Dedicated teams · Western Australia
Dedicated Bookkeeper for WA Businesses
Your own bookkeeper — full-time from $1,850/mo or part-time from $999/mo — on a Perth-friendly schedule. Whether you're in the office in Perth or on swing up north, the books keep moving and your mornings overlap the working day.
Every seat is accountant-led: a CA-track accountant reviews your bookkeeper's output monthly. One named Adelaide contact, one fixed invoice — no recruitment fees, no payroll admin.
Your hire, our headache
Why WA businesses hire a dedicated bookkeeper
Perth mornings covered
Your bookkeeper works AEST hours — 2–3 hours ahead of Perth — so their working day overlaps your morning. Supplier queries, invoice approvals and EOFY questions get same-day answers, not next-day ones.
Site-ready admin
FIFO rosters don't pause the business. With payment rules and escalation thresholds agreed upfront, your bookkeeper keeps reconciling, invoicing and paying suppliers while you're offline — and briefs you when you land.
Skip the Perth hiring market
Good bookkeepers are scarce and expensive in Perth. A seat is scoped, shortlisted and working in weeks — one fixed monthly invoice instead of a salary negotiation and a three-month search.
Monthly seat pricing · no hourly rates
Dedicated bookkeeper seats for WA
Seat levels reflect experience and scope. Every seat includes backup cover and monthly CA-track review.
L01 · Bookkeeper
$1,850/mo full-time
or $999/mo part-time
- Day-to-day Xero bookkeeping
- Bank & credit card reconciliations
- Supplier bills & invoicing support
- Monthly output reviewed by a CA-track accountant
- Backup cover included
L02 · Senior bookkeeper
$2,650/mo full-time
or $1,449/mo part-time
- Everything in L01
- Month-end close ownership
- FIFO-friendly payment routines
- Management-ready P&L packs
- Liaises with your external accountant
L03 · Finance lead
$3,750/mo full-time
or $2,049/mo part-time
- Everything in L02
- Multi-entity and high-volume ledgers
- Mining-services receivables management
- Process improvement for your finance workflow
BAS rule: dedicated seats produce BAS-ready ledgers for your BAS agent or accountant. FinanceDesk does not lodge BAS or provide tax agent services.
How hiring your bookkeeper works
You approve the hire. We carry the employment risk.
Scope the role
A 30-minute call: tasks, hours, shift start for Perth overlap, FIFO payment rules, and your start date. We recommend the right seat level.
Approve your shortlist
We shortlist candidates matched to your industry — trades, mining services, hospitality, professional services. You approve the hire.
Onboard in week one
Secure access set up, your processes and payment rules documented, kickoff with your Adelaide contact. Productive from the first week.
Direct the work; we manage the rest
You set priorities and approve outputs. We handle HR, payroll, training, backup cover — and the monthly accountant review.
Dedicated bookkeeper FAQs — WA
How is a dedicated bookkeeper different from your $299/mo bookkeeping package?
The package is a done-for-you outcome on our workflow, sized by transaction volume. A seat is a named person working your hours on your tasks, directed by you — uncapped within their hours and dedicated to your business alone.
How do you handle the time difference with Perth?
Seats work AEST business hours — 2 hours ahead of Perth in winter, 3 in summer. Your Perth mornings overlap the seat's full working day, and many WA clients agree an early-AEST start for maximum overlap.
Can the seat start early to maximise Perth overlap?
Yes. Start times are agreed at onboarding. Many WA clients run an early-AEST shift so the bookkeeper's whole day overlaps the Perth morning — same-day answers, no waiting on the east coast.
What happens when my bookkeeper is on leave?
Backup cover from the same pod keeps reconciliations, bills and invoicing moving. Your Adelaide contact coordinates the handover — doubly important when you're on site and unreachable.
Can my dedicated bookkeeper lodge BAS?
No. Seats produce BAS-ready ledgers with clean GST coding; lodgement stays with your BAS agent or accountant. The same rule applies to our fixed-fee packages.
Start with a free Xero health check
Before you hire, know what you're hiring into. We'll review your Xero file and scope the right seat level — in writing, no obligation.
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