The Penny Drop
The program you wish existed when you started your business.
You don't need to be better at bookkeeping. You need someone to actually show you how it works.
Ten weeks, five sessions, one file: yours. By the end, your books are caught up, your systems are set up properly, and you stop waking up at 2am in a cold sweat.
You don't know what you don't know.
How can you if nobody's ever actually taught you?
You got an ABN, started your business and then it was crickets, until your accountant handed you a huge tax bill and you froze.
No one sat you down and explained BAS, GST, or what your Xero file was actually meant to be doing. So you've been guessing, or avoiding it, or paying someone to do it while you still don't understand what's happening in your own business.
This program fixes that part. It quietly, consciously fills in the gaps between your ABN, your accountant and the ATO. Not by taking it off your plate, but by sitting with you until it makes sense
Hey, I’m Linja!
I'm a registered BAS Agent but I don't lodge BAS.
I work in school terms because I have school-age twins. I protect my capacity because I know the reality of trying to manage all the things while battling working memory glitches, object permanence, time blindness and impulsivity.
I was diagnosed ADHD at 38, and I see the gap between making the money and not knowing what happens to it afterwards. The reality of juggling cashflow, lodgement dates and paying the right things at the right time can feel like you’re drowning when you’re also trying to stay on top of parenting, running a household, running the business and trying to get some sleep.
I’ve worked with clients who have businesses in the arts, real estate, trades, products, services, health professionals, property development, and more. It doesn’t matter if you have a store front, an online store, work from home, or are part-time, full time or have a side gig.
If the numbers side of your business doesn’t make sense, you need a friendly face to help you learn what all the jargon means to you, and how to pull it all together as simply as possible.
After 25 years in small business support, I decided to lean in to what I’m actually good at: sitting with someone in their reality until this stuff actually makes sense. And so, this program was born.
I don't take your books away and hand them back done. I work through them with you, in real time, until you don't need me standing next to you anymore. We start from where you actually are, not where the ATO thinks you should be.
That's the whole point.
Why the usual approach doesn't actually fix your problem
Most bookkeepers offer to do the work for you. That gets your BAS lodged. Occasionally, it’s even lodged on time.
The usual model
You hand over your file. Someone else reconciles it, sends you something to sign, with an amount to pay (and if you’re lucky, you’ll get a few days notice).
They’re working with the data that’s automatically going into the Xero file. But what if that’s not the whole story? You’re assuming that they have the whole picture and that your lodgements are correct… but how would you know if they weren’t?
This program
You're in the file with me, every session.
I explain what we're doing and why, as we go. There is no assumed knowledge, no acronyms left hanging.
By week 10, you're not waiting on anyone to tell you what your numbers mean. You understand your file, your obligations and how to make sure the data is ready to go as the quarter ends, not 24 hours before the payment (that you don’t have) is due.
“The problem was never that you’re bad at numbers. It’s that nobody ever actually taught you... they just took the work off your hands and left the gap exactly where it was.”
What the program actually covers
Foundations
Digital ID set up and the ATO portal walked through properly
Your Xero file built and structured for how you actually work
Books caught up to current — whatever state they're in right now
Obligations & Tax
What BAS, GST and PAYG actually mean for your business (no acronyms left unexplained)
How tax fits your specific situation, so EOFY stops being a surprise
Working with your accountant: what they're asking for and how to prep it
Cash flow + Reports
Seeing clearly what's coming in and going out, in real time + stop living by your bank balance.
Building the habit of looking forward, not only reconciling backward
A working system so cash flow stops being a source of dread and becomes something you check on purpose
Understanding your numbers so your decisions become deliberate and not reactive.
Sustainability
How business finances connect to personal + the boundaries, and the habits around it
A routine you'll actually keep once the ten weeks are done
Priority access into Beyond the Books, the membership that helps you stay on track for as long as you need.
What it costs + what it looks like
$2,200
Different payment options are available.
Format
Five sessions, fortnightly, on a video call. Screen sharing, answering all the questions.
Timing
Runs across the South Australian school term. Sessions are available on Tuesday or Thursday
Between sessions
Direct access to me via Signal. If something comes up and you need help, I’m still right there with you.
This is for you if…
Your books are behind and you're avoiding looking at them
You've got a Xero file but no real idea what it's telling you
You want to actually understand your numbers, not just have them handled
You're tired of finance language that assumes you already know what it means
You’re losing sleep over cash flow and terrified of getting it wrong.
This isn't for you if…
You want someone to take your bookkeeping off your plate long-term (though I can recommend some amazing bookkeepers)
You're after a self-paced course with no one to sit with you
You need something lodged urgently this week. This is a ten-week program, not a rescue mission.
“Sitting down together has finally got me to a point where finances within the biz don’t consume my every thought, and I don’t panic taking days off for my mental health. I tried a couple of bookkeepers before finding her, and no one even comes close to the help, understanding and clarity Linja has given me.”
Start with a free 15-minute call
We talk through what you think the problem is, I'll tell you honestly whether this program's the right fit, and if it is, we book your first session from there.
No obligation, absolutely no pressure. Just a chat online to brain dump where you’re at, and why the books are keeping you up at night.