Stay in the black.

Angus Shield works out the books, the BAS and payroll. You get one clear answer every day: are you making money, and what needs you.

Moving from Xero or MYOB? Keep it running until you're ready.

Made for Australian rules
  • GST and BAS
  • Single Touch Payroll
  • Payday Super
  • Awards and penalties

The work writes the books.

When SiteVIP says a job is done, it can become the invoice, the ledger entry and the BAS figure. Nobody types it twice, and nothing goes out without your say-so.

  1. SiteVIP

    Job done

    Kitchen fit-out28 hours · PO 118
  2. Angus Shield

    Invoice drafted

    Invoice #1043$3,960.00 incl. GSTWaiting for your OK
  3. The books

    Ledger balanced

    Money owed to you3,960.00Sales3,600.00GST collected360.00
  4. The ATO

    BAS updated

    1A GST you collected+$360.00Ready to type into the ATO Business Portal

Sample business, sample figures. Plain words on top, proper double-entry underneath. Your accountant checks it without re-keying a thing.

Five questions every owner asks. Answered before you ask.

There's nothing to build or interpret. Pick a question and see the answer.

Am I making money?

Profit for every job, customer and month, worked out as the work happens, with a monthly profit and loss your accountant can sign off.

Profit by jobSample, this month
  • Job AReception joinery$3,120
  • Job BKitchen fit-out$1,240
  • Job CWardrobe fit-out$1,980
  • Job DStaircase, ran over on materials−$380

Profit sits right of the line. A loss sits left of it, in red.

Is my BAS ready?

Every sale and bill goes into the BAS as you enter it, so there's no scramble at quarter end. The figures arrive worked out, ready to type into the ATO Business Portal.

BAS · Jul to SepReady
G1Total sales, including GST$248,600
1AGST you collected$22,600
1BGST you paid (you get this back)−$9,380
W2Tax held back from wages$17,760
You pay the ATO$30,980

Sample business, sample figures.

Is payroll correct?

Awards, penalties, allowances and deductions are worked out on every run. When hours look odd, Angus Shield asks before anyone is paid, and the pay run waits for your answer.

Pay runSample, 4 people
  • Person 138 h
  • Person 258 h
  • Person 338 h
  • Person 438 h

Is this correct? Person 2 worked 58 hours, not the usual 38.

Ordinary hours Overtime

Am I claiming everything?

The GST on what you buy is picked up as you enter it, so you get back what's yours. Credits and rebates are shown as their own line, instead of being found at tax time when it's too late.

Credits & rebates this quarterSample
  • GST on purchases$9,380

Every credit sits next to the bill that earned it.

Money in, money out.

Who's paying you, who you're paying, and when. Anything overdue is marked yellow, so you know who to ring.

Waiting to come in$23,900 · Sample
Today Overdue

15 Sep30 Sep15 Oct

Sample business. Figures are for illustration.

Why is everything so bloody hard?

A business should be run by the people doing the work and the people leading it, not by the paperwork.

  1. 01
    The workers

    Do the work. Hours, leave and receipts can go in from their phone.

  2. 02
    The front-line manager

    Runs the team. Sees what's over, what's due and who's ready to go.

  3. 03
    The senior manager

    Reads where the business stands and decides where it goes next.

  4. 04
    Admin staff

    Less of this. Angus Shield works out the books, the BAS and the pay.

What the paperwork costs you now

$130,000

a year on books, BAS and pay

Your numbers. Change them to match your business. Wages plus on-costs.

One set of numbers. Already worked out.

You won't need reports built by someone who has since left, three spreadsheets with three versions of profit, or a consultant to explain your own numbers.

Just whether you're in the black, and what needs attention. The call is yours.

The wrong thing is hard. The right thing is automatic.

Angus Shield stops mistakes before they happen, instead of reporting them after. When something looks off, it asks one clear, gentle question.

30s

The 30-second rule. Every screen has to work for a busy owner in under 30 seconds, with no instructions. If it doesn't, it's wrong.

Leave request · SampleCheck

Is this correct?

This person has 22.8 hours of leave left. The request is for 38 hours, which would put the balance below zero.

22.8 h available38 h asked
Done.You decided. Nothing was changed without you.

Keep Xero or MYOB. Switch when you're ready.

Nothing changes for your team or your accountant until you say so. No setup fee, no migration project.

  1. 1

    Bring it in

    Upload your Xero or MYOB export file. Nothing in your old system is changed.

  2. 2

    Run side by side

    Angus Shield keeps a copy that mirrors your old system, and shows the figures beside each other.

    924 of 1,284 records matched (example)
  3. 3

    Switch when it matches

    When every balance, pay and GST figure matches, you can flip one switch. Undo puts it back. Nothing is deleted.

    1,284 of 1,284 (example)

Already on SiteVIP? It's one yes.

Angus Shield connects to every SPEC Business Solutions product, including SiteVIP. No APIs to find, nothing to set up. Say yes and approved hours and finished jobs come across without re-typing.

  • Search an app marketplace
  • Generate API keys
  • Map fields between two systems
  • Pay someone when the sync breaks
SPEC Business Solutions · SiteVIP foundSample

Connect Angus Shield to SiteVIP?

One yes and it works. You can undo it any time.

Connected That is what you'd see. Nothing else to set up.

Angus Shield runs fine on its own. When you're ready, it's the same one question.

Security comes before features.

  • Independent. Its own codebase, infrastructure and security boundary, apart from every other product.
  • Security first. The security and compliance groundwork is finished before a single feature ships.
  • Closed by default. No other software sees your numbers unless you approve it. Every access is logged and can be withdrawn.
Who's looked at your booksSample
  • A
    Your accountantViewed the BAS workings · Today 2:05pm
  • S
    Angus ShieldDrafted an invoice from a finished job · Today 1:12pm
  • ×
    All other softwareNo access. Closed by default.

Example log, for illustration.

If it's not simple, you don't pay.

The Simple Guarantee

  1. 01Tap "Not simple?" on any screen and tell us what got in your way.
  2. 02That month is free. No forms, no argument.
  3. 03We fix it, and tell you when it's done.

Fair questions

When can I open an account?

Angus Shield is being built now, security first, and accounts open when that work is done. They are not open yet, and there is no date to promise.

Do I have to leave Xero or MYOB?

No. Run both side by side, and switch only when Angus Shield's copy matches your old system exactly. You can undo the switch.

Can my accountant use it?

Yes. Invite them in one step. They see the same books as you, in full double-entry, and can check and sign off.

Do I need SiteVIP?

No. Angus Shield runs on its own. If you use SiteVIP, connecting is one yes.