accounting for a brighter future
management reports and smarter accounting for all businesses
About Us
We are a small accounting firm based in Wanaka, New Zealand.
We use financials as the foundation of your business decisions. We help you to unpack the numbers and make sense of where the business is going. In order to understand the figures, our team will help you get them straight. We offer an end-to-end service so that all aspects of your business finances are in order. This makes it easier to drive it forward.
Our team have all business accounting bases covered, with experts in bookkeeping, tax, budgeting, payroll, strategy, cash flow management and forecasting. We take the burden out of accounting to allow you to focus on your business - where you need to be, saving time, so you can do the things you enjoy with full confidence in your financials and peace of mind.
It’s a considered, strategic approach and with our decades of experience, we’re able to add the extra hit of chemistry to make your business soar.
Our team.
Hayley Hobson.
Founder & Managing Director
Hayley is an energetic and driven businesswoman who brings management-style accounting experience to small businesses. As a Chartered Accountant and finance and tax specialist she applies high-level strategic principles to owner-operated businesses.
Sandie Dodds.
Accounts Manager
Sandie has 28 years’ experience as the owner operator of a successful tourism business and a strong understanding of financial management. This sets the background to her new role as Client Manager for Drive Accounting.
Sam Gordon.
Client Manager
Sam is an accountant with with an artillery of skills, experience and accounting nous, Sam is very tactile with a patient nature who makes accounting easy.
Jitka Jackson.
Client Manager
Jitka Jackson works for Drive Accounting as a bookkeeper. She is from The Czech Republic where she trained as an accountant. Jitka understands the numbers, is precise and she is here to help!
What People Are Saying
“Hayley is incredible to work with. She keeps you so well informed and everything is just so easy. Hands down the best accountant I have had the pleasure of working with.”
— Jody Direen
“Honestly, couldn’t recommend Hayley enough.
She is an incredible accountant and does some amazing things with my complex accounts”
— Amanda Morrison
“I was upfront with Hayley explaining I want an accountant who wants to understand my business and help me grow it, she has delivered ten fold!”
—Megan Burke