Elite Plus BookkeepingElite Plus BookkeepingRunning an architecture practice involves creativity, client deadlines, project costs, and a constant flow of administrative tasks. At Elite Plus Bookkeeping, we help architects take control of their books, gain financial clarity, and free up time to focus on designing great work.
For project-based firms like architecture practices, managing finances goes beyond just invoices and receipts. It’s about tracking work in progress (WIP), timesheets, retainers, variations, and maintaining a clear cash flow. At Elite Plus Bookkeeping, we understand the unique way architecture businesses operate and offer simple, cloud-based solutions that keep your numbers accurate and your project pipeline transparent.
Whether you’re a solo architect or part of a growing multidisciplinary studio, we’re here to help you create an efficient workflow that cuts down on administrative tasks, boosts profitability, and supports smarter business decisions.
Melbourne architects choose us because we recognise the project-based, detail-focused nature of your business and create tailored financial systems that align with your needs.
We deliver monthly board reports and dashboards that track your project pipeline, capacity, cash flow, and profitability, helping you plan ahead with confidence.
From scope and stages to WIP, variations, and retention, we design financial reporting systems that mirror the realities of how architectural projects run.
We go beyond BAS lodgements. Our team reviews pricing, recovery rates, and margins, helping you boost profitability without adding extra hours of work.
Our paperless approach, tidy coding, and streamlined approval processes help your team stay focused on design and projects, not on managing paperwork.
At Elite Plus Bookkeeping, we collaborate with architects and design professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand. Whether you’re a solo architect or part of a large, multi-disciplinary firm, we offer expert bookkeeping support to help you manage finances, maintain compliance, and drive long-term success.
We integrate financials across architecture, engineering, and project management teams to streamline financial reporting and ensure consistency.
We provide compliance, BAS management, and reporting services without the need for a full-time CFO, offering cost-effective solutions for consulting architects.
We help you manage client billing, project budgets, and cash flow with ease, allowing you to focus on design and client relationships.
We assist in balancing creativity with profitability across multiple projects, ensuring financial management supports your vision.
For larger teams, we provide detailed reporting, job costing, and Virtual CFO services to help manage complex projects and operations.
We help you track supplier costs, client deposits, and milestone-based billing to ensure smooth financial operations.
Our services help manage seasonal projects, subcontractor payments, and project cash flow, keeping finances organised year-round.
We integrate financials across architecture, engineering, and project management teams to streamline financial reporting and ensure consistency.
Our team of bookkeepers and Virtual CFOs has worked with architects and design studios across Australia and New Zealand, helping them maintain compliance, monitor project profitability, and develop financial strategies for long-term success and growth.
Hear from architects and design studios who rely on Elite Plus Bookkeeping to maintain clear, compliant finances while focusing on sustainable growth.
“The dashboards they set up show utilisation, recovery rates, and margins at a glance. It’s transformed the way we make decisions—no more guesswork.”
Boutique Architecture Firm, Auckland
“We used to dread BAS and payroll because it took us away from client work. Now Elite Plus handles everything smoothly, and we can finally focus on design and delivery.”
Architecture & Interiors Firm, Brisbane
“As a growing practice, we didn’t have the budget for a full-time CFO. Elite Plus stepped in as our Virtual CFO and guided us through cash flow planning, fee modelling, and even hiring decisions. It’s like having a finance director on demand.”
Architecture Studio, Sydney
“Elite Plus helped us finally understand which projects were profitable and which were draining our resources. Their monthly reports and WIP tracking gave us the clarity we’d been missing for years.”
Melbourne
Book your free consultation today and learn how Elite Plus Bookkeeping can help optimise your projects, enhance cash flow, and foster long-term growth.
Yes — we regularly integrate data from project management tools into your accounting system. Whether you use timesheets, WIP tracking, or fee management tools, we’ll make sure the numbers flow smoothly.
Absolutely. We handle progress claims, retainers, and variations every day. We’ll set up clear invoicing processes so your billing matches project stages and scope.
We create management reports and dashboards showing budgets vs actuals, recovery rates, utilisation, and margin per project — so you know exactly which jobs are profitable.
Yes — we can streamline POs, approvals, and payments for engineers, surveyors, and other consultants, making sure expenses are allocated to the right project.
We support everyone from solo architects and boutique studios to larger multi-disciplinary firms across Australia and New Zealand.
