Getting started
Most businesses are fully set up within a few weeks.
- Get in touch
Call 0420 974 234, email info@ctrlfinance.com or fill in the form. Tell us a little about your business.
- A first conversation
About 30 minutes. We'll ask how your bills, payroll and reporting work today and what's taking up your time.
- A fixed price
We send you a proposal: what we'll do, what you'll approve and a fixed monthly fee. Agreements run for 12 to 36 months.
- Setup
We connect to Xero and your bank, set up your bills email address, approvals and payroll. If your books are behind, we quote the catch-up work before we start.
- Your first month
We finish your first month, send your first report, then settle into the regular routine.
The regular routine
We agree the timetable with you at the start, so everyone knows what happens and when.
Every day
- Bank accounts brought up to date
- Bills inbox checked
- New bills checked and coded
Every week
- Suppliers paid on a set day
- Staff paid each pay cycle
- Cashflow forecast and one-page report
Every month
- Books finished and checked
- Monthly report sent to you
- Late-paying customers followed up
Every quarter
- BAS prepared and lodged
- Super paid
- Check-in against your budget
What's included depends on your package. See what's in each package.
Who does what
| Task | CTRL Finance | You |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier bills | Checks and codes every bill | Nothing |
| Approving bills | Sends each bill to the right person | You or your managers approve |
| Paying suppliers | Prepares the payment and loads it into your bank | Approve the payment |
| Payroll | Prepares the pay run | Approve before staff are paid |
| BAS | Prepares and lodges it as a registered BAS agent | Approve before it's lodged |
| Customer invoices and chasing paymentDepartment package | Sends invoices and follows up late payers | Tell us what to bill |
| Monthly accounts and reportDepartment package | Finishes and checks the books, sends you the report | Read it and ask questions |
| Cashflow forecast and weekly reportDepartment + weekly | Updates them every week | Act on anything we flag |
| Tax return | Gives tidy books to your tax accountant | Your tax accountant lodges it |
| Big decisions | Runs the numbers and gives you a recommendation | Make the call |
Talk to us about your business
Tell us how your bills, payroll and reporting work today. We'll explain what we'd take off your hands and give you a fixed monthly price.