Certified Bookkeeping
Proven Systems for NZ Business Success

  • ICNZB Certified Bookkeeper
    Ongoing professional development, national standards, and ethical compliance

  • 2018 NZ Emerging Bookkeeper of the Year
    Recognised for excellence just one year into business

  • 2023 Finalist, NZ Bookkeeper of the Year
    One of the top bookkeepers in the country, based on client care, service, and leadership

  • Xero Certified Advisor
    Access to exclusive tools, software solutions, and personalised support from Xero.  

  • IRD Registered Bookkeeper  – Authorised to communicate directly with Inland Revenue on your behalf

  • ICNZB Certified Bookkeeper
    Ongoing professional development, national standards, and ethical compliance

  • 2018 NZ Emerging Bookkeeper of the Year
    Recognised for excellence just one year into business

  • 2023 Finalist, NZ Bookkeeper of the Year
    One of the top bookkeepers in the country, based on client care, service, and leadership

  • Xero Certified Advisor
    Access to exclusive tools, software solutions, and personalised support from Xero.  

  • IRD Registered Bookkeeper  – Authorised to communicate directly with Inland Revenue on your behalf

Business support that feels like a breath of fresh air

You're not broken - the system just wasn't built for how you think

You’ve got great ideas – and can see the potential in each. You’re brilliant at what you do but feel stuck.

The business side – the systems, the finances, the paperwork — they feel like a storm you’re constantly chasing.

I know that feeling because I’ve lived it too. I’ve walked the path of reinvention, chaos, burnout, and breakthrough — and I’ve learned to build systems that work with my brain, not against it.  Now, I help other  entrepreneurs do the same.

My work is more than bookkeeping

It’s about creating structure where there’s been stress.


Calm where there’s been chaos.


And confidence where there’s been shame.

I specialise in helping smart, fast-thinking business owners:

  • untangle financial messes,

  • get clear on what’s really going on in their business,

  • and build simple, sustainable systems they can trust.

You don’t have to be “good with numbers.”


You just need a guide who understands how your mind works — and how to make the numbers work for you.

Why I do this work

In 1991, I was part of a team working to turn around a plumbing business that was in serious trouble. That experience showed me how much I enjoy making sense of messy situations and setting up systems that help a business stay on track.

Since then, I’ve worked with many business owners who are great at what they do, but find the financial side confusing, frustrating, or easy to avoid. Often, they’ve tried to follow systems that just don’t suit the way they think or work.

Now, through Certified Bookkeeping, I offer support that’s personal, practical, and easy to follow — helping clients feel clear, in control, and confident in their business.

“Good systems don’t make you feel small — they make you feel supported.”

Karen Clunie - Financial Systems Mentor & Founder of Certified Bookkeeping