About
The steady hands behind your business, board, committee, society.
I'm Kirsten Winter. For nearly thirty years I've done the careful, behind-the-scenes work that keeps regional New Zealand businesses, boards and committees running - the admin, the compliance, the books, the systems that quietly hold it all together.
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Who You'd Be Working With
The back-office load, taken off your plate.
Hi, I'm Kirsten Winter,
I've owned and run my own businesses since 1998, and for most of that time the work people have valued most is the unglamorous kind - the admin that piles up, the compliance that has to be right, the books that need reconciling, the filings and records and systems that keep everything running when you'd rather be doing the work you actually started the business for.
Through Compleation Limited I take that load off small and medium businesses, boards and committees who need dependable support without the overhead of a full-time hire. I'm not a corporate consultancy handing over a 200-page manual and leaving.
I take on the day-to-day admin, financial, compliance and governance work, and I do it month in, month out.
You deal with me directly, every time. Nothing is farmed out to a stranger, and nothing is left half-done.
Why I Do This Work
To do the unglamorous work properly - so the people I work with can get on with theirs.
Directors and business owners shouldn't be formatting minutes or chasing filings. My job is to take that weight off their desks, get it right the first time, and let them lead.
The work that holds it all together
What i Offer
Four kinds of work,
one dependable pair of hands.
Engage one area or all four - whatever's landing hardest on your desk right now.
“What’s eating your week?”
Objective
The day-to-day load that eats your week - inbox and workflow, client and supplier admin, scheduling, follow-ups and the loose ends. Handled reliably, on time.
“Are the books ready for scrutiny?”
Objective
Xero bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliation, iPayroll and payday filing - your numbers kept tidy, accurate and audit-ready year-round.
“Would this hold up if someone checked?”
Objective
Statutory filings, records and registers kept current and aligned with NZ law - plus board and committee support like agendas, minutes and action tracking when you need it.
“What happens if you’re not in the room?”
Objective
Where things live in your head or in chaos, we document them - practical processes, templates and simple working systems, so the work is repeatable and no longer depends on any one person.
Business admin & operations
The day-to-day load that eats your week - inbox and workflow, client and supplier admin, scheduling, follow-ups and the loose ends. Handled reliably, on time.
Financial admin
Xero bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliation, iPayroll and payday filing - your numbers kept tidy, accurate and audit-ready year-round.
Compliance & governance
Statutory filings, records and registers kept current and aligned with NZ law - plus board and committee support like agendas, minutes and action tracking when you need it.
Systems & documentation
Where things live in your head or in chaos, I document them - practical processes, templates and simple working systems, so the work is repeatable and no longer depends on any one person.
How I Work
Six things you can count on.
The way I work is built around the things I know boards and owners have been burned by before.
No instruction manuals required.
Nothing missed. Nothing late.
Compliance without the anxiety.
Records built to survive scrutiny.
Systems that survive staff changes.
An organisation free to grow, because the admin is off your plate.
Who I WorkWith
Regional NZ, front and centre.
My clients are the boards, business owners and committee leaders who keep regional New Zealand running - the ones who need senior support but not a senior salary, and who value getting compliance right.
I'm based in Te Puke and work across the wider Bay of Plenty, with most work done remotely and onsite when it counts - a key board meeting or AGM. I also support organisations remotely right across the country.
01. Boards, societies, committees
Domain boards, incorporated societies, community trusts and non-profits needing dependable secretariat and governance.
02. Small and medium businesses
Owners of lean 1-50 staff businesses carrying too much back-office load, who want it handled without another payroll line.
03. ECE, rural & sector groups
Early learning centres, rural societies, catchment groups and agri organisations with their own compliance rules.
Track Record
Organisations I've held the records for.
Not stock logos - real Bay of Plenty boards, societies and centres I've served as Secretary, Treasurer or coordinator.
Bledisloe Park Domain Board
Secretary & Treasurer
Statutory board management, financial reporting, minutes and governance for a domain board.
Waihi Drainage District Society
Secretary & Treasurer
Rural society governance, Xero reconciliation and committee administration under the Incorporated Societies Act.
Giggles Te Puke Early Learning Cente
Governance Support & Office Manager
ECE administration, Ministry of Education compliance, Infocare management and payroll support.
BOP Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Regional Coordinator
Agricultural stakeholder management, regional event coordination and project delivery across the Bay of Plenty.
The Tools I Use
Fluent in the systems you already use.
No training required, no learning curve on your time. I work inside your own cloud accounts, so your data always stays yours.
Using something not on this list? If its a tool I don't already know, it's one I'll learn on the job - at no cost to you.
Get Started
Get the support your organisation need to stay ahead.
If you're been carrying something you shouldn't have to, that's exactly the sort of thing I'm good at picking up. Book a call and we'll talk through it.
Work with Kirsten
Compleation Limited
Independent governance, compliance and administration support for lean New Zealand organisations. Hand it off, consider it done.
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Who I help
Early childhood centres, incorporated societies and clubs, rural, farming and catchment groups, domain boards and community trusts, small and medium businesses, committee and charitable trusts.
Where I Work
Based in Te Puke, serving Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane and the wider Bay of Plenty. Mostly remote, onsite when it counts - with remote support right across New Zealand.
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