Our Online Networking Meeting brings together local bookkeepers to strengthen connections and grow their professional networks. Share insights, gain support, and be part of a collaborative bookkeeping community.
Meet one of our Networking Leader – Dee! Deanna Byrne of Dee’s Bookkeeping Napier is a founding member of our North Island networking group and a bookkeeping pro with over 10 years of experience. She loves turning financial chaos into calm, organised records and takes pride in truly understanding her clients’ goals so she can support them every step of the way and now she’s here to support her fellow members in their bookkeeping journey too!
Upcoming Meetings
📅 Friday, 11 September | 12:00pm
Guest Speaker: Nick Houldsworth | Prosaic
With software costs continuing to rise and familiar tools disappearing, many bookkeepers are looking for alternatives that are simple, practical, and built around the way we actually work with our clients.
At our next Online Networking Meeting, we’re excited to welcome Nick from Prosaic, who’ll be giving us a live look at Prosaic — a cloud-based GST Cashbook replacement built right here in New Zealand, with NZ bookkeepers and accountants in mind.
Prosaic was created in response to many of the frustrations we hear across the bookkeeping community: increasing software costs, fewer options for straightforward GST cashbook work, and the loss of tools that made managing multiple client files simple and efficient.
Nick will show us how Prosaic is bringing that simplicity into the cloud, while adding tools designed to make managing your bookkeeping clients even easier.
He’ll be walking us through:
- New report packs for all entity types
- Fixed assets
- Enhanced client access to coding, reports, and real-time data
- Invoicing
- Direct GST filing with the IRD
- Live IRD tax data on your dashboard
- Smart coding suggestions across your whole workspace
- Advanced automation rules across all your clients’ files
It’s a great opportunity to see Prosaic in action, ask Nick your questions, and explore whether it could be a useful addition to your bookkeeping toolkit.
Come along, connect with other bookkeepers, and see what’s possible!
📅 Friday, 13 November | 12:00pm
Guest Speaker: Alysha O’Brien | Kwetta & Radical Candor
Better conversations. Stronger client relationships. More confident bookkeepers.
As bookkeepers, we have conversations every day that aren’t always easy — whether it’s setting expectations with a client, addressing an issue, giving feedback to a team member, or simply saying what needs to be said while keeping the relationship strong.
At our next Bookkeeping Networking Meeting, we’re excited to welcome Alysha O’Brien, People and Culture Director at Kwetta, who’ll introduce us to the practical tools and principles of Radical Candor.
Alysha’s own career has taken her from Office Manager to People and Culture Director at an exciting Napier-based startup, giving her plenty of real-world experience in navigating people, communication and workplace relationships.
During the session, Alysha will share practical techniques to help us have honest, clear and caring conversations — without avoiding the difficult stuff or damaging the relationships we’ve worked hard to build.
Whether you’re managing a bookkeeping team, dealing with tricky client conversations, working alongside other professionals, or simply want to become a more confident communicator, there’ll be plenty to take away and apply in your day-to-day work.
Come along, connect with fellow bookkeepers, and learn how to make those sometimes-difficult conversations a whole lot easier.