ABOUT US
Amanda Chisholm started My Smart Office with a clear mission: to support builders, trades and small business owners navigate the day-to-day complexities of running a business.
If you're ready to free up your time and have a business that runs smoothly, My Smart Office is here to help.
Amanda knows what happens when the paperwork piles up: the jobs get done but the bills don’t get paid, cashflow dries up, tax deadlines sneak up and suddenly you’re doing admin at midnight instead of knocking off with your team.
Amanda runs a successful residential building company with her husband and has spent over 20 years sorting customers, sales, marketing, bookkeeping and admin. She saw how easy it is for good builders to get buried under compliance, payroll, chasing debt and invoices that don’t send themselves.
That’s why she started My Smart Office, to back up builders, tradies and small business owners who’d rather be on the tools than stuck behind a desk. Amanda built a tight team trained in the same practical, no-fuss systems she uses to keep her own business solid.
The crew behind your crew
MEET OUR CREW
With a background in corporate sales and marketing and a natural knack for helping people, Amanda brings warmth, wisdom and just the right amount of hustle to the My Smart Office team. She wears a lot of hats: supporting her team, mentoring clients and making sure their systems, payroll, bookkeeping and admin are all running like a well-oiled machine.
Amanda thrives on meeting new people and loves welcoming new clients into the fold. Her favourite part? Seeing business owners regain control, reduce stress and actually start enjoying their business again. Described by her team as bubbly and full of knowledge, Amanda’s the person you want in your corner when you’re ready to lighten your load and sharpen up your systems.
Outside work, you’ll likely find her on the sidelines cheering on her daughter Mackenzie at football, or in the gym working on her strength game (spa and sauna mandatory afterwards). With a love for boating and exploring the Hauraki Gulf, she and her husband Bryce are currently on the hunt for their next boat and the next great weekend adventure.
Amanda
Director, mentor & problem solver
Teresa brings serious horsepower to the My Smart Office team, and we’re not just talking about her love of hot rods. With a background in accounts across the mechanical and building industries, she knows her way around the numbers and isn’t afraid to get stuck in. In her words, she does “as much as I can for each of our clients”, and she means it.
Outside work, Teresa’s usually on the go, playing pickleball or squash, hanging with the grandbabies or catching up over a drink (or two). There’s never a dull moment when she’s around, and her sense of humour is just as sharp as her spreadsheets.
Teresa loves working with different clients and getting to know all their unique personalities, and once they’re onboard, they quickly realise they’re in safe hands. The biggest change she sees? “They leave us to it!” Which means our clients can focus on their projects, while she keeps the books in order.
Described as hilarious, efficient and unforgettable, Teresa brings a whole lot of personality and expertise to the team.
TERESA
Bookkeeping queen & all-round legend
With 30 years of experience in accounts and bookkeeping, Justene knows her way around numbers. At My Smart Office, she works closely with clients day to day, keeping their finances organised and their businesses flowing smoothly so they can concentrate on what they do best.
Approachable and easy to talk to, Justene makes managing the financial side of business feel a little less daunting. She enjoys making a practical difference behind the scenes for our clients. From keeping records accurate and compliant to helping them stay tax-efficient and work more productively, she brings experience, a friendly approach and a reassuring pair of hands to the job.
Outside work, she loves exploring new parts of New Zealand, spending time with family and heading out for walks along the wild West Coast beaches. Fresh air, rugged scenery and a good walk are hard to beat!
Justene
Senior bookkeeper & numbers person
Sarah brings a wealth of experience from across residential, civil and industrial construction, engineering, architecture, aviation and maintenance. Basically, if it involves a project, a process or keeping things running smoothly, she’s probably seen it before!
At My Smart Office, Sarah looks after project and accounts support, helping keep the details organised so projects can progress as they should. She especially loves seeing a project she’s helped set up grow from the early stages through to completion, on budget, on time and with happy clients. That’s what she calls a job well done.
Sarah’s dependable, tech-savvy approach means clients get efficient support behind the scenes, freeing them up to focus on what they do best: delivering quality building work.
A woman of many talents, Sarah’s interests are just as varied as her project experience. In her downtime she's likely to be found with her nose in a book, tending to her garden or gaming.
Sarah
Project support specialist & tech whizz
What we DO
Change the way you manage your workload by leaving the admin tasks to us. Spend more time out on the job and less time on the paperwork!
Time to get your business organised. We take care of the accounts, invoicing and overdue payments, freeing up your time for family or other areas of your business.
Doing the payroll can be really complex, and for many business owners keeping up with tax rules and legislative changes can seem daunting.
Maintain cash flow with valid payment claims and make sure you get paid on time, every time.
Our approach is simple. We’ll work with you to review your business, identify pain points, set priorities and make a plan to get to work on them. We’ll help you set up effective systems for things like project reconciliation or knowing your business numbers so that you can be confident about where things stand financially. We can even take things off your to-do list and put them on ours, including bookkeeping, payroll and admin tasks like compiling quotes, CCC documentation and maintenance schedules for clients.
My Smart Office provides practical project support for builders and trades, taking care of the behind-the-scenes admin that keeps projects running smoothly.
At My Smart Office, we do more than recommend Builda Price. We can mentor you through implementation so you can realise its full potential.
We know you're busy, We've been there too
