplicates surface early.

Bill captureApproval workflowPayment runsSupplier reconciliation
$390Per month

QuickBooks & Xero Setup

A chart of accounts structured around how your business actually earns, historical data migrated, feeds and apps connected, tax codes configured correctly, and your team trained on it.

Chart of accountsData migrationApp integrationStaff training
$390Per month

E-commerce Bookkeeping

Shopify, Amazon and Stripe settlements decomposed into revenue, fees, refunds and tax — with COGS and inventory tracked properly, so you see true margin by channel and by SKU.

Payout reconciliationMulti-channelCOGS & inventorySales tax / GST
$390Per month

Month-End Reporting

A closed set of accounts by the fifth business day: profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and a short written commentary on what moved and why.

Hard closeP&L and balance sheetCash flowWritten commentary
$390Per month

Bookkeeping Cleanup

Historical files rebuilt, suspense accounts cleared, duplicates removed and prior periods reconciled — so your next lodgement stands up to review without qualification.

Catch-upSuspense clearingPrior-period fixesAudit-ready
$390Per month
Take all seven for one monthly fee.One agreement - one invoice - one team
$1,290Per month, ex GST
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WHY BUSINESSES CHOOSE US

Trusted by Small Businesses

We are an accounting and bookkeeping firm. We keep your numbers correct, pay your bills on time, and send you a simple report every month.

340
Businesses we work for

Shops, trades, cafes and online sellers.

27
Years we have been open

Same owners since 1998. Never sold.

96%
Clients who stay with us

Most clients have been with us over five years.

5th
Your reports arrive by

Every month. We put that in writing.

Figures taken from our own client records, checked at August 2026

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How it works

Getting Started takes four simple steps

You do not need to know anything about accounting. We take the books off your hands and keep them right. Here is exactly what happens after your first call.

  1. Tell us about your business

    A short call, no jargon. We look at your books and tell you what is wrong and what it costs to fix. You pay nothing for this.

    30 minutes
  2. We take over your books

    We move your accounts to Xero or QuickBooks and clean up anything left behind. You do not lift a finger, and nothing goes offline.

    Week one
  3. We keep them current

    Every week we handle your bills, invoices, payroll and GST. Your numbers are never more than seven days old.

    Every week
  4. You get a report you can read

    By the 5th of each month: what you earned, what you spent, what is in the bank, and the one number worth watching.

    By the 5th

Most clients are fully set up within two weeks. No lock-in contract, and you keep your own logins.

MONTHLY REPORTING

Every month you get one simple report.

No spreadsheets to open. No accounting words to look up. One page that shows you how your business is doing.

  • What you earnedAll the money that came in this month.
  • What you spentEvery bill and wage, sorted into simple groups.
  • What you keptThe profit left over after all your costs.
  • What is in the bankHow much cash you actually have right now.
Your report — AugustAug 2026Delivered 5 Aug
Money in
$412,880 ▲ 8.4%
Money out
$258,140 ▲ 2.2%
Profit
$154,740 ▲ 12.1%
In the bank
$128,400 ▼ 3.0%
Profit, last 12 months+12.1% year on year
Sep 2025 Aug 2026

Profit and loss

Sales 412,880
Cost of goods -186,220
Wages -71,920
Profit 154,740
Prepared and reviewed by your account manager

CLIENT CASE STUDY

How We Fixed 11 Months of Bookkeepingin 30 Days

ClientFitout company, 18 staff
IndustryTrades and construction
With us sinceMarch 2024
The situation

Eleven months behind, one letter unopened

They came to us in March with bank feeds untouched since the previous April, two BAS periods outstanding and receipts in three shoeboxes. Payroll was running, but nobody could say which jobs were actually making money.

What we did

Rebuilt the ledger in job-cost order

We coded eleven months of transactions against the jobs they belonged to, matched every supplier invoice, cleaned up the chart of accounts and lodged both overdue BAS periods. Then we set up a weekly rhythm so it can never drift again.

The result

Current books, and a number per job

Thirty days later the books were current and closed on time. More usefully, they could see gross margin per job for the first time and dropped two client types that had been quietly losing money.

We had shoeboxes of receipts and a letter we were scared to open. Four weeks later I could tell you exactly what every job made.
Managing DirectorFitout company, Sydney
The same books, thirty days apart Books overdue
  • Unreconciled transactions Across two bank accounts 2,418 ▲ all cleared
  • Months behind 11 ▲ up to date
  • Overdue BAS periods Both lodged in week three 2 ▲ lodged
  • Days to close the month Now closed by the 5th 62 ▲ 57 days faster
  • Jobs with a known margin Out of 34 active jobs 0 ▲ full visibility
Books brought up to date 8% complete
Reconciled by a registered BAS agent Xero

Real client, name removed at their request

30 Days from shoebox to clean books
11 Months of history rebuilt
$0 Late lodgement penalties incurred
5th Every month closes by this date now

Most catch-up jobs look worse than they are. Send us the mess and we will tell you honestly how long it takes and what it costs before you commit to anything.

CLIENT REVIEWS

What Our Clients Say

They stopped worrying about their books. Here is what a few of them said about working with The Accounting Agency.

4.9 / 5

From 212 clients

  • Reference 01

    I used to do my books at night after work. Now I do not touch them at all. I just read the report they send me.

    Sarah MitchellOwner, Mitchell PlumbingClient since 2021
  • Reference 02

    My old books were a mess. They fixed three years of it in a month and explained every change in plain words.

    David TranOwner, Corner CafeClient since 2021
  • Reference 03

    The report comes on the 5th every month without fail. I finally know what my shop actually makes.

    Priya KaurOwner, Bloom FloristClient since 2021

What it costs

One monthly price. No surprise bills.

You pay the same amount every month. We never charge you extra for a phone call or a quick question.

All prices AUD, incl. GST

No lock-in contract

  • Plan 01

    Just the books

    For small businesses with no staff.

    $390A month
    • We sort your bank account every week
    • We keep track of your GST
    • We send you a report each month
    • You get one person to call
    Start with this

    Free first chat

  • Plan 02

    Books and bills

    For businesses with staff and lots of suppliers.

    $790A month
    • Everything in Just the books
    • We pay your bills for you
    • We chase the money people owe you
    • We run your payroll
    • A phone call each month to go through your numbers
    Start with this

    Free first chat

  • Plan 03

    The whole lot

    For businesses that want a full finance team.

    $1,450A month
    • Everything in Books and bills
    • We plan your cash for the year ahead
    • We get everything ready for tax time
    • We talk to your accountant and your bank for you
    • We answer you the same day
    Talk to us

    Free first chat

Prices include GST. No lock-in contract. You can stop any time with 30 days notice.

Get started

Ready to hand over your books?

Tell us a bit about your business and we will call you back. The first chat is free and there is no pressure to sign up.

  • We call you back within one working day.
  • The first chat is free. We tell you what is wrong with your books.
  • No lock-in contract and no setup fee.
Tell us about your businessTakes 2 minutes
We will never share your details. No sales calls after hours.

Who you will work with

Meet the people who do your books.

You are handing over your bank records, so you should know who is looking at them. These are the people who will be doing your work.

How we work

You get one of these people as your main contact. Not a call centre, and not a different person every month.

  • Reg. 01

    Helen Reyes

    Owner

    Helen started the agency in 1998. She still checks every new client's books herself before anyone else touches them.

    Doing this 27 years
    BAS agent 25 891 234
  • Reg. 02

    Marcus Obi

    Head bookkeeper

    Marcus runs the weekly work. If your bank feed stops or a number looks wrong, he is the one who spots it.

    Doing this 27 years
    BAS agent 25 891 234
  • Reg. 03

    Jenny Lam

    Payroll

    Jenny pays your staff and handles super and leave. She has never missed a pay run in nine years.

    Doing this 27 years
    BAS agent 25 891 234
  • Reg. 04

    Tom Walsh

    New clients

    Tom is who you speak to first. He looks at your books, tells you what needs fixing, and gives you a price.

    Doing this 27 years
    BAS agent 25 891 234
Everyone here is a qualified bookkeeper and a registered BAS agent.

Questions we get asked

Everything youwant to know.

Most people ask us the same nine things before they hand over their books. Here are the answers in plain English. If yours is not here, ask us on the phone and you will get a straight answer, not a sales pitch.

Still not sureTalk to a real bookkeeper

One free call, no obligation. We will tell you what your books actually need and what it would cost. Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

A full range of accounting and bookkeeping: monthly bookkeeping, payroll processing, tax preparation and planning, financial statement preparation, accounts payable and receivable, and CFO advisory for small and mid-sized businesses.

Small to mid-sized businesses across retail, e-commerce, professional services, real estate and nonprofits. Whether you are a sole trader or a growing company, we tailor the work to fit.

Reach out through our contact page to book a free consultation. We look at where your books are now and recommend the right package. No obligation on that first call.

Yes. We operate fully remotely and serve clients across the country. Everything runs on secure cloud accounting software, so you can open your financials any time, from anywhere.

QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks are our main platforms. If your business already runs on something else, we will work in it rather than force a migration.

Pricing depends on the size of your business and the scope of work. We offer flexible monthly packages as well as project-based pricing. Ask for a personalised quote and you will get a fixed number, not a range.

Yes. All client data sits in encrypted, cloud-based systems with strict access controls, and we are fully compliant with industry data protection standards.

This is one of the things we do most. We take on overdue bookkeeping and outstanding tax issues, and work through them methodically until your records are current again.

Happily. We will sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement to protect your sensitive business information. Client confidentiality is a cornerstone of how we work.

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