Bookkeeping for management consultants

Keep your attention on the work clients pay you to do.

Boscobel Bookkeeping keeps the recurring financial administration moving in the background—transactions, reconciliations, BAS preparation and reporting—so your consulting time stays focused on clients, delivery and growth.

Discuss your practice See packages

Owner-led
Fully remote
Australia-wide

Current records

Clear monthly routine

BAS-ready books

Choosing the right approach

The work belongs somewhere. Put it where it is most useful.

Consulting businesses are lean by design. The right support avoids turning the principal consultant into the practice's after-hours bookkeeper—or using specialist tax-accounting time for routine monthly processing.

Lowest direct cost

Doing it yourself

Requires your own time each month
You manage coding, records and deadlines
Backlogs can build during busy client periods
Attention moves away from delivery and business development

Recommended

Using a bookkeeper

A more cost-effective option for routine bookkeeping than using an accountant
Records are maintained throughout the year
Routine compliance follows a predictable rhythm
Your consulting time stays available to clients
Your tax accountant receives a cleaner year-end file

Specialist support

Using an accountant

Well suited to annual tax returns and planning
Appropriate for structure and complex tax matters
Specialist time can be costly for routine processing
Works best when the bookkeeping file is already clean

A practical division of work

Boscobel Bookkeeping handles recurring transaction work, reconciliations, payroll where selected, and BAS preparation. Your tax agent can then concentrate on the annual return, tax planning, business structure and specialist advice. Each professional's time is used where it adds the most value.

Built around a consulting practice

Simple enough to stay out of your way. Disciplined enough to stay current.

Revenue and expenses organised

Bank and card transactions reviewed, coded and reconciled in Xero or MYOB, with the records kept ready for reporting.

BAS prepared without a scramble

A regular bookkeeping rhythm means BAS preparation is based on maintained records rather than a quarter-end clean-up exercise.

A cleaner handover at year end

Your tax accountant receives organised information and can spend more time on the annual return and advice that requires their specialist expertise.

One owner-led relationship

Work is led by Michael Calabrese CA, with direct communication, clear expectations and a no-surprises approach to scope.

Straightforward service options

Choose the level that fits the practice you run today.

These packages are designed for solo and small consulting practices using Xero or MYOB. Final scope is confirmed after a short review of your file and transaction volume.

Recommended for solo consultants

Essential Bookkeeping

$250 per month + GST

Up to 200 bank and card transactions per month
Transaction management in Xero or MYOB
Monthly bank and card reconciliations
BAS preparation
Basic monthly reports
Direct email and phone support

No payroll included

For a growing practice

Bookkeeping + Payroll

$350 per month + GST

Everything in Essential Bookkeeping
Up to 400 bank and card transactions per month
Payroll for up to 2 employees
Up to one pay run each fortnight
Single Touch Payroll reporting
Superannuation support

For small teams

Flexible support

Hourly Bookkeeping

$110 per hour + GST

Any service listed in the monthly packages
No fixed transaction-volume limit
No fixed payroll-volume limit
Billed for the time actually required
Suitable for variable or higher-volume work
Scope agreed before work begins

No monthly commitment required

BAS lodgement

$110 + GST per lodgement, separate to the monthly package.

Reasonable flexibility

Occasional, reasonable instances of exceeding a package limit may be accommodated at the discretion of Boscobel Bookkeeping.

No surprises

Regular or material changes in volume or complexity are discussed before any extra charge or package change applies.

Monthly package fees are invoiced and payable in advance. A transaction means a bank or card line requiring review, coding or reconciliation.

Starting cleanly

A bookkeeping system designed for a solo consulting business.

If your file is new—or has grown untidy—Boscobel Bookkeeping can create or review a straightforward Xero or MYOB setup that supports monthly bookkeeping, BAS preparation and an efficient year-end handover.

Ask about initial setup

Confirm business, financial-year and GST settings

Tailor the chart of accounts to the practice

Connect bank and business credit-card feeds

Configure invoices, document capture and access

Check opening balances and core reports

Your point of contact

Hi, I'm Michael and I'm the Sole Proprietor of Boscobel Bookkeeping. I started this firm because I'm passionate about helping Australian businesses stay on top of their finances. I'm here to take care of your financial needs so that you can focus on running your business.

Michael Calabrese, CA

B. Commerce (University of South Australia), GradDipCA (Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand)

Michael is currently under supervision of Kelly Berger BAS Agent.

Michael is an experienced Chartered Accountant, admitted in 2014. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he balances his work with a young family, enjoying weekends spent together. Known for being highly organised, focused, and reliable, Michael is committed to helping business owners succeed.

A useful first conversation

Tell me how your consulting practice currently runs.

We can talk through your current software, transaction volume, BAS cycle and where the bookkeeping is taking more time than it should. The first conversation is friendly, practical and obligation-free.

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