Specialist Accountant & Virtual CFO for Schools
Specialist accounting, bookkeeping, and tax services for private schools, RTOs, and tutoring businesses. Grant accounting, student fee tracking, and board-ready financial reporting.
Three reasons our clients stay.
We’re a boutique accounting practice built on long-term client relationships, offering personalised tax, accounting, and advisory services to businesses and organisations across Sydney.
Twenty-three years in practice as of 2026. Same firm, same principal, same standards since 2003. Some clients have been with us almost the whole way. The work compounds, and so does the trust. Over four hundred SMSFs managed and thousands of tax returns lodged.
Tax, books, advisory, SMSF, Xero. One team that knows your business. No handoffs between firms, no missed details between specialists, no questions you have to answer twice. Numbers flow cleanly from books to BAS to tax return because the same people are looking at all of them.
We are old-fashioned about this. You get a name, a direct line, and someone who actually knows your file. We watch for trends, flag issues before they become fines, and call when something needs attention. Most clients hear from us between quarters, not just at lodgement time.
Why schools need an accountant for schools who understands the sector
Education providers run on a mix of student fees, government grants, donations, and ancillary revenue. Each stream has its own reporting requirements and compliance considerations. Schools answer to boards, RTOs answer to ASQA, tutoring businesses answer to clients with high expectations.
Add staff costs that follow the relevant teaching award. Add fixed costs that do not flex with enrolment. Add the constant pressure of grant cycles and acquittal deadlines. The financial work behind an education provider is well above small-business average.
A general accountant can miss significant deductions, fail to support board reporting properly, or fail to acquit grants on time. Specialist education accounting means understanding the funding mechanisms, the workforce arrangements, and the governance demands of the sector. Trinity has been doing this for years.
Our services applied to your industry.
The same accounting and tax services we deliver firm-wide, shaped to the way your business actually runs.
Specialist accounting built for education.
Education combines regulated funding, complex payroll, and significant governance demands. Trinity provides the accounting expertise school and RTO operators need to track funding, satisfy boards, and remain compliant.
How we take on a education provider as an accounting client.
The same accounting engagement process for every new education provider. Predictable for you, scaled to the size and complexity of the business.
We review your current financials, accounting setup, and operational structure. Gaps and opportunities are identified before any changes are recommended, and the engagement scope is agreed up front.
Xero configured for your education provider. Chart of accounts built around how your business actually runs, integrations and tracking established, and reporting templates tailored to education provider management.
Monthly financial reporting, quarterly tax planning, and annual review. You always know where the education provider stands financially, what is changing, and what is coming up. We are accessible whenever a decision needs financial input.
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If your situation fits one of these descriptions, we have done the work before.
A small firm by design.
Trinity Accounting Practice opened in Beverly Hills in 2003. Ramy Hanna, a registered tax agent and Fellow of three Australian accounting institutes, has run it since. The firm has stayed deliberately small, deliberately local, and deliberately senior. The principal you talk to today is the principal who will be reviewing your return next October.
Most of our work comes from referrals. Most clients have been with us for years, some for decades. We think that says more about the work than any award would.
The reviews speak for themselves.
Sole traders, growing companies, and trustees who keep coming back. Here’s why.
Doesn't cut corners
I'm so glad I found Ramy & Kim from Trinity Accounting. They have helped me and my business tremendously. They really care about their clients and don't cut corners. Very impressed with their knowledge and level of customer service.
Business and personal
Trinity Accounting Practice is knowledgeable and professional for business and personal finances, providing clear advice.
Diligent and professional
Trinity Accounting Practice is highly professional and diligent. I highly recommend them to anyone seeking any accounting advice.
The best, hands down
Ramy is the best accountant in Sydney. He helped me solve my problems. He is the best. I really thank you Ramy for everything.
Medical practice expertise
I have a medical practice. I met with many accountants before, but I found Ramy Hanna has a very well organised accounting practice and he is very knowledgeable and has great experience.
A real lifesaver
Trinity Accounting has been a lifesaver for my construction business. Ramy's knowledge of BAS, GST, and tax is unmatched. Great service and support!
What education providers ask before engaging us.
The questions education providers most often have before working with us. Same answers we give in person, just in writing.
Pricing depends on the size of the school or RTO, revenue mix, and engagement scope. Smaller providers typically start at a fixed monthly fee. Larger schools and multi-campus operations are quoted as a package.
Yes. Federal, state, and philanthropic grants are tracked separately and acquitted on time with the documentation each funder requires.
Yes. Reports are formatted for school boards and committees with variance commentary, forecasts, and acquittal updates included as standard.
Yes. We support RTOs delivering accredited training, tutoring businesses, and other education providers alongside private schools.
Award-compliant payroll is part of standard service for clients on managed payroll. Teaching staff awards, super, leave, and STP all handled.
Long-term modelling, enrolment forecasting, and capital planning are part of advisory engagements. The work supports strategic decisions rather than just compliance.
