More jobs is good.
Knowing what they leave is better.
Accounting and tax support for Kellyville trades and service businesses. Connect job costs, customer invoices and payroll before judging the result.
When an owner starts managing a team, the accounts need to explain more than sales. Target Advisory helps Kellyville businesses organise job-related records and define the bookkeeping, payroll, BAS and tax work to be handled.
A finished job is not the same as a finished margin.
Illustrative example, excluding GST: a job is invoiced at $2,000, with $800 in materials and $600 in direct labour costs recorded against it. That leaves $600, or 30% of the invoice value, before other costs.
It is not necessarily a 30% net profit. Vehicle costs, insurance, tools, administration, rework and other overheads may still need covering. Where owner labour or other direct costs have not been captured, even the initial comparison is incomplete.
The practical accounting question is whether your records consistently show the same categories for each job, not whether one attractive percentage appears in a report.
Build a job-close record.
- The agreed price
Keep the accepted quote, scope changes and variations together so the final invoice can be explained.
- The costs used
Connect materials, subcontractor invoices and the labour information you track to a consistent job reference. Note shared costs that cannot sensibly be assigned to a single job.
- The money outstanding
Identify deposits, progress payments, the balance invoiced and the person responsible for following up overdue amounts.
- The lesson for the next quote
Record what changed: extra visits, underquoted materials, unbilled variations or more time than expected. This gives a subsequent pricing review something concrete to examine.
Adding payroll? Agree the handover first.
From your business
Nominate who supplies and approves timesheets, leave information, employee changes and pay instructions. Tell us the pay frequency and systems involved.
From your accountant
We specify the processing, reconciliation and reporting work included. Award interpretation, employment documents and specialist employment advice are not assumed to be routine bookkeeping.
Questions before the next stage
Can you include BAS and the company or sole trader return?
Yes. The agreed scope identifies each entity, return and period, and whether the owner’s individual tax return is also covered.
Must I buy job-management software?
Not automatically. We review how you currently invoice and record costs. A consistent process may be the first improvement; integration or software setup is separately agreed when needed.
Can you help assess the cost of another employee?
We can scope a forecast using your workload, pricing and cost assumptions. A financial review informs the decision but does not promise that the extra work will arrive.
Bring one recent job to the conversation.
Kellyville clients can meet us online, with North Sydney office meetings by arrangement. Explore bookkeeping and payroll inclusions, or read the numbers behind your next hire.