East Coast Bookkeeping & Business Solutions is a team of certified bookkeepers and registered BAS agents based in South Nowra. We support businesses across the Shoalhaven, Illawarra, Southern Highlands, and Australia-wide.
We look after your bookkeeping and compliance, and help you plan for growth, so you can focus on the work you love.
At East Coast Bookkeeping & Business Solutions, we do more than keep your accounts up to date. Our team of bookkeepers, accountants, and registered BAS agents gives you the support and advice you need to make good business decisions.
From bookkeeping and payroll to reporting, cash flow planning, and business coaching, we help you stay compliant, understand your numbers, and plan for growth.
Whether you’re a tradie juggling invoices, a childcare centre managing complex payroll, or a growing business ready for the next step, we’ve worked with businesses like yours.
Monthly bookkeeping, BAS, and GST handled by registered BAS agents, so your records stay accurate and compliant.
Pay runs, STP, Payday Super, leave, and EOFY handled for your whole team.
Clear reports and regular reviews that show how your business is performing and what to do next.
Planning sessions and ongoing coaching to set clear goals and follow through on them.
Forecasts and budgets that show when cash will be tight, so you can act early.
Xero and MYOB setup, BAS lodgement, ATO registrations, and one-on-one training, with no lock-in.
Book a free 30-minute consultation to see how we can help your business. Obligation free.








From subcontractor payments and TPAR reporting to job costing, charge-out rates, and apprentice subsidies, we know how building businesses work.
Complex payroll, educator awards, and subsidy and grant reconciliation. We handle it all.
From Medicare & HICAPS reconciliation to practitioner payroll, we keep your practice financially healthy.
Irregular hours, casual staff, penalty rates, and thin margins. We understand the rhythm of hospitality.
From inventory management to supplier payments, we help retail businesses stay on top of their numbers.
Trust accounting, disbursements, and compliance. We understand the financial complexity behind professional practice.
Melissa Thorpe founded East Coast Bookkeeping & Business Solutions in 2016, after starting out in her family’s building and construction business. Her belief is simple: bookkeeping should empower business owners, not confuse them. That ethos underpins how our whole team works with clients across the Shoalhaven, Illawarra, and Australia-wide.
"Melissa is very knowledgeable and willing to go the extra mile to assist you. She is the best bookkeeper that I have had in all the businesses I have owned. Professional, helpful and extremely patient. If you are looking for the right person who will listen and perform 100% then call Mel."
Barbara Ferguson,
Dwell Realty
"Melissa has made owning my first business much less stressful. She has gone above and beyond to assist me in understanding and completing everything required. I highly recommend her to everyone — I know everything is done perfectly."
Brooke Lark,
Copper Rose Hair