You bring the dream, We'll bring the team

Kickass accounting for small businesses doing big things.

At Illumin8, we do accounting, advisory and bookkeeping a little differently—
no suits, no stuffiness, just purpose-led support for rebels chasing dreams. We’re not just number crunchers; we’re in your corner, sleeves rolled up, ready to build something great together. We’re pumped to be working with you 
and can’t wait to see where this goes!
Now - go get em you good thing!

TL;DR?

Purpose-led Accounting, advisory & Innovation

Services

How we help

From compliance to big-picture thinking, we help you stay sharp, stay legal, and stay focused on what matters. It’s about clarity, confidence, and giving you back your headspace.

Accounting

The stuff that keeps you out of jail

We see traditional accounting services (aka compliance) as a very important part of business life that must be given the attention and respect it deserves. In the same way, traditional accounting services are something that we affectionately refer to as the keeping you out of jail services.

Advisory

Planning, advice and idea testing

Business can be tough. Especially when you feel as though you’re doing it on your own. Our advisory services can include business advice, tax planning or Trust management or workshopping your latest idea and how that fits into your business purpose.

Innovation

Smart tools + fresh thinking = freedom

Our approach to technology and innovation is driven by our core value of being “rebels with a cause”. If we see something that could be done better, we will do everything to ensure it’s executed in a way that creates freedom.

Bookkeeping

Make time for what you love

Our approach to bookkeeping is designed purely to give business owners back more time to devote to what they value – it’s the reason we exist! Using the cloud makes looking after your bookkeeping efficient for us and we can utilise professionals from around the world.

Who

We're experts at helping small businesses thrive

Agencies

We’ll handle the numbers. 
You chase the vision.

ECommerce

More big-picture scaling, less spreadsheet scrolling.

Tradies

We’ll sort the numbers while you get the job done.

Booze

Grow and stay in control of your finances? Cheers to that!

Hospitality

Keeping your books as sharp as your service.

Professionals

You're an expert in your field. We’ll handle the rest.

Approach

Let’s get down to business!

Step 1

G'Day

We kick things off with a discovery call to understand your business, your goals, and the challenges you're facing.

Step 2

Make a PLan

Together, we’ll set the direction. We align on your goals, get across the numbers, and ensure your business purpose is front and centre.

Step 3

Build It

With the plan in place, we dive in—bringing expertise, energy, and ongoing support to help your business thrive.

Need a bit more help up front? We also offer one-off strategic sessions if you just need a pulse check or a second opinion.

Your Journey

Key Dates

We’ll take care of the key tax work for the financial year — including your Income Tax Return, quarterly BAS lodgements, advisory sessions, and tax planning to keep things running smoothly.

Anything that falls into the next financial year — like your June BAS or upcoming Tax Return — will roll into the following period. Your service level will be unique to your needs, but it could look something like this:

June Bas
Advisory Session
September Bas

December Bas
Advisory Session
Annual Tax Returns
march Bas

Future Tax Planning
Leadership

Team work for the dream work

Did someone say misfits? We’re not exactly sure what defines us, all we know is that we are different, are a little quirky and have a whole lot of personality.

Shane Scott

Head of Process Technology
Tech support suffering automation addiction. Enjoys breaking things so he can fix them. Dog whisperer. Regularly gathers at the gym for a chat and to occasionally lift things.

Amanda Oppel

Accountant
A wanderer who thrives on bucket-sized coffee. Could outrun Forest Gump on a good day. Competitive eater with a conflicting addiction to fitness.

Michael Walter

Head of Accounting
Big time Bombers Supporter. Manager extraordinaire. Family man. Mornington Peninsula local. Did someone say pub lunch?

Kate Stathis

Head of Bookkeeping
Lover of spectator sports. Brunch enthusiast. Avid podcast listener. Is happiest playing board games with family and friends. Enjoys fixing things and making them perfect.
Mates

Best on Ground

Did someone say misfits? We’re not exactly sure what defines us, all we know is that we are different, are a little quirky and have a whole lot of personality.

SErvice Partners
Technology Partners
CAuse Partners
Testimonials

On the Street

The legends at Illumin8 are financial wizards! Doing a fantastic job of not only looking after accountancy and bookkeeping needs, they also show genuine interest in us and what we do!

Grant, Booze

We have been working with Illumin8 for many years across several businesses and they have been great in many ways from setting up the correct structures to buying/selling businesses and all the general annual accounting work which needs to be completed.

Troy, eCommerce

Unreal accountants... I relocated from the UK, needed 4 companies setup with all the intricacies and no job was too big! Highly recommend!

Dafydd, hospitality

Get Started

Let's Make
it happen

We’d love to learn more about your business, your dreams, and how we can help you get there. Let’s start the process!