Why should I use a Bookkeeper?

 

Why should a small business owner need to rely on professional external bookkeeping support, rather than doing it themselves or considering a cheaper alternative to save money?

This is an easy question to answer because it is a no-brainer.

There are times in your life when only an experienced expert will do. For example, if you were about to undergo brain surgery, would you be happy if you found out your surgeon was a plumber who had read a book on brain surgery and thinks he knows enough to do the operation? Or would you rather know your surgeon has many years of experience doing exactly the operation planned for you, has trained his team to the peak of professionalism with an outstanding success record?

Although we are not trying to compare bookkeeping and brain surgery, there is a principle here that applies to both scenarios. There is absolutely no comparison between reading a book or playing with a bookkeeping program for a little while, and the skill and knowledge of a fully trained and experienced bookkeeper.

But why is this so important?

Your business records are the most important part of your business. As well as keeping the ATO and ASIC onside, having up to date and accurate accounts helps you understand what is happening inside your business, and provides the foundation for making the right decisions.

So, back to why we feel you need a bookkeeper, an employee of Highview or a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.

All of the team at Highview are trained to a high standard before they are introduced to work on any of our clients’ accounts. Further to this, all our bookkeepers are formally trained in bookkeeping and work under the supervision of a qualified accountant, using robust checklists that we have developed over many years. The relationship between your Highview accountant and bookkeeper is what sets us apart – they work ever so closely to ensure your bookkeeping is thorough and accurate throughout the year.

Any business who has their records kept by a bookkeeper will know they have nothing to fear when the Tax or GST man come calling.

When you use a bookkeeper there are no suspense items, no unresolved questions, no one sided entries, no “fudging” of the figures, no unbalanced bank/cash accounts, no capital items wrongly allocated to repairs or other expense headings.

When you use Highview’s bookkeeping experts coupled with our Accountants you have a source of knowledge that you can tap into anytime for answers to complex questions about accounts, tax, GST. Together they quickly become your rock of knowledge behind your business bookkeeping and financial matters.

You focus exclusively on your business, comfortable in the knowledge that your books are in totally safe, completely professional hands.

Why would you not use such an expert when they release you from all that hassle, stress and boredom? Why would you waste your valuable time trying to learn how to do bookkeeping when all your energy should be directed into growing your business?

Why would you try and be the plumber doing brain surgery when you are the experienced expert in your own business?

Think about it – then call us to look after all your bookkeeping needs. Our expert Bookkeepers are always here to help.
Pictured from Left to right: Rochelle, Bronny & Terrie work from our Cranbourne office and Emma works from our Prahran office.

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