● Our Services
Weekly, online, and handled by someone with a real accounting background. Hello Books keeps your books clean, current and clear. So you can focus on the business, not the spreadsheet.
Most bookkeepers touch your books once a month – or worse, once a quarter. Hello Books works with you every single week. That means fewer surprises, cleaner records, and a real-time picture of how your business is doing, whenever you need it.
Everything runs inside Xero. We set it up, manage it, and translate the numbers into plain language you can actually use. You’ll never have to email spreadsheets, install software, or wonder what a “chart of accounts” is.
A simple, four-step process to get you from chaos to clarity, usually within two weeks.
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We start with a free 20-minute call. You tell us about your business, your current setup, and what’s been keeping you up at night. We’ll let you know if we’re a fit.
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If you don’t have Xero yet, we set it up from scratch. If you do, we audit it, clean it up, and get it ready to run smoothly. No mess, no rework later.
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We connect your bank feeds, import your historical data if needed, and walk you through how we’ll work together. By the end of week one, you’re set up and running.
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Every week, we reconcile, categorise and review your transactions. Every month, you get a clean report and a short summary of what it actually means for your business.
Hello Books is built for small, digital-first businesses that want bookkeeping to feel personal – not corporate. If you’re running one of the following, we’re likely a good match:
Freelancers, consultants and one-person shows who want their numbers in order without hiring staff
Service-based businesses under 5 staff who need weekly visibility and a clean Xero file.
Online sellers across Shopify, Etsy and similar platforms who need clean records of sales, fees and refunds.
Coaches, creatives, practitioners and agencies who invoice clients and want their finances to keep up with their growth.
Xero is the modern accounting platform used by millions of small businesses. It’s cloud-based, paperless and lets you see your numbers from any device. We’re Xero Certified, and we use it for every single client – no exceptions.
We believe in being upfront about scope. Here’s exactly what we cover – and what we don’t.
Weekly Bookkeeping
Categorisation, reconciliation and review of your transactions – every week.
Financial Reports & Clarity
Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet, delivered with a plain-English summary of what changed.
Bank Reconciliation
Every transaction matched with your bank feed, so your books always reflect reality.
Xero Setup & Management
Full Xero configuration, bank feeds, and ongoing platform management on your behalf.
Payroll Management
We don’t run payroll. If you have employees, we’ll recommend a specialist who does.
Tax Returns
We don’t lodge tax returns. Your accountant handles that – and we hand them clean books.
Financial Advice
We don’t give investment or financial planning advice. For that, you’ll want a licensed financial planner.
BAS / IAS Lodgement
We don’t lodge BAS or IAS. That’s handled by your accountant or BAS agent.
Have a question? Here are the ones we hear most often.
No — if you don’t have Xero, we set it up for you as part of onboarding. If you already use another platform, we can use it or migrate over to Xero before we start the weekly work. It is your call.
We connect through Xero, email, and occasional video calls. You don’t need to send us anything manually — Xero pulls your transactions directly from the bank, and we take it from there. Expect a short weekly update and a monthly summary report.
Most small businesses need between 2 and 6 hours per week. The exact number depends on your transaction volume, number of bank accounts, and whether you invoice clients through Xero. We give you a clear estimate after the discovery call.
No — Hello Books focuses exclusively on bookkeeping. We work closely with your accountant, though, and make sure they receive clean, well-organised books at tax time. If you don’t have an accountant yet, we can recommend someone.
That’s one of the most common situations we see. We start with a cleanup phase — reviewing, reclassifying, and reconciling what’s already in Xero (or migrating it in cleanly). You’ll have one clear starting point before we begin the weekly work.
No long contracts. We work on a month-to-month basis because we believe in earning your business every single month. If it’s not working for either of us, we part as friends.
The first step is always the easiest. Book a free quote – we’ll talk about your business, answer your questions, and see if Hello Books is the right fit. No pressure, no obligation.
