Growing businesses
From your first hire to your first premises, we help you plan the next step and fund it properly.
Small business accountants · Brighton, Melbourne
Grow the business. Leave the rest to us.
We work with owner-managed businesses across Melbourne, helping you understand your numbers, plan ahead, and grow with confidence. Tax, accounting, and compliance come as standard.
Initial conversations are obligation free. Call us on 03 9642 1633, send an email, or book a time that suits you.
- Chartered Accountants ANZ
- Xero Partner
- Brighton, Melbourne · Est. 1999
Who we help
Advice for owner-managed businesses and the families behind them.
Established family businesses
Structures, succession, and steady advice for businesses that carry a family name and a family future.
Health and professional practices
Allied health, medical, legal, and consulting practices, run on clean, current numbers.
Switching accountants or systems
Moving to us, or onto Xero, handled for you. Most of the work sits with us, not with you.
About
A modern advisory firm, built on decades of experience.
Health in Practice, Wealth in Progress. Walch In Practice.
Practice motto since 1999
Walch In Practice is a Melbourne-based chartered accounting practice, established in 1999. Most of our work is with owner-managed businesses, and we look after both sides of the picture: the business itself, and the family tax matters behind it. Our clients range from sole traders and health practices through to engineering firms, manufacturers, lawyers, and stockbrokers.
After many years based in Melbourne's CBD, the practice moved to Suite 1, 307 Bay Street, Brighton VIC 3186 on 1 July 2026.
As a small team, we place a strong emphasis on service, communication, and long-standing client relationships. We take the time to understand you and your business, and we aim to provide practical advice you can act on with confidence.
Two generations
Established expertise, next-generation thinking.
Walch In Practice has advised Melbourne businesses and families since 1999. Greg and George lead the practice, pairing steady, senior judgement with a cloud-first way of working. Behind them is a team of accountants who know your business and keep the work moving, so you are never waiting on one person to come free.
Greg Walch
Managing Director · since 1999
More than four decades in chartered accounting, taxation, and business advice, including senior roles at Pitcher Partners and KPMG. Greg has led the practice since 1999, the steady hand clients rely on.
George Walch
Client Director · next generation
George combines traditional tax and advisory expertise, trained in audit at Pitcher Partners, with modern cloud accounting, Xero optimisation, automation, and business systems. He enjoys helping clients simplify their processes, so they spend less time on administration and more time growing their business.
Services
Built around small business.
The advice that helps you grow, and the tax and compliance that has to be right underneath it, with the business and personal picture kept joined up.
Taxation, Investments & SMSF
Returns, BAS, and tax planning, self-managed super accounting and compliance, and Praemium portfolio administration.
Business Structuring & Advice
Structures, business planning, budgets and cash flow, government grants, and buying or selling a business.
Estate & Succession Planning
Tax and structuring for estate plans, succession in family businesses, and deceased estates, with your solicitor.
Xero & Cloud Accounting
Setup and migration, day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll, and practical Xero advice all year round.
Not sure where you fit? Tell us what you need and we will point you the right way.Also under our roof: corporate & ASIC compliance, independent audits, arranged and managed, and finance and specialist referrals. See all services →
Why us
Why choose Walch In Practice?
Responsive communication
Calls and emails come back to you promptly, in plain English, so you are never left wondering where something stands.
Direct access to senior advisers
You always have a principal across your file. Greg and George know your business personally, so you are never passed to a rotating account manager or left explaining yourself twice.
Xero experts
Part of Xero's partner program. We set it up, run the ledger, and keep payroll right, so your numbers are current all year and not just at tax time.
Business advice year-round
We are not a once-a-year tax return. We are on hand for the decisions as they come up, from hiring your first employee to buying premises.
Family-owned practice
Two generations in the one firm since 1999. We build relationships that last decades, because ours already have.
Xero partner program
Xero accounting systems experts.
We are part of Xero's partner program and have completed Xero training, giving clients practical support with Xero advice, day-to-day bookkeeping, and payroll, as well as getting set up properly. Cloud accounting done well means less admin for you and better decisions all year round, not just at tax time.
Move your books to Xero See our Xero services →- Xero advice Practical guidance on getting the most from Xero: the right setup, chart of accounts, and workflows for how your business actually runs.
- Bookkeeping and reconciliations Bank feeds, coding, and reconciliations kept current, so your records stay accurate and BAS-ready, not left to pile up.
- Payroll Pay runs, Single Touch Payroll, superannuation, and leave handled correctly in Xero, on time every cycle.
- Setup & migration Moving you onto Xero from spreadsheets or older systems, cleanly and with proper opening balances.
As a subcontractor, he made tax time incredibly easy and helped maximise my return by identifying deductions I would have otherwise missed. Professional, knowledgeable, and everything explained clearly.
Ryan Wheeler Google
George has been friendly, kind and patient explaining the ins and outs of the process. I have used his services for four years and send everyone I can his way.
Tyba Murphy Google
He helped my business grow from a sole trader to a company with employees, every step of the way, with constant guidance on tax, payroll, superannuation, and PAYG. The service has been second to none.
The Athletes Physio Google
George took care of everything from start to finish and made the whole process straightforward and stress-free. Professional, responsive, and always happy to help with any questions.
Kosta Tzilantonis Google
Best accountant I have had in a long time. Would recommend these guys to anyone and everyone, of all ages.
Macenzee Google
FAQ
Questions, answered.
I am thinking of switching accountants. Is it a hassle?
No. We handle the handover with your previous accountant, request your records, and manage the transition for you. Most of the work sits with us, not with you, and we keep it straightforward.
Do you work with Xero and MYOB?
Xero is our preferred platform and we are part of Xero's partner program, so we set up, migrate, and run Xero, and handle payroll and day-to-day bookkeeping. We also bring close to 30 years of experience with MYOB. If you are on MYOB we are glad to keep supporting you there, or to help you move across to Xero when the time is right.
Do you work with both businesses and individuals?
Yes. We work with companies, small businesses, trusts, self-managed superannuation funds, and private clients, from annual compliance through to structuring and advisory work.
Where are you based, and do we need to meet in person?
We are in Brighton at Suite 1, 307 Bay Street, and we work with clients across Bayside and greater Melbourne. You are welcome to meet us in person, or we can work with you remotely through Xero and secure file sharing.
Contact · Brighton
Speak with our team.
Whether you are starting out, growing, or simply want your tax and compliance handled properly, contact us directly. We are happy to talk through where your business is at and what would help. Initial conversations are obligation free.
03 9642 1633Prefer to pick a time? Book a call with George →
On Bay Street in the heart of Bayside, a short drive from Hampton, Sandringham, Elsternwick, and Caulfield. Meet us in person, or work with us remotely through Xero and secure file sharing.