SYDNEY BOOKKEEPER ยท HORNSBY
Sydney bookkeeper for HORNSBY businesses.
Up at the top of the north line, running a real business, and your bookkeeper treats every email like the next train that's somehow delayed until 2028. BAS statements pile up like dead Opal cards in a drawer and tax deadlines sail past without so much as a wave from Barry, who's still "just waiting on one more PDF" while his fees quietly double every quarter. The trains eventually turn up. Barry's reports don't.
The Hornsby line eventually gets you there. Barry's bookkeeping leaves you stranded on the platform indefinitely.
our impact
What Hornsby businesses get once Boring Barry's gone.
On Time
The one thing on the north line that's never late. Your books, BAS and reports, turning up exactly when they should.
Zero Backlog
No more BAS piling up like dead Opal cards in the drawer. Lodged early, cleared, current.
Every Friday
Your Xero reconciled, week in, week out. The timetable slips. Your books don't.
what's included
Weekly Xero reconciliation
Every job payment, card transaction and supplier bill from the Westfield Hornsby and Pacific Highway trade, reconciled every Friday. No three-month-old numbers, no reconstructing the quarter from memory.
BAS lodgement, done early
GST coded properly all year, so your quarterly BAS doesn't pile up in the drawer waiting on "one more PDF." Lodged ahead of the deadline, every quarter, so the ATO letters stop and the penalties never start.
Payroll run on time
Your team paid the right amount on the right day, payslips issued, super tracked against its deadlines. Handled quietly so it's never the thing you're chasing on a Monday.
Accounts payable & supplier payments
The suppliers and subbies a Hornsby trade or firm depends on, paid on time and tracked, so the relationships stay solid and the outgoings are planned, not a surprise.
Monthly P&L with Plain English Report
A two-paragraph summary that tells you which jobs and which weeks actually paid. Written like a human, not a 47-page PDF posted to your old address.
Ad-hoc questions answered
Got a quick question about a job, a supplier 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
Building & construction companies
Real turnover, multiple jobs across the upper north shore, subbies and suppliers to pay. You don't have time to be the bookkeeper after a day on site. We handle the Xero, the BAS, the job-by-job picture.
Established trades
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, landscaping, the operators clearing serious money out of Hornsby and the Hills, not the one-van startup. Clean books, weekly reconciliation, a P&L that shows where the margin is.
Medical & allied health practices
The clinics, dentists, physios and specialists serving the upper north shore families. Recurring billing, GST, super. We handle the books so you handle the patients.
Professional services & consultancies
The advisers, planners and firms run by people who'd rather work near home than commute to the CBD. Recurring revenue, project billing, clean books. We keep the admin off your desk.
Automotive, wholesale & trade supply
The workshops, suppliers and trade-supply businesses servicing the north. Stock, equipment, payables, decent invoice values. We reconcile the lot weekly so the margin's a fact.
Owners switching from a boring bookkeeper
You've put up with the delays and the doubling fees because Barry's "just up the road." You want weekly books, a fixed price, and someone who turns up on time. 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. Not a full essay every time, but a real human acknowledging you and sorting it. Boring Barry replies in four days, if the train's running.
2
Weekly Xero, not monthly guesswork
Barry reconciles quarterly, if you're lucky, by which point the data's been sitting on the platform longer than the 5:47 to Central. We reconcile every Friday so by Monday you know exactly where you stand.
3
Fixed price, no surprises
Pick a Pack, that's your monthly price. No hourly meter ticking away, no mystery line items, no fees quietly doubling every quarter. You know the number before the month starts.
4
Suppliers paid on time
The suppliers and subbies your business runs on, paid on schedule so the relationships stay solid and the outgoings are planned. We run the payables so you don't.
5
Plain English Reports
A monthly P&L with a two-paragraph summary written like a human. Which jobs paid, which didn't, what to watch. Barry sends a 47-page PDF to an address you haven't lived at in years.
6
We turn up on time
Up here, "we'll get to it" has meant "next quarter" for so long it stopped sounding like a problem. We lodge early, reconcile weekly and reply same-day, because being on time is the entire point. Barry treated every deadline like a train timetable: a rough suggestion.
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 Hornsby books.
1
We send the report
The one that actually makes sense. We'll flag the mess and give you a Pack quote. No 47-page novel.
2
We take over by Friday
You say yes, we migrate from Barry, and the first weekly reconciliation lands that Friday. From there, you stop thinking about it.
3
get my xero roast
talk to a human
No call centre. No queue. Just us.
Drop your details, we'll reply typically within working hours. Not 4 days.
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frequently asked questions
Do you work with Hornsby businesses?
Yes. We're a Sydney bookkeeper working with building companies, trades, medical and allied health, professional services and automotive/wholesale across Hornsby and the upper north shore. Everything's remote and weekly, so you're not waiting on someone to drive up the highway.
Do you handle job-based bookkeeping for builders and trades?
Yes. We reconcile your Xero weekly and keep the picture job by job, so you can see which jobs actually made money and which quietly bled. The thing a delayed quarterly report will never tell you in time.
Can you run payroll for my team?
Yes. We run your pay cycle on time, issue payslips, and track super against its deadlines. Handled quietly so it's never the thing you're chasing on a Monday.
How much does a Hornsby 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, no fees doubling every quarter.
Which Pack is right for me?
BAS Slayer suits simpler operations that mainly need the books and BAS done. Payroll Party adds payroll and supplier payments, where most businesses with a team land. The Lot adds cashflow and full supplier payment runs. We'll point you to the right one on the free Roast.
Can you make sure my suppliers and subbies get paid on time?
Yes. We manage your accounts payable and payment runs so the suppliers and subbies you depend on are paid on schedule and the relationships stay solid.
My BAS is behind. Can you get me current?
Yes. Catch-Up Chaos Buster, fixed price. We clear the backlog that's been piling up in the drawer, get your BAS current with the ATO, then keep you ahead of every deadline with a weekly Pack.
My BAS is behind. Can you get me current?
Yes. A lot of upper-north-shore businesses run a trading entity, a property entity, maybe a trust. We keep them all reconciled and reportable so the full picture's clear.
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 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, hornsby?
get your free xero roast
Pitt Street, Sydney
040 143 5581
hello@sydneybookkeeper.com
