The Zest Story
Zest came from humble beginnings.
The seed was planted for our director Amber after she and her husband bought their first home. She became obsessed with budgeting, staying on top of their finances and treated managing their mortgage like a trade.
“Seeing the relief on his face once his business was finally in order was the ‘ah ha’ moment.”
One day, another family member needed help with the finances of his business. Being a generous lady, Amber offered to assist. She enrolled in a Cert 4 of Bookkeeping and with that was able to prepare three financial years of paperwork for an accountant and finally bring everything up to date. Seeing the relief on his face once his business was finally in order was the ‘ah ha’ moment.
Amber sought out more experience by working for an accounting firm, and slowly her roster of freelance clients went from family to friends, to friends of friends, to referrals from friends of friends. She came up with the name Zest because bookkeeping needed a rebrand from being something that was boring and a bit ‘fuddy duddy’, to being something that could bring energy and enthusiasm back into a business. Eventually, she needed more support herself, so she hired Jodie and then Sarah.
Zest only wants the best.
Zest wants its clients to achieve profit, and by that, we don’t just mean the figure on their P&L statements. Zest wants entrepreneurs to have money in their personal accounts and free time to spend with their loved ones. We want business owners to love their work and be reminded every day why they chose to be their own boss.
Some of our clients hand the financial reigns completely over to us, which allows them to spend more time on billable hours. Others pick and mix from our services to better understand their spending habits, how to charge for their products and services or be better prepared for tax time. We can help create systems that make managing cash flow easier, faster and clearer.
