Your accountant should be one of the most reliable, supportive people in your network when it comes to building and running your small business. So what exactly makes a good accountant? And does such a thing exist?

In this episode of Xero In, Brett Kelly, founder of Kelly Partners, drops by to chat to Rob Stone and Jeanne-Vida Douglas about how to know when, and why, you need an accountant. Brett also shares insights into the accounting needs of growing small businesses and what you should expect from your accountant beyond the expected norm.

“A great accountant is somebody who can help you get to where you want to get to, who can ask the questions that don’t occur to you,” Brett told Rob and JV. “If they don’t want the best for you and they don’t want to help you, you’ve got a big problem.”