Kaylene Bennett sees farm accounts from both sides of the desk. She's an accountant in Tuatapere who manages the books for several farm businesses, and she's a dairy farmer herself. That gives her a clear view of what works in the farm office and what doesn't.
“Farming is a quite specialised business and one size fits all accounting applications really don't meet farm business requirements. Focus is a one stop shop – enter details once and move on.”
Why don't general accounting apps suit farms?
As a farmer, Kaylene knows a farm's money doesn't move like a town business's. As an accountant, she sees what happens when farm books are forced into tools that weren't built for them. Farm Focus was designed for farmers by farmers, and to her that's what sets it apart in the farm office.
What does an accountant need from a farmer's books?
Compliance and reporting are now a big part of farming, and Kaylene says Farm Focus is well placed to meet those requirements.
“With Focus your farm information is saved securely in the one place where it can be retrieved when needed. Invoices can be entered directly into the system where they're easily matched up with your bank feed and saved.”
An end to the month-end hunt
On both sides of the desk, the end of the month used to mean chasing paperwork.
“This is a big step up from the previous end of month challenge of trying to find and match up invoices and receipts. This automation means everything is at your fingertips when needed which is a time saver.”
How does working online help in rural Southland?
Kaylene's favourite thing is being able to log in from anywhere, because she and her clients are spread across a big, rural region.
“This is such a time saver for myself and my clients. Southland has a very widespread population and not having to travel has made such a difference for both parties. Brilliant!”
