Architects, the creativity behind good and aesthetically pleasing construction.

Everyone loves great architecture but the Architects role and responsibilities have increased considerably in recent years, with a lot more red tape, documentation and observation.  While these activities are important, they can stifle the architectural creativity your business is known for.  We’ve seen these changes put more and more pressure on bottom line profitability.

Fortunately, there are simple steps that you can take in your business to relieve this pressure and we can guide you through these.

How can Evolve Accounting help?

It probably pains you to hear this but Accountants and Architects are quite similar when it comes to business needs and challenges. Both are professional service industries selling time and value through a coordinated and often repetitive process to deliver an outcome to our client.

What is definitely different though, are the processes in between to deliver the outcome. This is where we have experience with what Architects need.

Accounting & Taxes

Most commonly it’s accounting and taxes that springs to mind when we think of an accountant. Yes we can make sure your year end taxes get filed on time, we can take care of preparing your GST returns, and yes we’ll keep you abreast of when your taxes are due. Naturally we will also ensure you are utilising all the options available to you to minimise your tax.

Answering Questions

Throughout the year you might have a question about whether you are doing something right or whether you should increase/decrease the number of staff you employ. Because we work with businesses like yours every day we are placed to give you the answers without making a big fuss about it.

Systems

To run a successful business you need to have systems.  The business requirements for these depend on what industry you are in and what stage of growth you are in. Systems involve more than just using the awesome Xero accounting software. You need systems that help you track:

Who owe you money and follow them up
Simplifying and keeping on top of the paperwork
Track time and manage workload
Monitoring business performance
Keep a handle on cash flow
and more

We know what systems are needed, when, and importantly we know how they work. This means you have support when you need it.

Advice

Advice might be one off help on a particular transaction, sometimes you need a co-ordinated plan (to be honest everyone should have a plan). Whatever it is we have done it before. A key role we fulfil as business advisors is holding you accountable to your business plan or budget.

Examples of advice we get involved in:

Establishing Budgets, Cashflows and Business Plan
Establishing Goals and getting alignment between the business and personal goals
Providing accountability
Calculation of realistic employee base and charge out rates
Systems selection
Protecting your assets

Sound good? There are no fixed price contracts here, just good honest help, you slice and dice what you need from us when you need it.

Get in Contact, we won’t bite.

Successful construction businesses know how to tackle the minefield of insolvent customers, red tape and time delays, and the industry’s highly cyclical nature.

Not many become successful by chance, those that are achieving are doing so because they are focused on the future and the efficiency gains that are needed to soar above the rest.  Technology is paramount and helps in providing leverage of the people, resources, and business needs to meet these goals.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a sole trader plumber or if you are a large construction firm, you each have a series of challenges ahead of you and we are here to help you through those.  It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get it done.

How can Evolve Accounting help?

We attract businesses working in the construction and trades industry because we have a no-nonsense approach to your needs, whilst also having a good understanding of the challenges and frustrations you have.  This makes us well positioned to give you the answers you need, when you need them. 

Accounting & Taxes

Most commonly it’s accounting and taxes that springs to mind when we think of an accountant.  At Evolve Accounting we make sure your year-end taxes get filed on time, take care of preparing your GST returns, and keep you up to date on when your taxes are due.  But we take it one step further and ensure you are utilising all the options available to minimise your tax.

Answering Questions

Throughout the year you will have questions about whether you are doing something right or how to finance your next vehicle purchase.  Because we work with businesses like yours every day we are placed to give you the answers without making a big fuss about it.

Systems

To run a successful business you need to have the right systems. The business requirements for these depends on what industry you are in and what stage of growth you are in.
Systems involve more than just using the awesome Xero accounting software.
You need systems that help you track:

Who owes you money and chase them
Simplifying and keeping on top of the paperwork
Monitoring job performance
Monitoring business performance
Keep a handle on cashflow and more

We know what systems are needed, when, and importantly we know how they work, this means you have support when you need it.

Advice

Advice might be one-off help on a particular transaction, sometimes you need a coordinated plan (to be honest everyone should have a plan).  Whatever it is, we’ve done it before.  A key role we fulfil as business advisors is holding you accountable to your business plan or budget.

Here are some examples of they types of advice we get involved in:

Establishing Budgets, Cashflows and Business Plan
Establishing Goals and getting alignment between the business and personal goals
Providing accountability
Systems selection
Leadership styles
Protecting your assets
Corporate Governance & Advisory to Boards

Sound good?  There are no fixed price contracts here, just good honest help, you slice and dice what you need from us when you need it.

Get in Contact, we can help.

In our time we have assisted thousands of property investors and developers with their activities.

For Investors, the game is long and strategically you want to have the right mix and location of property to support your wealth and retirement goals. We understand that and focus on your long term strategies during our discussions. We have also found that what is important to you is getting the right advice at the right time. In that regard we don’t charge for quick phone calls or emails which means you can often get access to the answers without additional cost.

For Developers and those flipping property the game is quick but a balancing act between all the inputs to make a development successful. Being focused on the property industry means we understand these needs and can structure your affairs to support this.

Anthony McIlroy, director of Evolve Accounting Ltd has been involved with assisting investors and developers over a number of years, he has also been involved in new initiatives and businesses associated with the property industry. Furthermore, Anthony regularly meets and presents at property forums to assist those with the structure and advice to support their ongoing activities. 

In realty, the tax challenges are relatively straightforward….. to an accountant.  But you need to focus on selling, so we provide fixed price packages for real estate agents that cover tax and administration as well as questions you may have, whenever you have them.

For Real Estate Agencies, our focus is to provide you, the business owner with advice on your current and projected performance.  Not only that, we provide the level of support to your administration staff to ensure they are completing their functions in a compliant and effective manner.

Lack of timely, accurate financial information can often leave business owners running purely on instinct.  This instinct can only get you so far.  We all know your time is best spent on the business, driving growth and innovation, as opposed to working in it.

We are pretty savvy when it comes to new technology here at Evolve, which means we can get your business working a lot smarter for you – it’s a proactive approach.  Why wait until the end of the year to find out how your business has performed, when at the click of a button you can get up-to-date financial accounts all from the comfort of your couch.

You know it’s time to change when the elephant in the room is uncomfortable – it’s time to talk to Evolve.