Trades & small business accountant · New Zealand
Accounting and business advice for New Zealand business owners.
Fixed-fee accounting, GST and tax returns are handled. Then we help you use your numbers to make the next business decision with confidence.
Our Christchurch small business accountants work with trades, SMEs and growing companies on Xero support, GST, tax returns, cashflow forecasting and proactive tax advice. Choose monthly or quarterly conversations to review your numbers, plan for what is coming, and avoid surprises.
Who we work with
Trades & Construction
Builders, plumbers, electricians, and subcontractors — we know the cash flow challenges of project-based work
Retail & Hospitality
Shops, cafés, and food service businesses across Christchurch and Canterbury
Professional Services
Consultants, agencies, and service firms needing proactive tax advice and structure reviews
Manufacturing & Wholesale
Product-based businesses with inventory complexity and variable margins
Advisory services
More than a Xero accountant — a genuine business partner.
As your Xero-certified small business accountant in Christchurch, we already know your numbers from your compliance work. The advisory relationship is us putting that knowledge to work for you — properly, regularly, and proactively. Working with businesses across New Zealand.
Quarterly business reviews
Four structured meetings per year. We review your numbers, compare against forecast, and identify what needs attention before it becomes a problem.
Cashflow forecasting
Know what's coming before it arrives. We build rolling 12-month cashflow models so you can make decisions with confidence — not guesswork.
Profit improvement
We look at margins, pricing, overhead, and cost structure. Small adjustments in the right places compound quickly.
Business structuring
Operating as a sole trader when you should be a company? Or the reverse? We review your structure and recommend what actually makes sense for your situation.
Growth and exit planning
Whether you're scaling up or planning to sell, the decisions you make now shape the outcome. We help you think several steps ahead.
Compliance & obligations
The obligations, handled.
We take care of every compliance requirement — accurately, on time, and without you having to chase us. That's the baseline.
- Annual accounts and tax returns
- GST returns (monthly, two-monthly, or six-monthly)
- Payroll and PAYE
- FBT returns
- Company secretarial
- IRD correspondence and audit support
- Provisional tax management
- Depreciation and asset schedules
Advisory packages
Two levels of engagement.
Essential Advisory
Quarterly review meeting (60 minutes)
- Management accounts reviewed before each meeting
- Forward tax position updated every quarter
- Unlimited email questions between meetings
Best for: Established businesses wanting regular oversight without the full advisory package.
Growth Advisory
Monthly review meeting (45 minutes)
- Rolling 13-week cash flow forecast maintained and updated
- Annual entity and structure review
- Provisional tax managed proactively — no surprises
- Priority response — same day
Best for: Growing businesses, trades contractors with lumpy income, or any owner who wants a genuine financial partner.
Advisory partner
When you want to go further
Good accounts do more than meet your tax obligations. Used well, they show where your business makes money, where it leaks, and what it could be worth.
Eastmure & Associates looks after your accounting, tax and compliance. When you want to go further, we work alongside our advisory partner, Ridgeline Advisory, a separate company that focuses on three things:
- Profit improvement: finding where margin is made and lost, and building a plan to lift it. Learn more about profit improvement advice.
- Cost and expense reduction: a structured review of overheads, suppliers and subscriptions. See how to reduce business expenses.
- Virtual CEO support: part-time, CEO-level leadership with a clear plan, KPIs and monthly accountability. Find out about virtual CEO support.
- Succession and exit planning: preparing your business for sale, a management buyout or family succession over several years. See the exit planning process.
Ridgeline works alongside your existing accountant, so you can use it whether or not Eastmure looks after your accounts.
To start a conversation, visit Ridgeline Advisory.
Advisory partner
Planning to exit your business?
For owners who need a structured, multi-year succession and exit planning engagement — covering ownership transfer, value acceleration, and buyer readiness — we work alongside Ridgeline Advisory, a Christchurch-based succession specialist. We handle the financial and tax preparation; they guide the ownership transition strategy. A joined-up approach, with no gaps.
Your business deserves better than a once-a-year conversation.
Book a free 30-minute call with a Christchurch small business accountant who'll actually know your numbers.