The Accounting Centre: Accountants in Albany WA
The Accounting Centre is an accounting practice at Shop 1/20 Campbell Road, Albany, working with business owners and individuals in Albany and the surrounding region. We opened our doors in 2013. The work covers the ordinary run of a business year: the books, the returns, the obligations that fall due, and the decisions that follow once the numbers are clear. If you are after accountants in Albany WA, the office number is (08) 9842 2063, and the first appointment is complimentary.
What we commit to before the work starts
We publish a short set of promises on our own site, and they are worth repeating here because they describe how we run the relationship rather than what we claim about results. We will always do the right thing for you and your business. We will help you understand your finances. You will know your bill ahead of time. We will make ourselves available when you need us. You will not be palmed off to a junior. Our accounting service is offered on fixed fees for service, so the cost is settled before the work begins rather than after it.
Behind that sits a four-step process we describe the same way for every client. First an appointment, where we meet and discuss your situation. Then evaluation, where we look into what is going on and keep looking until we understand the position. Then planning, where we put together an action plan with you. Then execution, where the plan is put into action and we continue to support you as it runs.
Accounting, tax and bookkeeping services
Our services each have their own page on our site, and most clients use more than one of them.
What we can help with
- Accounting: general accounting work for businesses, offered on fixed fees for service.
- Bookkeeping: handling the books and the data entry so the record stays accurate and current, rather than being reconstructed at year end.
- Taxation: tax returns and tax obligations, with a focus we describe as legal tax minimisation.
- Business advisory: working with a business advisor on direction, planning and the problems a business is trying to solve.
- Accounting software solutions and training: selecting software, setting it up correctly from the start, and training you to use it.
- Self managed super fund administration: administration of an SMSF, including the documents and records to keep, contribution limits and compliance requirements.
Software advice without a house preference
The software side is worth singling out. Since opening in 2013 we have helped dozens of businesses move onto accounting software, and our position on which package is unusual for an accounting firm: we have looked at the options on the market and we hold no preference between them. We are committed to finding what suits the business in front of us. That matters when software is being chosen once and lived with for years, and it is the reason we treat selection, setup and training as one package rather than three separate jobs.
Where to find us in Albany, and how to book
Our office is at Shop 1/20 Campbell Road, Albany WA 6330. We are close to Albany Senior High School and The Naked Bean Cafe, which puts us within easy reach of the Albany CBD. If you want directions, ring the office on (08) 9842 2063 and someone will talk you through it.
We are open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, and closed on Saturday and Sunday. Existing clients have a client portal on our website, and we keep a knowledge centre there as well. New enquiries start the same way for everyone: request an appointment, which is complimentary the first time, and we will meet and go through your situation before anything is quoted.