Good Bookkeeping is the beating heart of every successful small business. This goes way beyond simply recording your transactions and reconciling your bank statement every month. A great bookkeeper will get to know you, your business and your industry almost as well as you do and provide insights and advice to ensure your business is both healthy and compliant.

Christine is a Xero Partner and Payroll specialist, and recommends Xero cloud accounting software to clients. It is easy to use, available anywhere there is an internet connection and provides everything from bank reconciliation to payroll to full and compliant financial reporting. There is also a vast range of add-ons available to help make your accounting and compliance work simple and streamlined.

She can help you set up your accounts and train you and your staff in how to use the software, or give you the freedom to concentrate on growing your business and take care of all of your bookkeeping and payroll requirements. Xero can then seamlessly integrate your financial data into tax returns.

Those who use MYOB are also supported and can access the same set-up and training support. You can either use a desktop or cloud based version of MYOB, depending on the nature of your business and preferences.

Both Xero and MYOB offer 30 day free trials, so if you are interested in looking at either, or both, I can help you setup accounts and decide what is best for you.

Not every business needs accounting software – for smaller and micro businesses, effective spreadsheet software can be setup to capture your financial data.