Accounting For Schools | Wellington Chartered Accountants

Accounting For Schools Services - Our Story

Accounting for Schools (AFS) was established in 2009, after Director, Ben Duflou, met with school staff and trustees who were looking for a better accounting and more cost-effective solution. After listening to what schools really wanted, we realised that traditional service providers were not delivering it.

The majority of schools identified that they had limited interaction with the school’s service provider when setting operational budgets, 5YA plans, and 10-year building maintenance plans. We also found that schools using external providers had limited control of invoice payment processes, and were struggling to understand aspects of the financial reporting process.

AFS was specifically set up to address these issues, and more. We began providing schools with accounting services, and understandable financial information, at lower prices, utilising Xero. We pride ourselves on the knowledge and strong relationships we’ve built in the education sector, and our ability to deal with complex issues facing New Zealand schools.

Our schools really appreciate the services we offer – particularly principals, executive officers, trustees, and other support staff. The overwhelming response we receive is that they have much stronger financial understanding and clarity, and our involvement often has a calming influence. Our explanations are always in plain English, we’re always available, and are usually able to resolve queries very quickly.

Success to us is when a school has better insight and control of their finances, and are able to deliver the best for their students.

Why Choose Accounting For Schools?

When you bring the AFS team on board, we will:

When you bring the AFS team on board, we will:

Provide you with accurate real-time, monthly, and annual reporting that explains your school’s financial position, through the use of Xero.
Help you achieve greater control of your school’s financial information, and expenditure.
Regularly engage with all members of your school community, including principals, executive officers, trustees, and admin teams to boost their awareness and skillsets.
Create cost and administration time savings, wherever possible.
Add value to your school’s Xero usage, by tapping into its truly powerful and efficient functionality.
Always explain complex concepts and findings in plain English.
Support your long-term operational and building-maintenance planning.
Increase your confidence when making investment decisions.
Be available as a trusted advisor long after the implementation of Xero is complete.

Provide you with accurate real-time, monthly, and annual reporting that explains your school’s financial position, through the use of Xero.
Help you achieve greater control of your school’s financial information, and expenditure.
Regularly engage with all members of your school community, including principals, executive officers, trustees, and admin teams to boost their awareness and skillsets.
Create cost and administration time savings, wherever possible.
Add value to your school’s Xero usage, by tapping into its truly powerful and efficient functionality.
Always explain complex concepts and findings in plain English.
Support your long-term operational and building-maintenance planning.
Increase your confidence when making investment decisions.
Be available as a trusted advisor long after the implementation of Xero is complete.

What Our Support Means for Principals, Executive Officers, and Trustees

When you bring the AFS team on board, we will:

Principals

Increased financial transparency, accurate financial position, and assistance with decision making financial planning & budgeting.

Executive Officers

Time savings (creating time to concentrate on other duties), increased control and clarity of financial information.

Trustees

Understandable financial reporting, with plain English explanations about the school's financial position and direction.

When you bring the AFS team on board, we will:

Provide you with accurate real-time, monthly, and annual reporting that explains your school’s financial position, through the use of Xero.
Help you achieve greater control of your school’s financial information, and expenditure.
Regularly engage with all members of your school community, including principals, executive officers, trustees, and admin teams to boost their awareness and skillsets.
Create cost and administration time savings, wherever possible.
Add value to your school’s Xero usage, by tapping into its truly powerful and efficient functionality.
Always explain complex concepts and findings in plain English.
Support your long-term operational and building-maintenance planning.
Increase your confidence when making investment decisions.
Be available as a trusted advisor long after the implementation of Xero is complete.