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Beam Bookkeeping

Beam Bookkeeping

5.0(24 reviews)See reviews ↓·Newcastle

About the company

Beam Bookkeeping was formed by the combination of BookSmart and Biz Synergy. The business provides fully online, outsourced bookkeeping services to companies across Australia, working with businesses across Newcastle, Maitland and the Hunter. Beam Bookkeeping is led by Managing Director Katie McCool and Director Debbie Mirisch. Debbie Mirisch has over 25 years' experience in accounting and is a registered BAS Agent, a Certified Xero Advisor, a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, a member of the Maitland Business Chamber, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce.

Katie McCool holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle, is a Certified Xero Advisor, is Xero Payroll Certified, has been a member of the Australian Bookkeepers Network, and has been Receiptbank/Dext Champion Certified since 2015. Beam Bookkeeping is an Accredited Happy Workplace through partnership with BU Happiness College. Services include bookkeeping, reporting and consulting, payroll, compliance, accounts payable/creditors, rescue and catch up, accounts receivable/debtors, and software setup and training.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Volunteer-run community football clubs sit alongside small businesses among the clients whose accountants point to Beam Bookkeeping for dependable support, according to the feedback gathered here. Many of these relationships stretch over several years, some on a weekly arrangement, and the work continues smoothly even when different staff take over the account. Reviewers repeatedly note how quickly questions are answered and how readily the team makes itself available, whether the matter concerns payroll, day-to-day accounts or financial reporting deadlines.

Susan, Katie, Deb, Keeley and Kacey are the names that appear when clients describe the people they deal with, and the tone is consistently warm. Joint effort features in several accounts, including auditors who worked alongside the practice to sort through substantial accounting problems for a shared club client. One club committee describes a marked reduction in pressure once its bookkeeping was handled externally, and another notes that related compliance work was passed to a recommended tax agent, cutting internal administration. Value for money and a focus on outcomes come up as well, alongside the sense of relief that comes from handing over the books.

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Kathryn Blackmore19 May 2026

Beam provide us with efficient and accurate payroll support for our team of over 100 employees, at a genuinely valuable cost! Our experience working with Beam has been seamless, always professional and it really takes the headache out of a pretty time consuming task for our business! Problem solving is a key strength and we're always about to troubleshoot through any issues and decide approach! Highly recommend them as a genuine outsource option for any bookkeeping/accounting/payroll task!

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Ian Lowndes11 February 2026

The team at Beam have become valued partners with our Club Panania Diggers. They have worked tirelessly at reforming our financial reporting and rectifying our balance sheet. We now have complete confidence in our financial compliance and important decisions have become easier due to the clarity with monthly reporting.

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Ali K23 January 2026

We have utilised the services of Beam for the past 3 years on a weekly basis and have found the quality of their work and responsiveness to be exceptional. Every person we have worked with in the organisation has been a pleasure to work with. Thank you Katie, Deb, Keeley and team. We have no hesitation in recommending you!

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Shellie Robinson20 May 2025

As a small business, Beam have truly been my saving grace. We engaged their services a number of years ago to help lighten the load that was inevitably building as the only person in the office. Being able to rely on the Beam team to keep my accounts up to date & the day-to-day tasks ticking over has been a huge relief. It has allowed us as business owners to focus on all the other moving parts of the company properly. We look back now at what we were doing prior to engaging Beam & have no idea how we would cope now if it weren't for Beams fabulous service. We cannot recommend Beam enough to fellow small business owners.

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Martin Matthews12 May 2025

Fantastic to deal with - as auditors, we worked collaboratively with Beam to assist a mutual Club client resolve some significant accounting issues and to meet their financial reporting deadlines - great job Deb and team!

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Megan Payne10 May 2025

As a volunteer-run community football club, one of our ongoing challenges has been finding and retaining volunteers with the time and skills to manage our bookkeeping. Clubs need to operate like a business, but often without the necessary financial expertise and personnel. Since partnering with Beam, the stress and overwhelm on our executive committee has significantly reduced. We now have confidence that our financial obligations are being met, and Beam’s streamlined processes have brought structure and consistency to the way we manage our finances. Their support has also allowed us to access reporting and insights that we simply didn’t have the capacity to generate before. It’s been a huge step forward for our club’s financial sustainability and governance. We’d highly recommend Beam to any club looking for reliable, expert support in this space.

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Alan Morrison27 February 2025

Beam Bookkeeping beams light onto and life into those bookkeeping issues. I could not recommend the quality of the service more highly. Five stars. No question.

Bookkeepers in Newcastle compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 5 businesses in this category in Newcastle are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1Beam Bookkeeping (this page)★ 5,024No
2Bookkeeping Newcastle | Nbsolutions★ 5,01No
3Stream Accounting★ 5,09No
4Account Aspects★ 5,019No
5Darcy Bookkeeping & Business Services Newcastle★ 5,01No
Contact
+61249573174beambk.com.au755 Hunter St, Newcastle West NSW 2302
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:00
Tuesday08:30–17:00
Wednesday08:30–17:00
Thursday08:30–17:00
Friday08:30–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed