Accountants Gisborne

Tax, compliance, advisory and Xero specialists for Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay SMEs.

If you run a business in Gisborne or Hawke’s Bay, you need an accountant who does more than file your returns. You need someone who knows your numbers, knows your industry, and gives you a straight answer when you ask one. That’s what we do.

We’re Traktion. We’re based in Gisborne. We work with civil contractors, earthmovers, builders, tradies, professional services firms, retailers and trusts across the East Coast. We’re a Xero Gold Partner and a team of qualified chartered accountants, business advisors and HR specialists. Our job is to give you clarity, confidence and momentum.

What we do for Gisborne businesses

We’ve split our services into three buckets so you can pick what you actually need.

Accounting and tax compliance

This is the essential stuff. We handle:

Annual financial statements for companies, trusts, partnerships and sole traders
Income tax returns
GST returns (monthly, bi-monthly, six-monthly)
Provisional tax planning and tax pooling through Tax Traders
FBT, RWT, NRWT
Companies Office annual returns, registered office, share allocations
Trust accounting and beneficiary distributions
IRD correspondence and dispute resolution
Year-end reporting and tax planning

We use Xero for almost every client. If you’re not on Xero yet, we’ll move you over and train you up.

Business advisory and coaching

Compliance keeps you legal. Advisory grows your business. We offer:

Cashflow forecasting and management
Budget setting and variance analysis
Monthly or quarterly management reporting through Fathom
Virtual CFO services for businesses scaling past $1M revenue
Business planning, KPI design and accountability sessions
Restructuring advice for ownership transitions, partner buy-ins or selldowns
Exit and succession planning

Systems and technology

Most accountants stop at the books. We go further:

Xero set up and migration
Add-on apps (Hubdoc, Karbon, Workflowmax, Simpro, Tradify)
Payroll set up and management via Smartly
E-signing through Annature
Receipt capture through Dext
HR systems and onboarding workflows

Why Gisborne business owners choose Traktion

A few things make us different from the firm down the road.

We specialise in civil construction and earthworks. Retentions, WIP, plant depreciation, subbie payments, labour-only structures: we live in this stuff. If your accountant doesn’t know what retentions are or how to GST them properly, that’s a problem.

We don’t dress up bad news. If your numbers are bad, we’ll tell you and we’ll help you fix it. We’re not in the business of pleasant surprises.

We’re systemised and AI-first. We’ve invested in the tech and the process so we can spend less time on compliance and more time on what actually moves your business forward.

Look no further for personalised financial accounting services. See our endorsements page to learn more about our award winning accountants and then contact us today and let’s take your business to the next level.