Turn up the heat on your financial future.
From cash flow to compliance, pricing to planning — we make the numbers make sense, so you can grow with confidence.
We help you understand your cost of goods, wages, and what’s really killing your margins.
Say goodbye to spreadsheet roulette – and hello to daily dashboards.
Rosters, payroll, award compliance? Handled.
Real-time insights across multiple venues, systems, and POS setups.
We’re fast, flexible, and here when things get messy (because in hospo, they do).
Ensuring you're compliant and lodged on time, knowledge in hand and smile on face.
Sam Keck
Commonfolk Coffee Company
We believe in small businesses. Heck, we are one. And we’re ready to bring order to your systems and give you the confidence to kick business goals.
From POS and inventory to job tracking, dashboards, and payroll.
With smart integrations and automation, we streamline your operations and give you real-time visibility without the tech headache.
When your accounting is done with Illumin8 you’ll gain clarity on your profits, margins, and cash flow.
End-to-end tax and compliance support designed to keep you on track, minimise surprises, and maximise financial outcomes. Learn more.
Efficient, automated bookkeeping and payroll systems that give you clarity, control, and confidence in your numbers. Learn more.
Forward-focused advisory that aligns business performance with personal goals—through insight, planning, and accountable decision-making. Learn more.
Smart systems and automation tailored to your business—saving time, streamlining operations, and boosting visibility. Learn more.
Comprehensive SMSF support—from setup to succession—ensuring compliance, clarity, and confidence every step of the way. Learn more.
When your accounting is done with Illumin8 you’ll gain clarity on your profits, margins, and cash flow.
Got plans to grow but need some sweet, sweet cash to make it happen? Most grants and all banks are going to want to see accurate financial records and reports before dropping money into your account. Our team of experts can provide you with guidance to access grants and loans and help you achieve your goals faster.
We’ve got our heads in the cloud — in a good way. Using a cloud accounting program and other technology can streamline business processes and drive efficiency. It’s especially true for hospitality businesses, where you can add time-saving tech like Square if you’re selling your homemade jam at a market stall, QR codes so people can order and pay at their table, or integrated online ordering systems so customers can order takeaway or delivery directly from you. We’re all about helping you work smarter, not harder.
OK, you might have got good grades in maths class all those years ago, but do you really know how to keep track of the finances in your small business? Depending on the size of your hospitality business, it’s possible you’ve got a box of receipts and a paper ledger doing all your heavy financial lifting. It’s time to talk to an accountant who can help you streamline the management of your finances with access-anywhere technology. Yep. Say hello to cloud accounting, which brings accurate business metrics to your fingertips, anytime and anywhere.
If you tend to leave all the thinking about your tax until the end of the financial year and avoid calls with the ATO, you’re not the only one. Without the help of an accountant, tax specialist or bookkeeper it’s easy to become confused by what is required to remain compliant and keep your numbers in the black. As small business tax and accounting specialists, it’s our job to maintain records and reporting and keep you compliant. We’re here to bring you peace of mind when it comes to record keeping and financial reporting, so you can get back to the business of food and drink.
We can provide you with strategic business advice to help you make the most of the present and plan for the future. That could involve putting together a five-year plan for your business with goals and milestones or workshopping how you can add a second outlet or upgrade the kitchen while still being profitable, plus a whole lot of other stuff in between.
They’re important for all businesses, but in a high turnover industry like hospitality, it’s even more so. You’ve got suppliers dropping off orders, high and low seasons to contend with and staff to pay every week, so cash flow, budgeting and forecasting needs to be accurate and ongoing. When you get that right – and our team of bookkeepers, accounts and business advisors is here to help you plan for success – you’ll be stressing less about money and focusing on serving your customers.
Switching accountants or engaging an accountant for your small business the first time is a big deal. We get it. To help you decide if you’re ready and if we’re ‘the one’, we’ve pulled together some As to frequently asked Qs.