Bookkeeper Southport

Southport is the commercial, legal, and administrative heart of the Gold Coast. It is where you find law firms, accounting practices, medical centres, financial services businesses, construction companies, and everything in between. It is a serious business suburb and it deserves serious financial management.

If you are running a business in Southport and your books are not where they should be, it is worth fixing. Accurate numbers are not a luxury for businesses operating in a competitive environment. They are the foundation that good decisions are built on.

Accounts Advantage is based in Loganholme and works with businesses across the Gold Coast every day including Southport. We keep your books clean, your BAS lodged on time, and your numbers accurate every month so you always know exactly where your business stands.

What We Do for Southport Businesses

We handle the full bookkeeping function end to end. That means you hand it over and it gets done. Every week. Every month. Every quarter.

Your bank transactions feed into Xero automatically. We reconcile them, code everything correctly, and keep your file current. We use HubDoc for receipt capture so you photograph a receipt on your phone and it lands straight into Xero. No shoebox. No lost receipts at BAS time.

BAS lodgement

We prepare and lodge your BAS every quarter. We check your GST, claim all eligible input tax credits, and lodge on time. No last-minute panic. No penalties.

Payroll

If you have employees, we manage your complete payroll. Pay runs, super at 12% from 1 July 2025, Single Touch Payroll reporting to the ATO after every pay run, leave management, and year-end STP finalisation by 14 July. Your staff get paid correctly and on time every time.

Accounts payable

We receive your supplier invoices at payables@accountsadvantage.com.au, enter them into Xero with the invoice attached, and prepare a weekly or monthly payment run for your approval. You tell us what to pay. We generate the ABA file and upload it to your bank. You release the funds. Final control over your money always stays with you.

Accounts receivable

We monitor what is outstanding in Xero and provide aged receivables reports breaking down what you are owed into 30, 60, and 90-day buckets. You always know who owes you, how much, and how long it has been sitting unpaid.

Monthly reporting

At the end of each month we send you a profit and loss account and balance sheet so you can see how the business is tracking month on month. If a cost line looks different to last month, we can tell you exactly why.

Serving Southport and the Northern Gold Coast

We are based in Loganholme and we work with businesses across the Gold Coast including Southport, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Main Beach, and the northern Gold Coast corridor.

Southport is home to a concentration of accounting firms and tax agents that we work alongside regularly. If your tax accountant is based in Southport or the broader northern Gold Coast, chances are we already have a working relationship with them or know how they operate. We slot in alongside your existing accountant seamlessly.

Most of our work is done remotely through Xero. That means we can work with your business wherever you are on the Coast without needing to be on site. When you need a face-to-face conversation, we are accessible.

Catch-Up Bookkeeping for Southport Businesses

If your books are behind, we fix that.

We go back through your transactions month by month, reconcile your accounts, sort out your GST, and get your file current. If BAS lodgements have been missed, we prepare those and help you manage the ATO conversation. Once the file is clean, we maintain it every month so you never end up in this position again.

Catch-up bookkeeping is one of the most common things we do for new clients. It is rarely as difficult as people expect and the relief of having it sorted is immediate.

We Work With Your Accountant

We are bookkeepers, not tax agents. We handle the books through the year and give your accountant a clean, reconciled set of records at tax time. They focus on the tax. We focus on the numbers in between.

If you already have an accountant you are happy with, we fit in alongside them. If you need a referral, we can help.

At Accounts Advantage, our Managing Director is CPA qualified and all our team members hold a Certificate IV in Bookkeeping. Many of our team members are registered BAS Agents in their own right, in addition to the firm itself being a registered BAS Agent. That means you get qualified, accountable professionals handling your books. Not just someone who learned on the job.

Common Questions

Are you a registered BAS Agent?

Yes. Accounts Advantage is a registered BAS Agent as a firm. On top of that, many of our individual team members hold their own BAS Agent registration too. That means the person handling your books is qualified and accountable in their own right, not just covered under someone else’s licence. You get two layers of professional protection.

What does it cost?

It depends on your business. For childcare centres we offer a fixed monthly fee from day one. For all other businesses, we work on an hourly rate for the first three months. This gives us time to review your file, understand the scope of work, and catch up anything that is behind. By month three we know exactly how long your books take each month, and we move you to a fixed monthly price from there.

What software do you use?

We use Xero for all bookkeeping and HubDoc for receipt capture. We are a Xero Gold Partner. If you are currently on another platform, we migrate you across as part of getting started. Most migrations are done within a week.

What if I am behind on my books?

We fix it. We go back through your transactions, reconcile your accounts, sort out your GST, and get your file current. We also prepare any outstanding BAS lodgements. The sooner you get in touch, the sooner we can sort it out.

Do you work with all types of businesses in Southport?

Yes. We work with professional services, legal and medical practices, construction businesses, tradies, retail, hospitality, and more across Southport and the northern Gold Coast. If you are a small or medium business in Southport, we can almost certainly help you.

Can you work alongside my existing accountant?

Yes. We handle the bookkeeping through the year and hand a clean set of records to your accountant at tax time. We work alongside accountants and tax agents across the Gold Coast every day.

Where exactly are you located?

We are based in Loganholme. Most of our work is done remotely through Xero but we are accessible when you need a face-to-face conversation.

Ready to get your books sorted?

Call our Loganholme office on 07 3209 8266 or 1300 400 105