The quick version

FeatureWhat It DoesImpact
Same-Day InvoicingEvery job invoiced within 24 hours — gets you paid 2 weeks fasterVERY HIGH
Automated Debtor ChasingSMS, email, AI voice calls chase your late payers automaticallyVERY HIGH
Xero ReconciliationBank feeds reconciled weekly — books always month-end readyVERY HIGH
Quote Follow-UpAutomated chase at 3, 7, 14 days after every quote sentHIGH
Lead PipelineEvery lead tracked from enquiry to job won — nothing missedHIGH
Monthly ReportPlain-English financial summary — revenue, cash, debtorsHIGH
BAS / GSTPrepared, summarised in plain English, lodged on timeHIGH
Supplier PaymentsTracked and scheduled so you don't get cut off mid-jobMEDIUM
Receipt CaptureSnap a photo, WhatsApp it, we enter it into XeroMEDIUM

Why most tradies are losing money on admin

It's Sunday night. You're on the couch with the laptop open, trying to reconcile three weeks of bank transactions, chasing two invoices that are 45 days overdue via text message, and wondering if you're going to get stung on your BAS again. You've been at this for 2 hours and you haven't earned a cent.

Meanwhile, $18K of your money is sitting in other people's bank accounts because nobody chased them. You invoiced that bathroom job 3 weeks late because you forgot. And your accountant is going to charge you $4K to untangle the mess at year-end.

Every feature below is designed to fix one thing: get you paid faster and get admin off your plate.

The essentials — these get you paid

Same-Day Invoicing

VERY HIGH IMPACT

Tradies who invoice same-day get paid 2–3 weeks faster than those who do it on Sunday night. Same client, same job — the only difference is when the invoice lands in their inbox.

We pull job data from ServiceM8, Tradify, Fergus, or Simpro and send the invoice within 24 hours of the job closing. Payment link included. Most of them pay without being chased at all.

Every day you wait to invoice is a day you wait to get paid.

Businesses that invoice within 24 hours get paid an average of 14 days faster · Xero Small Business Insights, 2023

Automated Debtor Chasing

VERY HIGH IMPACT

The average tradie has $15–20K stuck in 60+ day debtors. That's your money sitting in someone else's bank account because nobody made the awkward call.

Our system chases automatically:

Most tradies recover $5–15K per quarter from this alone. Automation handles the awkward conversation so you don't have to.

82% of small businesses that fail cite cash flow problems as a factor · SCORE, 2023

Xero Reconciliation

VERY HIGH IMPACT

Bank feeds reconciled weekly. Expenses categorised. Supplier invoices tracked. Your books are month-end-ready every single week — not once a year when the accountant sends a panic email.

No more $4K untangle bill at year-end. Clean handover to your accountant whenever they need it. You never have to open Xero yourself unless you want to.

Growth features — these keep cash flowing

Quote Follow-Up

HIGH IMPACT

How many quotes have you sent this month that you never followed up? Every one of those is a job you might've won. The customer was interested enough to ask for a price — then you forgot about them.

Automated follow-ups at day 3, 7, and 14 after every quote. "Hey, just checking in — did you get a chance to look at the quote?" Simple, not pushy, but consistent. One recovered quote per month pays for the entire admin service.

Lead Pipeline

HIGH IMPACT

Every lead tracked from first contact to job won. New Lead → Contacted → Quote Sent → Won → Lost. You can see at a glance: how many new enquiries, how many quotes out, how many won, how many lost.

Without this, leads come in via phone, email, Facebook, website — and some fall through the cracks. The pipeline makes sure nothing gets missed and you know exactly where your business stands.

Monthly Financial Report

HIGH IMPACT

Once a month you get a one-page summary in plain English:

No accounting jargon. No spreadsheets. One page. You know exactly where you stand without opening Xero.

Full service — for tradies with a crew

BAS / GST Prep + Lodgement

HIGH IMPACT

BAS (Australia) or GST returns (New Zealand) prepared from Xero, summarised in one paragraph of plain English, and lodged on time. Reminders sent 2 weeks before the due date so you're never caught out.

You get a simple summary: "You owe $X this quarter because Y." Not a spreadsheet. Not a tax return. One paragraph that tells you what's happening and what you owe.

Supplier Payment Management

MEDIUM IMPACT

Supplier invoices tracked, payments scheduled before due dates, nothing missed. Keeps your trade accounts in good standing so you don't get cut off by Plumbing World or Electrical Wholesale mid-job.

You don't need to track which suppliers are due when. We handle the scheduling and flag anything that needs your approval before payment.

Receipt Capture

MEDIUM IMPACT

Snap a photo of the receipt, send it via WhatsApp. We enter it into Xero, categorise it, done. No more glovebox full of crumpled receipts that you scramble to find at tax time.

Every expense captured properly means more deductions claimed and a cleaner picture of what your business actually costs to run.

If you could only pick 3

  1. Same-day invoicing — gets you paid 2 weeks faster immediately
  2. Automated debtor chasing — recovers $5–15K per quarter on autopilot
  3. Xero reconciliation — books always clean, no year-end disaster

These three alone pay for the service many times over. Everything else — quote follow-ups, BAS, supplier payments — compounds on top.

TradieBack handles all of this

Every feature on this page is included in our admin service. We work inside your Xero, connect to your job management software, and handle the lot.

No lock-in. No setup fee. You stay on the tools — we handle the money.

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In 10 minutes we'll check your Xero, look at your aged debtors, and tell you exactly how much cash is stuck and how fast we can get it moving. Free. No obligation.

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