Phoenix For Accountants, Consultants & Bookkeepers

For our clients that use Phoenix Financials, I can seamlessly load their actuals figures from their data into their projected budgets and complete the budget to give actual comparisons. Phoenix Budget worktables are quite possibly the key function that gives Phoenix an edge over other budgeting tools, by giving meaningful assumptions to support the budget.

I have used Xero, a program marketed as easy to use and found that it is overpriced, limited in capability and has issues with some basic functions such as preparing a BAS. I use Quickbooks for another business as it is cheap, however in doing so I lament the fact that it is very quirky and not intuitive to operate.

Phoenix financial software has been set up for farmers and gives cutting edge performance information that other online platforms simply cannot match. It has the ability to track livestock effectively, perform fuel tax credits calculations, has great reports for both the farmers and accountant and is easy to use.

In 2021 we need to have access to up-to-date financial data in a format that is easy to interpret. Phoenix provides this in a program which specifically focuses on Agriculture. It is intuitive, current and it really helps us make informed financial decisions for our business.

A big challenge is our finances. After long droughts and little income through those periods spending has to be limited. By using the budgets through Phoenix we can create multiple budgets based on different situations and circumstances so we can plan ahead.

Our business structure has become increasingly complex and Phoenix has accommodated all of that complexity. Phoenix has continuously improved over the years making financial reporting so much more efficient. There are always times when small errors in financial reporting are made and I love that Phoenix allows me to rectify errors easily. It's so intuitive. Recently we've moved into paying wages and the timesheet and STP is amazingly efficient. The software has grown so much to make bookkeeping so much easier and time efficient. I have had experience with other financial and timesheet reporting programs in other businesses I have been involved with, but Phoenix is so comprehensive that we won't be moving away from this suite of tools.

We rely a lot on the quantities when entering our grain, hay or stock numbers, this helps when budgeting with our farm consultant. The program is easily shared between our accountant and our farm consultant, making easy emailing of the backups for their viewing. The GST function is awesome. I have worked with other accounting packages but Phoenix works for our farming enterprise. We still run a desktop version as the internet is not reliable enough for the live version.