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WHO ARE WE

Bookkeepers for U Melbourne

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Bookkeepers, YES! But Bookkeepers for U are more than just bookkeepers.

Bookkeepers for U are specialised outsourced bookkeepers.

Our specialty is tailoring bookkeeping, accounts and business development solutions for churches, small to medium businesses, and Not-For-Profit enterprises.

The bookkeepers of Bookkeepers for U are trained to become your outsourced accounts department, your Outsourced Finance Manager -your CFO. They offer a wide range of skills to improve the financial and management functionality of your enterprise.

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Outsourced Bookkeeping Service Melbourne

Save yourself the time of finding the right person for the job, with constant searching, training and other hassles. Trust in Bookkeepers for U to take care of your every finance need reliably. Utilising state-of-the-art cloud-based software that is always up-to-date together with necessary back-up systems, your precious information will be protected in multiple locations.

Our bookkeepers are proficient in the use of cloud-based accounting software


For expert, trustworthy bookkeeping services for
Churches, Businesses and Not-For-Profits
BookkeepersforU has the solutions for you.




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Meet the Team

Bringing together a unique range of abilities and disciplines

 So you can focus on what really matters...

Meet Lisa

Certified Bookkeeper & Business Advisor

Lisa has a Certificate 4 in Bookkeeping and Accounting, and a Practising Certificate with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.

With a Diploma in Information Technology she has worked in the IT Industry for ten years as a Software Programmer.

Lisa also completed a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety coupled with a Certificate in Return to Work.  

Having completed her HSC all Lisa wanted was to pursue her love of Horses. She gained a Graduate Diploma in Horse Husbandry and Management from Roseworthy Agricultural College. Lisa successfully managed her own small business, a Horse-Riding School, for over 15 years. Part of that experience required her to carry out all her own bookkeeping.

Coupled with all that learning, Lisa, more importantly, has a broad range of skills and the practical experience to help not only with all your bookkeeping and account needs but can also assist in a range of other business development skills that can help Churches and Small Business operators manage their Finances and Financial Reporting.

Ian Retford 

Founder & Director

Over-riding the business experiences below, Ian was a Parish Treasurer for over fifteen years as well as Warden for many of those years. In addition, there are over ten years bookkeeping for several Anglican Parish’s and two Small to Medium sized businesses.

Ian
brings together a structured and disciplined approach to financial management, business planning and development gained through working with major multinational companies. Companies such as Unilever, Gillette and the Mars Group.
The business experiences gained were in Sales, Marketing and General Management disciplines in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.  

Those experiences are coupled with the realities of running small businesses. This included the setting up and administering of bookkeeping systems to facilitate their management.