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A home for all your hospitality bookkeeping needs.

A home for all your hospitality bookkeeping needs.

Running a hospitality business is demanding enough without your books being a source of stress. We specialise in bookkeeping for cafes, restaurants, bars, and hotels across Melbourne so your records are always accurate and your finances are always under control.

Running a hospitality business is demanding enough without your books being a source of stress. We specialise in bookkeeping for cafes, restaurants, bars, and hotels across Melbourne so your records are always accurate and your finances are always under control.

Elephant Advisory Hospitality Bookkeeping services
Elephant Advisory Hospitality Bookkeeping services

Our Solution

Our Values

Hospitality bookkeeping requires someone who understands the industry.

Hospitality bookkeeping requires someone who understands the industry.

Hospitality businesses deal with high transaction volumes, complex payroll, and tight margins. Your bookkeeper needs to keep up.

Venue Experience

We work with cafes, restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, caterers, and franchises every day and understand the specific bookkeeping challenges each venue type faces.

Venue Experience

We work with cafes, restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, caterers, and franchises every day and understand the specific bookkeeping challenges each venue type faces.

Efficiency

We streamline your financial processes, connect the right apps to Xero, and reduce manual work so your bookkeeping runs smoothly without eating into your time.

Efficiency

We streamline your financial processes, connect the right apps to Xero, and reduce manual work so your bookkeeping runs smoothly without eating into your time.

Never Behind

In hospitality, staying current matters. We keep your reconciliations up to date, your invoices organised, and your records clean so you always have an accurate picture of your business.

Never Behind

In hospitality, staying current matters. We keep your reconciliations up to date, your invoices organised, and your records clean so you always have an accurate picture of your business.

Underpinning Your Growth

Accurate books are the foundation of every good business decision. We give you the financial clarity to make smarter choices about pricing, staffing, and growth.

Underpinning Your Growth

Accurate books are the foundation of every good business decision. We give you the financial clarity to make smarter choices about pricing, staffing, and growth.

End-to-End Support

From BAS lodgements and payroll to cash flow forecasting and performance reporting, we handle every aspect of your bookkeeping so nothing gets missed.

End-to-End Support

From BAS lodgements and payroll to cash flow forecasting and performance reporting, we handle every aspect of your bookkeeping so nothing gets missed.

Our Solution

Our Values

Hospitality bookkeeping requires someone who understands the industry.

Hospitality businesses deal with high transaction volumes, complex payroll, and tight margins. Your bookkeeper needs to keep up.

Venue Experience

We work with cafes, restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, caterers, and franchises every day and understand the specific bookkeeping challenges each venue type faces.

Efficiency

We streamline your financial processes, connect the right apps to Xero, and reduce manual work so your bookkeeping runs smoothly without eating into your time.

Never Behind

In hospitality, staying current matters. We keep your reconciliations up to date, your invoices organised, and your records clean so you always have an accurate picture of your business.

Underpinning Your Growth

Accurate books are the foundation of every good business decision. We give you the financial clarity to make smarter choices about pricing, staffing, and growth.

End-to-End Support

From BAS lodgements and payroll to cash flow forecasting and performance reporting, we handle every aspect of your bookkeeping so nothing gets missed.

Our Services

Bookkeeping services built for hospitality businesses.

The bookkeeping services Melbourne hospitality businesses rely on to stay accurate, manage cash flow, and run a tighter operation.

Bank Reconciliation

We match your business records with your bank statements and allocate every transaction correctly so your books always reflect your actual financial position.

Payroll and Superannuation

We handle your weekly, fortnightly, or monthly payroll and super compliance so your team is always paid correctly and on time.

Business Solutions

We handle your weekly, fortnightly, or monthly payroll and super compliance so your team is always paid correctly and on time.

Xero Setup and Migration

New to Xero or switching over? We get you set up and connected to your hospitality apps so everything flows through automatically from day one.

Payables and Receivables

We organise your supplier invoices and payments so everything gets paid on time, your cash flow stays healthy, and nothing falls through the cracks.

Cash Flow Management

We forecast your cash flow so you always have enough to cover wages, suppliers, and operating costs, and never get caught short between busy periods.

BAS and Reporting

We prepare and lodge your BAS accurately and on time, and provide clear performance reports so you always know how your venue is tracking.

Our Services

Bookkeeping services built for hospitality businesses.

The bookkeeping services Melbourne hospitality businesses rely on to stay accurate, manage cash flow, and run a tighter operation.

Bank Reconciliation

We match your business records with your bank statements and allocate every transaction correctly so your books always reflect your actual financial position.

Payroll and Superannuation

We handle your weekly, fortnightly, or monthly payroll and super compliance so your team is always paid correctly and on time.

Xero Setup and Migration

New to Xero or switching over? We get you set up and connected to your hospitality apps so everything flows through automatically from day one.

Payables and Receivables

We organise your supplier invoices and payments so everything gets paid on time, your cash flow stays healthy, and nothing falls through the cracks.

Cash Flow Management

We forecast your cash flow so you always have enough to cover wages, suppliers, and operating costs, and never get caught short between busy periods.

BAS and Reporting

We prepare and lodge your BAS accurately and on time, and provide clear performance reports so you always know how your venue is tracking.

Our Solution

If these problems sound familiar, you're not alone.

The bookkeeping challenges most hospitality businesses face and exactly how we solve them.

Without Elephant
  • Books always behind
  • Payroll errors and award rate stress
  • Cash flow tight between busy periods
  • BAS always last minute
  • No visibility over venue performance
With Elephant Advisory
  • Records reconciled and current
  • Accurate payroll every pay run
  • Forecasting around your trading patterns
  • Every lodgement on time
  • Real-time Xero reporting

"At Elephant Advisory, we handle the books so you can focus on the business - with real-time visibility through Xero, wherever you are."

"At Elephant Advisory, we handle the books so you can focus on the business - with real-time visibility through Xero, wherever you are."

"At Elephant Advisory, we handle the books so you can focus on the business - with real-time visibility through Xero, wherever you are."

Our Peeps

Our Peeps

Our crew, is yours too.

It is easy to end up with a bookkeeper who does not understand how a hospitality business operates. We work with venues every day and bring that specific knowledge to every client we take on.

Shehan Wijayasinghe
Shehan Wijayasinghe
Managing Director
Oz Karabadjak
Oz Karabadjak
Director of Accounting
Mia Burgess
Mia Burgess
Director of Digital
Marissa Moro
Marissa Moro
Director of Bookkeeping
Sam Draper
Sam Draper
Director of Accounting
Gavin Hepponstall
Gavin Hepponstall
Director of Finance
Georgia Upperton
Georgia Upperton
Operations Manager

FAQ

Let's clear a few things up.

No jargon, no runaround - just honest answers.

Why should I outsource bookkeeping for my hospitality business?
Can you connect Xero to our hospitality apps?
How do you help hospitality businesses manage cash flow?
Can you handle hospitality payroll with award rates?
Do you handle BAS lodgements for hospitality businesses?
How much does hospitality bookkeeping cost?
Why should I outsource bookkeeping for my hospitality business?
Can you connect Xero to our hospitality apps?
How do you help hospitality businesses manage cash flow?
Can you handle hospitality payroll with award rates?
Do you handle BAS lodgements for hospitality businesses?
How much does hospitality bookkeeping cost?
Why should I outsource bookkeeping for my hospitality business?
Can you connect Xero to our hospitality apps?
How do you help hospitality businesses manage cash flow?
Can you handle hospitality payroll with award rates?
Do you handle BAS lodgements for hospitality businesses?
How much does hospitality bookkeeping cost?