Audit

Staying on Top of Important Business Trends

We recommend that business owners conduct a periodic ‘self-audit’ to track performance in five important areas.

business owners

NZ EOFY Payroll Guide 2024

Get the guide and be confident about upcoming payroll legislation changes and EOFY requirements.

Chief financial officer

Engaging a Virtual or Fractional CFO

Outsourcing your financial function — what to look for in an outsourced CFO.

business owners

Financial controls for remote workers

Business owners need to demonstrate the importance of improving financial security and minimising risk. Here are 9 measures you can take.

accounting

Automating Your Business in 2023

The new year is a great time to review your business processes and consider how to improve efficiency. Automation can help to standardise processes, make processes cheaper and faster, improve reporting and help your team focus on more productive activities. Here are 11 areas where automation can make a big impact on your business.

accounting

Creating business value

There’s more to accounting than compliance. A well-run accounting function is multiskilled… and supports business leaders to accomplish a range of different outcomes. In our article, we outline 5 important ways a business can benefit from the breadth of skills in an accounting function.

budget

Understanding Volatility in Your Business

It is important to identify and understand the causes of the volatility in your business and develop a plan to deal with it.

compliance

Inland Revenue reporting for Trusts

The Inland Revenue now requires additional information to be provided in a Trust’s annual tax return under new disclosure rules.

best practice

Managing Costs - Best Practices in Expense Reporting

Expense Reporting is often considered a ‘back office’ process that shouldn’t consume much of anyone’s time. That may be true… but how a business regulates spending requires a lot of discipline and accountability.

commodities

Managing Your Business in an Inflationary Environment

Many businesses are facing increased costs. This is not necessarily a new business challenge… but the COVID-19 pandemic is driving significant and unpredictable "price spikes". Let’s look at what business leaders should be thinking about in this environment?

business

Fully engaging with your financial data

Understanding the finer points of your financial situation is crucial in times of economic uncertainty. But according to a Forbes article, a significant portion of entrepreneurs and business owners don’t fully engage with all of their financial data.

company tax

Directors: Know your role

If you’re a director, make sure you’re up to speed on both company law and the accepted code of behaviour required for the job.