Why your ATO payments should go through your spend management platform, not your bank
Here’s something that doesn’t get talked about enough: the largest recurring payments most Australian SMEs make have the least oversight. …
Insights
Best practices and tips on spend management, automated expense tracking and corporate debit cards for Australian SMB and enterprise businesses.
5 ATO payments every SME can automate with BPAY
Australian SMEs make multiple payments to the ATO every year. BAS, PAYG, GST instalments, income tax, fringe benefits tax. Each one has a due date, a …
BPAY, bank transfer, or PayID: which payment method should your finance team use for what?
Australian businesses have more ways to pay than ever. BPAY, bank transfer (direct entry), and PayID each serve a different purpose, and most finance …
Managing staff expenses in aged care facilities
Care staff should not be doing expense admin Aged care workers have one of the most demanding jobs in healthcare. They manage medication, personal …
Healthcare practice expense management: a practical guide
The shared card problem in healthcare Most medical practices and aged care providers manage expenses with one or two bank credit cards shared across …
How to pay your BAS with BPAY (and stop logging into the bank)
Every quarter, the same thing happens. The BAS is lodged, the amount is confirmed, and someone in finance logs into the bank portal to make the …
Tracking fuel and materials costs on construction sites
Three systems for one problem Most construction companies track site expenses across three separate systems: fuel cards for diesel and petrol, petty …
Expense management for construction project managers
Receipts disappear between the site and the office Construction project managers deal with a constant stream of small purchases: hardware store runs, …
Managing department budgets in universities
The spreadsheet that runs the department Every university department has one. A budget spreadsheet maintained by the department administrator, updated …
How to stop chasing receipts for good
Every month, the same cycle. Finance sends the reminder. Half the team ignores it. The other half sends blurry photos of crumpled paper two weeks …
P&C budgeting: a practical guide for school treasurers
The P&C treasurer’s spreadsheet problem Every school Parents and Citizens (P&C) treasurer inherits the same thing: a spreadsheet. …
How schools manage expense approvals without slowing down
The approval bottleneck that costs schools weeks every term A teacher needs $85 for art supplies. They fill out a purchase request form, hand it to …
NDIS plan management vs self-management: expense differences
The expense tracking challenge depends on how the plan is managed Not all NDIS participants manage their funding the same way. The three management …
Spot cash flow risk in your weekly spend
Your forecast says one thing. Your bank account says another. The gap between the two almost always traces back to spend that nobody tracked until it …
Why petty cash fails NDIS support workers (and what to use)
The petty cash routine every SIL provider knows Every fortnight, someone from the finance team withdraws cash from the bank. They divide it into …