Bookkeeper Ballina: Bookkeeping and Payroll Support
Bookkeeping Services in Ballina
Hayes Business Support Services provides bookkeeping and payroll for Ballina businesses from our base in the Lismore CBD, around half an hour away. We visit Ballina regularly for on-site work and also support clients fully online, so you can choose what works for you.
Sara is a Member in Practice of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and an Associate Member of CPA Australia, so the person on your file is qualified and professionally accountable.
Bookkeeping for Ballina Trades and Marine Businesses
Ballina has a strong trade and construction sector, along with the marine businesses that come with a working river. For these businesses the books usually compete with time on the tools: quotes, invoices, supplier accounts and receipts that pile up over a busy week. We keep the file coded and reconciled, invoices moving and payroll on time, so the paperwork doesn’t have to wait for a rainy day. Retail, hospitality and professional businesses around Ballina get the same service: accurate books, clear reporting and support when you need it.
Xero Clean-Ups and Catch-Up Bookkeeping in Ballina
If your Xero file has fallen behind, we’ll review it for free, quote the clean-up as a fixed project and hand back an accurate, up-to-date file. Months behind or just wanting a once-over before tax time, it’s fixable.
Payroll for Ballina Businesses
We prepare payroll, PAYG withholding and super, manage timesheets and payslips, and handle onboarding paperwork for new staff, all in Xero.
Your place or ours
Visiting Ballina or Working Remotely
We’re 30 minutes from Ballina and happy to work on site, or everything can run remotely through Xero, phone and email. Many clients use a mix: occasional in-person catch-ups, with the day-to-day handled online.
Ballina Bookkeeping FAQs
Do you travel to Ballina?
Yes, regularly. Lismore to Ballina is an easy half-hour drive, so on-site bookkeeping days, in-person catch-ups and discovery chats in Ballina are no trouble.
Do you work with trade and construction businesses?
Yes. Trade businesses are a big part of our client base. We keep the books coded and reconciled, invoices current and payroll running, so you can stay on the tools.
Do you also service Lennox Head and Wardell?
We do. Anywhere in the Ballina Shire is within our regular travel area, and remote support covers everywhere else.
What does bookkeeping cost for a Ballina business?
We quote after a free discovery chat, because cost depends on transaction volume, payroll and the state of your file. You’ll get a written proposal with hourly, monthly or project fees before anything starts.
Can you work in with our accountant?
Yes. We keep your file tidy through the year and liaise with your accountant at tax time, wherever they’re based.
Do you assist with BAS?
We assist in preparing your BAS information, which is reviewed and lodged by BAS Advisory Group Pty Ltd (registered BAS agent no. 26328712) under a supervised arrangement.
We already have a bookkeeper. How hard is it to switch?
Not hard. We’ll request access, review the file, list anything outstanding and manage the handover for you.
Do you run payroll and super?
Yes: pay runs, PAYG withholding, super, payslips, timesheets and onboarding paperwork for new starters, all in Xero.
How quickly can you start?
Usually within days of the proposal being accepted. If your file needs a clean-up first, that’s quoted and scheduled as its own project so you know the timeline up front.
Also servicing: Alstonville | Goonellabah | Byron Bay | Lismore (home base)
Bookkeeping support in Ballina
Book a free discovery chat and we’ll talk through what your Ballina business needs and what it will cost.