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Let us help you build the foundation for a lasting business
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, nearly 50% of startups fail within four years. We’ve seen it happen time and again, and we know from experience that it happens to switched-on business owners with strong products and services. In the hustle to grow and capitalise on emerging opportunities, it's easy to lose track of your bookkeeping. That happens to even established small-medium businesses in Malvern, too.
Here’s our pitch: our Malvern bookkeeping services keep your numbers in order so that you can focus on the big picture. With a suite of accounting services and detailed advisory, we’ll help you sail past that four-year barrier towards lasting business success. But first, a coffee — join us at our Glenferrie Road office for a consultation. There’s plenty of parking, but the nearest train and tram stops are a stone’s throw away.
Business hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 5pm
Parking
Client parking on Stanhope St. 2h parking on Glenferrie Rd and Stanhope St.
Let us help you build the foundation for a lasting business
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, nearly 50% of startups fail within four years. We’ve seen it happen time and again, and we know from experience that it happens to switched-on business owners with strong products and services. In the hustle to grow and capitalise on emerging opportunities, it's easy to lose track of your bookkeeping. That happens to even established small-medium businesses in Malvern, too.
Here’s our pitch: our Malvern bookkeeping services keep your numbers in order so that you can focus on the big picture. With a suite of accounting services and detailed advisory, we’ll help you sail past that four-year barrier towards lasting business success. But first, a coffee — join us at our Glenferrie Road office for a consultation. There’s plenty of parking, but the nearest train and tram stops are a stone’s throw away.
Business hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 5pm
Parking
Client parking on Stanhope St. 2h parking on Glenferrie Rd and Stanhope St.
Bookkeeping services available in Malvern
Our accounting specialists can optimise every facet of your bookkeeping processes. Our full-service team covers everything from detailed cash flow advisory to accounting software upgrades.
Liston Newton helped us move our accounting over to Xero. Their Accountant managed the set up and training so we felt comfortable with the software. We now have all our processes streamlined which gives us improved visibility of our business performance. This has allowed us to open 2 more stores without a significant increase in administration effort.
Peter Luskan
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Fortify your foundation. Exceed your goals. Make the call.
Talk to usBookkeeping requires absolute focus. You have ours.
Bookkeeping is a precise art. We liken it to charting a ship’s course — if you’re off by a degree today, you could be utterly off course within the year. Even the most astute small business owner should have a dedicated bookkeeper. Let us be yours.
Our bookkeeping specialists will refine your business by upgrading your systems, automating your processes and offering tax minimisation strategies and account restructuring advice. But collaboration is key. We aren’t here to wrestle control away from you, but to share our insights and expand your understanding of how your business can thrive.
Bookkeeper responsibilities
- Creating and sending invoices
- Automated bank feeds and reconciliation
- Cash flow management
- Payroll functions
- Receipts and payments
- Superannuation payments
Learn more about your business with our comprehensive guides
At Liston Newton Advisory, we take pride in helping business owners get more out of their hard work. Our downloadable guides can give you an in-depth look at strategies and technologies that will help your business grow.
- Discover tax strategies and business structures available to you
- Understand and apply new business management technology
- Get in touch with us for information tailored to your business
Meet the Malvern team
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Accredited. Awarded. Respected.
We’ve spent decades building our reputation by delivering verifiable, undeniable results. Book your consultation, and we’ll show you what all the fuss is about.
Why choose us
A wealth of experience
With 40+ years of experience, there are few challenges we aren’t equipped to help you overcome.
Long-term client partnerships
We pride ourselves on having earned the ongoing trust of our clients, many of whom have stayed with us for years.
Comprehensive business advisory services
Bookkeeping is only the beginning. We’ll help you design comprehensive strategies to meet your growth goals.
Leading industry innovation
We’re always developing and assessing new technology and methodologies to future-proof our clients’ businesses.
We’ve earned the trust of countless Malvern businesses
You may have heard the phrase, ‘good ideas are a dime a dozen’. Reductive as it may be, in our experience, having a strong product offering doesn’t guarantee success. Bookkeeping is the bedrock upon which every business is built. Our Malvern bookkeepers have helped countless local businesses understand that.
If you’re looking to outsource your bookkeeping, we can assume you’re comparing our services against a shortlist of other accountants. There’s no denying we all love to make bold statements about our abilities. The difference is that we won’t ask you to take us at our word. We’ll let our award-winning results speak for themselves.
We’ve earned our laurels by providing our clients with:
- Market-leading fintech solutions
- Clear and insightful health reports and advisory
- Reliable and stress-relieving account reconciliations
If you’d like more specifics about how we operate and what we can do for you, book a consultation. In the meantime, you’ll find what you’re after in our collection of case studies.
Our methodology, explained
How we get you set
The first phase is all about establishing the fundamentals of your business and creating a strong foundation to build from. You also need to establish your long-term goals so you have a clear idea of what you're working towards.
- Plan your goals
- Structure your business and assets
- Online accounting
- People and HR
- Protect your business and personal risk
- Business and personal will
How we get you moving
The second phase is about gaining a deeper understanding of your business; how to make it more efficient and experience sustainable growth. This is where you transition from working in your business to working on your business.
- Understand your numbers
- Delegate bookkeeping
- Systematise and automate tasks
- Minimise tax
- Forecast cashflow and capital needs
- Quarterly coaching and accountability
How we get you free
The final phase is when all your hard work really starts to pay off. This is when you start using your profits to build your personal worth to a point that give you financial freedom—the freedom to work only if you want to.
- Understand wealth creation
- Investment portfolio
- Investment property
- Superannuation
- Succession and exit planning
- Your legacy
Our Malvern case studies
Willow Urban Retreat
See how Willow Urban Retreat owner Jeremy gained clarity over his business performance and reduced time-consuming tasks with help from the Liston Newton team.
Read about it
Why should business be personal?
Community is everything. Our local community has done so much to support us over the decades, and we’re ecstatic to be in a strong enough position to return the favour. Our Malvern office sponsors several local, state and national initiatives that revolve around issues close to our hearts. These include:
- The Cancer Council’s Small Business Advisory Service
- The Type 1 Foundation for diabetes education and prevention
- Several community sports teams in Wantirna, Richmond and St Kilda
As we said — that’s only our Malvern office. We have several other offices dotted around Australia, each supporting its own set of local charities.
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Frequently asked questions
Do Malvern small businesses need dedicated bookkeepers?
No matter the size of your business, we strongly suggest hiring a dedicated and reputable bookkeeper. Either out of a belief that they can handle the task, or simply to save on costs, we’ve seen countless owners attempt to run the bookkeeping themselves or to delegate it to an inexperienced colleague. This is a mistake.
Poor bookkeeping quickly leads to late payments, furious contractors, unmotivated employees and mounting debts. That’s not to mention the trouble you’ll soon find yourself in with the ATO.
Protect yourself and your business by hiring a bookkeeper or outsourcing the role to a specialist.
Do bookkeepers do the same thing as accountants?
No, bookkeepers and accountants are separate roles, though they are related.
Your bookkeeper handles:
- Processing invoices
- Processing wages
- Processing payments
- Accounts reconciliation
Your accountant, who will likely also be a registered tax agent, handles:
- Tax advice
- Tax planning
- Superannuation advice
- Succession and estate planning advice
What bookkeeping software does Liston Newton recommend?
Liston Newton is a platinum Xero member, and for good reason. We’ve used a number of accounting platforms over the years, and we’ve found Xero to be leagues beyond its competitors.
Xero is extremely user-friendly with a robust set of features. It helps us, and you, instantly access a range of vital financial insights that allow us to make quick recoveries and effective decisions.
At your consultation, we’ll talk you through Xero’s benefits and how they match your needs. We’ll even help you seamlessly transition onto the platform.
Related resources
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Evangelists are now claiming AI business strategists are the future. Here’s our two cents: AI (a marketing term more than a meaningful descriptor) is incapable of making agile, personalised and future-focused strategies. However, it is capable of parsing data sets, making it a valuable tool for experienced and genuinely intelligent human advisors. Don’t get swayed by the fear of missing out — at Liston Newton, we trust our team.
