Boutique bookkeeping and external finance support tailored to your business.
Every business requires a different level of financial support. Whether you need an ongoing bookkeeping partner, help strengthening your internal accounts team, a historical clean-up or specialist BAS and payroll support, SGH provides flexible support designed around the way your business operates.
Our role is to provide the right level of experience, structure and responsibility for your business — without forcing you into a rigid package or adding unnecessary complexity.
Support can be structured around:
- Ongoing bookkeeping and external finance support
- Bookkeeping consulting and internal team support
- Xero catch-up and historical clean-up projects
- BAS preparation, review and lodgement
- Standalone or integrated payroll support
- Xero file reviews and diagnostic assessments
No two businesses need the same level of support.
SGH does not force businesses into rigid bookkeeping packages. Some clients engage us as their long-term bookkeeping and external finance partner, while others need specialist expertise, support for an internal accounts team or help resolving a specific finance problem.
Whether the engagement is ongoing, project-based or advisory, the support is scoped around your current systems, operational complexity, responsibilities and the outcomes your business needs.
Support can be ongoing, project-based or specialist.
The right engagement depends on what is happening inside your business. Some clients need SGH to manage the bookkeeping function each month, while others need help resolving a specific issue or strengthening the systems and people already in place.
Ongoing partnership
For established businesses wanting an experienced bookkeeping and external finance partner to manage the day-to-day workflow, reporting and compliance obligations on an ongoing basis.
- Ongoing bookkeeping
- Monthly reporting
- BAS and compliance support
- Payroll where required
- Finance workflow ownership
Project support
For businesses needing focused support to resolve historical issues, improve file accuracy or complete a defined finance project without committing to an ongoing engagement.
- Xero catch-up and clean-up
- Historical reconciliations
- File remediation
- BAS corrections
- One-off finance projects
Specialist expertise
For businesses that already have internal support but need experienced guidance, specialist oversight or additional capability in a particular area.
- Bookkeeping consulting
- Internal accounts team support
- SOP and workflow development
- Standalone BAS support
- Standalone payroll support
A reliable finance function, without the overhead of building one internally.
Ongoing support is designed for established businesses that need more than basic bookkeeping. SGH manages the day-to-day finance workflow, keeps the accounts accurate and provides the structure, reporting and compliance support needed to keep the business moving.
You work directly with an experienced BAS Agent who understands your business, takes ownership of the agreed responsibilities and works alongside your accountant and internal team where required.
Ongoing support may include:
- Accounts inbox and supplier workflow management
- Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Accounts payable and receivable support
- Month-end review and monthly reporting
- BAS preparation, review and lodgement
- Payroll and superannuation support where required
- Job, location, department or project tracking
- Coordination with your accountant and internal team
Built for operational complexity
Best suited to businesses managing employees, projects, multiple systems, locations, revenue streams or reporting requirements where the bookkeeping cannot be treated as an afterthought.
Structured around your business
Every engagement is scoped around transaction volume, payroll complexity, integrations, reporting expectations and the level of responsibility SGH will hold.
Personally delivered
SGH is intentionally boutique. Your work is not handed to junior staff or an offshore processing team. You receive direct, consistent support from the same experienced professional.
Strengthen the finance function you already have.
You may already have an administrator, office manager or accounts person handling the day-to-day work. What they may need is experienced guidance, better systems and a clear framework for completing the bookkeeping properly.
SGH works alongside internal accounts teams to improve accuracy, consistency and confidence without replacing the people already in your business.
Consulting support may include:
- Reviewing the current bookkeeping function
- Training and mentoring internal accounts staff
- Developing bookkeeping procedures and SOPs
- Improving accounts payable, receivable and month-end workflows
- Optimising Xero setup, tracking and integrations
- Strengthening payroll and compliance processes
- Clarifying roles, responsibilities and cut-off dates
- Ongoing technical support and quality oversight
Support your existing team
Give your internal accounts person access to experienced bookkeeping guidance so they can work more confidently and resolve issues before they affect reporting or compliance.
Build repeatable processes
Replace informal knowledge and inconsistent habits with documented workflows, practical procedures and clear responsibilities that are easier to follow and maintain.
Reduce key-person risk
Create a finance function that is less dependent on one person remembering how everything works and more capable of operating consistently as the business grows.
Sometimes the right solution is to help your existing accounts person do the job properly.
This service is particularly valuable for established businesses that want to retain bookkeeping internally while adding the structure, technical expertise and experienced oversight their team cannot provide alone.
Get your Xero file back to a reliable starting point.
When the bookkeeping has fallen behind, been handled inconsistently or no longer reflects what is happening in the business, SGH can review the file, resolve historical issues and rebuild confidence in the numbers.
Catch-up and clean-up work is completed as a defined project, with the scope based on the condition of the file, the periods involved and the level of investigation required.
Project support may include:
- Bringing overdue bookkeeping up to date
- Bank, credit card and loan reconciliations
- Balance sheet review and correction
- Reviewing aged receivables and payables
- Identifying duplicates, miscoding and unreconciled transactions
- Reviewing GST, payroll and clearing accounts
- Historical BAS remediation and lodgement support
- Preparing the file for your accountant or ongoing bookkeeping
Understand what needs fixing
The file is reviewed before work begins so the scope, priorities and likely areas of risk can be identified clearly.
Resolve the underlying issues
The goal is not simply to reconcile the bank. We review the accounts, supporting records and balance sheet so historical problems are addressed properly.
Create a reliable foundation
Once the clean-up is complete, the business has a stronger starting point for reporting, BAS lodgements, accountant review and future bookkeeping.
More than lodging your BAS — confidence that the numbers are right.
A BAS should never be prepared by simply accepting the figures in Xero. SGH reviews the bookkeeping, checks the underlying data and ensures your BAS is supported by accurate financial records before it is lodged.
Whether you need ongoing BAS support or a one-off lodgement, you'll work directly with a Registered BAS Agent who takes the time to understand your business and identify issues before they become bigger problems.
BAS support may include:
- BAS preparation and electronic lodgement
- GST review and transaction checking
- Review of reconciliations before lodgement
- PAYG withholding reconciliation
- IAS preparation and lodgement
- ATO correspondence and lodgement support
- Correction of BAS errors where required
- Compliance reminders and due date management
Accuracy before lodgement
Every BAS is supported by a review of the bookkeeping, helping identify errors, coding issues and unusual transactions before they are reported to the ATO.
Flexible support
Engage SGH for ongoing BAS services or as additional support alongside your existing bookkeeper or internal accounts team.
Registered BAS Agent
Your BAS is prepared and lodged by a Registered BAS Agent with extensive experience across bookkeeping, payroll, GST compliance and business reporting.
Payroll that keeps your business compliant and your employees paid correctly.
Payroll is often one of the highest-risk areas of a business. SGH provides experienced payroll support for businesses needing reliable processing, award interpretation, compliance oversight and ongoing payroll management.
Whether payroll is part of your ongoing bookkeeping support or a standalone service, we'll ensure employees are paid accurately, superannuation obligations are managed and payroll reporting remains compliant.
Payroll support may include:
- Weekly, fortnightly and monthly payroll processing
- Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting
- Superannuation processing and reconciliation
- Award interpretation and pay rate updates
- Leave management and entitlement reconciliation
- Employee onboarding and payroll setup
- Payroll reporting and EOFY preparation
- Support with payroll compliance enquiries
Payroll built around your business
Every payroll is different. Support is tailored to your workforce, pay structures, awards, roster complexity and reporting requirements.
Reduce compliance risk
Payroll legislation continues to evolve. SGH helps ensure payroll processes remain accurate, compliant and aligned with current employer obligations.
Integrated with your bookkeeping
When payroll forms part of your ongoing bookkeeping engagement, wages, superannuation and payroll liabilities are reconciled as part of a complete finance workflow.
Understand the health of your bookkeeping before making your next decision.
Not every business is ready for ongoing bookkeeping support—and that's okay. A Xero File Review provides an independent assessment of your bookkeeping so you understand what's working, what isn't and where improvements can be made.
Whether you're changing bookkeepers, concerned about the accuracy of your financial records or simply want confidence in your numbers, a Xero File Review provides a clear roadmap before any further work begins.
Your review may include:
- Review of bookkeeping accuracy
- Bank and balance sheet reconciliation review
- GST and BAS risk assessment
- Payroll and compliance observations
- Xero setup and workflow recommendations
- Identification of reporting issues
- Priority actions to improve the finance function
- Recommendations for the most appropriate support model
Independent assessment
Receive an experienced, objective review of your bookkeeping without committing to ongoing services.
Know what needs attention
We'll explain where the risks are, what's working well and which improvements will have the biggest impact.
A clear next step
Whether that means ongoing support, consulting, a catch-up project or simply peace of mind, you'll know exactly where your business stands.
We'll help you find the right support for your business.
Every business is different. If you're unsure which service is the best fit, use the guide below or complete our application and we'll recommend the most appropriate support model.
Choose this if you need...
- Ongoing Bookkeeping & External Finance Support
You want an experienced professional managing your finance function month after month. - Bookkeeping Consulting
You already have an accounts person but want to improve systems, processes or capability. - Xero Catch-up & Historical Clean-up
Your bookkeeping has fallen behind or your Xero file needs significant correction. - BAS & Compliance Support
You manage the bookkeeping internally but want a Registered BAS Agent to prepare and lodge your BAS. - Payroll Support
You need reliable payroll processing and ongoing compliance support. - Xero File Review
You're unsure what's wrong or which service is right for your business.
Still not sure?
That's completely normal.
Many businesses know they need help but aren't sure what level of support is appropriate.
Start by completing our short application. We'll review your business, your current finance processes and your goals before recommending the most suitable engagement.
Let’s find the right level of support for your business.
Complete the short application below so we can understand your business, your current finance processes and the outcomes you are looking to achieve.
We’ll review your application and determine whether SGH is the right fit. Suitable businesses will then be invited to book a discovery call to discuss the most appropriate support model.