Convex Accounting

27/11/2025

A huge thanks to the Wellington Saints for welcoming us on board as a partner this season.

We’re really looking forward to cheering the team on and being part of the journey.

Here’s to a big season! 🙌🏀

15/09/2025

🚀 Hitting 10–20 staff? That’s when the cracks start to show.

Processes that worked with 5 people suddenly break. Payroll turns into chaos, invoices get delayed, jobs slip, and owners end up firefighting instead of leading.

The fix isn’t more people — it’s better processes. From zero-touch bookkeeping to Xero Tap to Pay, from workflow in Projectworks to reporting with your chartered accountant, getting this stuff right is what unlocks the next stage of growth.

We’ve written about the 5 processes every 10–20 person business has to nail

Growing from 10 to 20 staff? Discover the 5 critical business processes every SME must master — from workflow to payroll — with insights from a chartered accountant.

08/09/2025

Growth pains at 10–20 staff? It’s probably process, not people.

At this stage of business, every process — HR, productivity, profit — shows up in the P&L. The trap is thinking process = a checklist and leaving staff to it.

In reality, it’s about:
✅ The right steps
✅ The right person doing those steps
✅ The right systems to support them

For example, workflow management at Convex is critical. Jobs out on time = happy clients + faster billing = better cashflow. For most firms our size, that efficiency gain is worth $90–100k a year in extra FTE. For us, it takes 20 minutes a week.

Process improvement isn’t about squeezing people to go faster. It’s about:
✅ Understanding the outcome
✅ Automating what you can
✅ Assigning work to the right people
✅ Testing and refining

For 10–20 FTE firms, fixing process is what unlocks the next stage of growth.
👉 If you’re feeling stuck at this stage, maybe it’s time to talk about process.
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Unlock smarter growth in your 10–20 FTE business by improving finance-led workflows, so billing happens faster, your team works smoother, and you scale with confidence.

06/08/2025

📣 2025 Benchmarking Report now live
For NZ’s architecture and engineering firms, the numbers are in—and they tell a compelling story.

✅ Who’s really making money?
✅ Where are the profitability gaps?
✅ What separates the top performers from the rest?

We’ve crunched the latest industry data to reveal key trends in revenue, margins, productivity, and growth. Whether you’re running lean or scaling up, this report gives you the benchmarks you need to make smarter decisions.

📥 Want the report—or a benchmarking report for your industry?

Get in touch and we’ll take care of it.
📧 [email protected]
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If you're running an architectural or engineering firm in New Zealand, you already know the industry is evolving fast. Staying competitive means more than just keeping the lights on—it means understanding exactly how you measure up to others in your field. That’s why we’ve released our 20

21/07/2025

🚨 Cash Today, Tax Debt Tomorrow 🚨
IRD is chasing $9.3 billion in overdue tax.
But fewer than 20 businesses have had their debts flagged with credit agencies over the past seven years.
That slow response? It’s a double-edged sword.

✅ It gives breathing room to those doing it tough.
🚧 But it can also mean tax debt quietly snowballs in the background—especially when finance for vehicles or equipment is easier to access than help from IRD.

💸 Fast funding now
📉 Bigger tax hole later
🔁 And the stress keeps mounting

We get it—sometimes you need to grab that opportunity while it’s there. But if you're juggling repayments and a growing tax bill, you're not alone—and there are ways to get ahead of it.
Let’s talk before IRD does.

13/07/2025

Back Your Club—With Your Books

🏉 Love your local rugby club? So do we.
We’re proud to sponsor Upper Hutt Rams RFC, Paremata Plimmerton Rugby Football Club and Wellington Rugby Referees. And for the next two weeks, we’re putting our money where our mouthguard is.

👉 Shift your accounting to Convex before Club Rugby Finals, and we’ll donate 10% of your first year’s fees to either Pare-Plim, the Rams - or, if neither’s your jam, the Refs (because let’s be honest, they’re always your second favourite team when you win).

💼 You get clear advice. No jargon, no fluff.
🏉 They get real support, right when it matters.
📆 Offer ends Finals weekend. And yes, T&Cs apply - we are accountants, after all.