Bookkeeper Byron Bay: Bookkeeping and Payroll Support
Bookkeeping Services in Byron Bay
Byron Bay is busy: hospitality trading seven days, tourism that rises and falls with the seasons, and a large community of creatives, wellness practitioners and online businesses. Hayes Business Support Services supports Byron businesses from Lismore, under an hour away, with in-person visits when they’re useful and full remote support the rest of the time.
Our rates are set in Lismore, not Byron, and everything is quoted up front in a written proposal before any work begins.
Bookkeeping for Byron Bay Hospitality and Creative Businesses
Hospitality books involve high transaction volumes, multiple payment platforms to reconcile, supplier accounts and a casual workforce that changes with the season. We keep venue books current weekly rather than quarterly, so problems show up early instead of at BAS time. Seasonal casual payroll, with variable hours and loadings, is handled in Xero. For creatives and online businesses we set up simple structures, track project income properly and keep the books tidy while you focus on the work.
Xero Clean-Ups and Catch-Up Bookkeeping in Byron Bay
A big season can leave a big backlog. If the file’s behind, we’ll review it free, quote a fixed-scope clean-up and hand back an accurate, reconciled Xero file before the next busy period.
Payroll for Byron Bay Businesses
Payroll for changing rosters and casual teams: wages, PAYG withholding, super, payslips, timesheets and onboarding paperwork, done right from the first shift.
Your place or ours
Visiting Byron Bay or Working Remotely
We’re under an hour from Byron and visit for on-site days and face-to-face catch-ups where they’re useful. Most Byron clients run primarily remotely through Xero, phone and email.
Byron Bay Bookkeeping FAQs
Do you travel to Byron Bay?
Yes, for scheduled on-site days and in-person meetings. The day-to-day usually runs remotely.
Can you handle seasonal casual payroll?
Yes. Variable hours, casual loadings and staff starting and finishing with the season are standard hospitality payroll. We set it up in Xero so every pay run is right.
Do you work with cafes, bars and venues?
Yes. High transaction volumes, multiple payment platforms and supplier accounts need books kept weekly rather than quarterly, and that’s how we run hospitality files.
Do you support creatives and online businesses?
Yes. Project-based income, platform payouts and irregular months all benefit from simple structure and consistent coding.
Are your rates Byron rates?
No. We’re based in Lismore and our fees reflect that. Everything is quoted in a written proposal after a free discovery chat.
Can you help with BAS?
We assist in preparing BAS information, which is reviewed and lodged by BAS Advisory Group Pty Ltd (registered BAS agent no. 26328712) under a supervised arrangement.
Our last bookkeeper disappeared mid-year. Can you pick it up?
Yes. We’ll review the file, catch up whatever was left and re-establish a routine.
Do you also service Bangalow and Mullumbimby?
We do. The Byron Shire, from Bangalow to Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads, is all within reach in person, and remote support covers it regardless.
How fast can you take over before peak season?
Quickly. A discovery chat this week usually means a proposal within days, with any clean-up quoted and scheduled so the file is current before the rush starts.
Also servicing: Ballina | Lismore (home base) | Goonellabah | Alstonville
Bookkeeping support in Byron Bay
Book a free discovery chat and we’ll talk through what your Byron Bay business needs and what it will cost.