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Go Beyond Accounting

Partner With a Strategic Advisor Who Helps You Grow

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At Vision Beyond Advisory (VBA), we’re more than accountants—we’re strategic partners helping purpose-led businesses grow profitably and sustainably.

Most entrepreneurs come to us thinking they just need someone to “do the books” or file their tax returns.

 

What they don’t realise is that without a clear financial strategy and hands-on advisory, they’ll keep working harder without seeing real growth.

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VBA delivers strategic business advisory and virtual CFO services

Designed to give you clarity, confidence, and a roadmap for scaling.

Our team works beside you to help improve cash flow, profitability, and long-term financial health. We’re here to make sure you stop guessing and start making decisions that move your business forward.

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A Complete Financial Team Beside You

Our clients get more than compliance services. They gain a partner who helps them:


✔ Understand their numbers
✔ Make informed, strategic decisions
✔ Feel confident about scaling their business
✔ Improve profitability and cash flow
✔ Create a future-ready financial plan

We’re not a one-size-fits-all firm. Whether you need business advisory, tax consulting, or a virtual CFO, our services are customised to where you are—and where you want to go.

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Meet Vanessa and the Team Behind VBA

At the heart of Vision Beyond Advisory is Vanessa Bamford, a business advisor who’s spent over a decade redefining what it means to be an accountant. From her early days in her family’s small business to running VBA today, Vanessa knows firsthand the difference a trusted financial partner makes.

She’s trained the entire VBA team in her forward-thinking, relationship-first approach—combining strategy, education, and real human connection.


You won’t just work with numbers people; you’ll work with a team who cares about your success as much as you do.

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You thought you needed an accountant.
What you really need is a partner who knows how to grow your business.

Welcome to Vision Beyond Advisory
Adelaide-based strategic advisors and accountants, partnering with entrepreneurs and business' across Australia to simplify finances and support sustainable growth.

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Ready to stop the guesswork?

If you’re tired of spinning your wheels and want to know exactly where your business stands—and where it can go—let’s talk.

What We Do

At Vision Beyond Advisory, we don’t offer one-off services like tax returns, bookkeeping, or payroll.

 

Instead, these are included as part of our holistic Strategic Business Advisory and Virtual CFO partnerships, giving you full support to scale with clarity and confidence.

Ongoing guidance and accountability to help you scale your business with clarity and confidence. Includes quarterly strategy sessions, forecasting, and tailored financial roadmaps.

Forget last-minute tax stress. We handle your compliance as part of our advisory services—maximising your deductions and ensuring you stay ahead of obligations, without the scramble.

Full financial strategy and management without needing to hire an in-house team. We take the pressure off, so you can focus on running your business while we focus on growing it.

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