SYDNEY BOOKKEEPER ยท COOGEE
Sydney bookkeeper for Coogee businesses.
Cafes empty after 3pm and the function room smells like spilled prosecco every Sunday, yet your books wash up at low tide looking like they survived a riptide of unreconciled EFTPOS transactions and random cash drops. The weekends are wild but the reconciliation is wilder, and Barry is not helping. The ocean is beautiful but the ledger is a mess that keeps pulling you under.
Coogee runs on prosecco, EFTPOS and optimism. Two of those reconcile. We handle the third.
our impact
What Coogee businesses get once Boring Barry's washed out to sea.
Books Dry
Out of the riptide at last. Every EFTPOS batch and cash drop reconciled, not left bobbing in suspense until June.
Cash Counted
The weekend takings, tracked to the dollar. No more guessing whether the big Saturday actually paid.
Every Friday
The day your Xero gets reconciled. Every week. Coogee runs on island time. Your books don't get to.
what's included
Weekly Xero reconciliation
Every EFTPOS settlement and cash drop from the Arden Street and Coogee Bay Road weekend rush, reconciled every Friday. No three-month-old numbers, no quarter-end guess about what the long weekend actually made.
BAS lodgement, done early
GST coded properly all year, so your quarterly BAS isn't a fortnight of reconstructing a summer of beach trade from a shoebox. Lodged ahead of the deadline, every quarter.al grind, done, so your books finally reflect reality.
Payroll run on time
Your team paid the right amount on the right day, every cycle, with payslips issued and super tracked against its deadlines. One less thing to think about on a Monday after a big weekend.
Accounts payable & cashflow
Hospitality suppliers want paying weekly and your revenue arrives in big weekend lumps. We manage the payables and give you a weekly snapshot so you know what's in the bank before the next stock run, not after it bounces.
Monthly P&L with Plain English Report
A two-paragraph summary that tells you what the weekends made, what the quiet Tuesdays cost, and what to watch. Written like a human, not a 47-page PDF that dies in your inbox.
Ad-hoc questions answered
Got a quick question about a supplier, a deposit or a pay run? Ask, and we'll get you a proper answer the same working day. No "I'll get to it next quarter."
who it's for
Beachfront cafes
Tap-and-go all morning, dead by mid-afternoon, suppliers wanting paying weekly. We reconcile every EFTPOS batch so your takings are real, not a guess, and your P&L tells you which days actually pay.
Pubs & function venues
A week's revenue in two nights, bar tabs, group bookings and deposits all landing at once. We untangle the lot so you know what each event actually made after staff and stock.
Cosmetic & medical practices
The clinics, dentists, physios and specialists serving the eastern beaches. Recurring billing, GST, super. We handle the books so you handle the patients.
Fitness & wellness studios
The gyms, pilates and PT operators between the beach and the shops. Membership revenue, recurring billing, GST. We keep the books current so you focus on the floor.
Retail & beach traders
Boardriders, surf hire, the shops that live on summer and survive on winter. We track the seasonal swing so the lean months don't catch you out.
Owners switching from a boring bookkeeper
You've had a quarter where the EFTPOS never reconciled and the BAS was a fortnight late. You want weekly books, a fixed price, and someone who replies. That's most of who calls us.
why us
1
We actually reply
Message us before 1pm on a working day and we'll get back to you the same day. A real human acknowledging you and sorting it, not a full essay every time. Boring Barry replies in four days, usually after the deadline's gone.
2
Weekly Xero, not monthly guesswork
Barry reconciles quarterly, if you're lucky, by which point the data's older than the prosecco in the function-room fridge. We reconcile every Friday so by Monday you know exactly what the weekend made.
3
Fixed price. No hourly surprises
Pick a Pack, that's the price. No "disbursements," no 0.4-hour line items, no surprise invoice after a big event week. The hourly meter is the most boring invention in bookkeeping. We killed it.
4
We chase your debtors, not your patience
Function deposits unpaid, group bookings still owing, that corporate Christmas do from December. We chase the money you've earned so it actually turns up.
5
Plain English Reports
A monthly P&L with a two-paragraph summary written like a human. What the weekends made, what the quiet weeks cost, what to watch. Barry sends a 47-page PDF nobody opens.
6
We get the Coogee tide
Big weekends, dead weeks, summer-fat and winter-thin. We build your reporting around the swing so a quiet Tuesday doesn't look like a crisis and a huge Saturday doesn't fool you into overspending. Barry treats every week the same and gets every week wrong.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps. One week. Done.
Book your free Xero Roast
15 minutes of us telling you exactly what Boring Barry's been getting wrong with your Coogee books.
1
We send a fixed-price quote
The one that actually makes sense. We'll flag the EFTPOS and reconciliation mess and give you a Pack quote. No 47-page novel.
2
We sort it, then keep it sorted
You say yes, we migrate from Barry, and the first weekly reconciliation lands that Friday. From there, you stop thinking about it.
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get my xero roast
talk to a human
No call centre. No queue. Just us.
Drop your details, we'll reply inside 4 working hours. Not 4 days.
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frequently asked questions
Do you work with Coogee businesses?
Yes. We're a Sydney bookkeeper working with cafes, pubs, function venues, allied health and retail across Coogee and the eastern beaches. Everything's remote and weekly, so you're not waiting on someone to drive over.
Do you handle hospitality EFTPOS and cash reconciliation?
Yes, that's the core of it. We reconcile every EFTPOS settlement and cash drop weekly so your takings are accurate, not a quarter-end guess. It's the single biggest thing Coogee venues get wrong with a boring bookkeeper.
Can you run payroll for my team?
Yes. We run your pay cycle on time, issue payslips, and track super against its deadlines, whatever mix of staff you've got over the busy season. One less thing to chase on a Monday.
How much does a Coogee bookkeeper cost?
A fixed monthly fee, priced by your team size. BAS Slayer starts at $900, Payroll Party at $1,500, The Lot at $2,200, and the price steps up by staff band from there. Same number every month, plus GST. No hourly meter.
My Xero is a genuine disaster. Is that a problem?
No. Duplicate transactions, a mangled chart of accounts, a suspense account full of mysteries, that's exactly what this service is for. We've opened worse. We clean it properly, not just on the surface.
What if my books are months behind after a busy summer?
Catch-Up Chaos Buster. Fixed-price catch-up. We sort the backlog from the summer rush, get your BAS current, then move you onto a weekly Pack so it never piles up like that again.
How fast do you reply?
Message us before 1pm on a working day, get an answer that day, or your next month's free. No fine print. Written into every engagement.
How quickly can you start?
Within a week of you saying yes. We diagnose the file, quote your Pack, take over, and the first weekly reconciliation lands that Friday.
What happens once I'm caught up?
You get a clean, current, reconciled file, and a clear path onto a monthly Pack so the backlog never returns. The whole point is this is the last time you're ever this far behind.
What if I'm not happy?
30-day money back, no questions. If we haven't earned our spot in your first month, we refund it in full and help you find someone else.
Ready to fire Boring Barry, Coogee?
get your free xero roast
Pitt Street, Sydney
040 143 5581
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