Sterling Accountants Limited is a Christchurch-based accounting firm with offices in Riccarton and at the Malvern Business Hub in Darfield, providing accounting, taxation and business advice described as easily understood and hassle free. The firm serves both individuals and business owners, with a particular specialty in farm accounting for the wider Canterbury rural community.
Sterling Accountants offers a broad service range including accounting and tax returns, day-to-day tax management and planning, trusts and estates, business start-up support, company administration, IRD dispute resolution, cash-flow and budgeting, and accounting software support. The firm is a certified MYOB Connected Accounting Practice, Xero Advisor Certified, and works with CPA Australia, and is noted as one of the only accountants in Canterbury that accept the Farmlands Card as a payment method — a detail particularly relevant to its rural and farming clients.
The firm has been recognised with a Most Trusted 2024 badge and maintains a presence on Bark.com and Facebook, alongside an online client portal, bill payment option, and a referral programme for existing clients.
Sterling Accountants Limited operates from two Canterbury locations — Riccarton in Christchurch, opposite Westfield Riccarton, and the Malvern Business Hub in Darfield — offering accounting, taxation and business advice the firm describes as easily understood and hassle free for both individuals and business owners.
Sterling's core offering covers standard accounting and tax return preparation, alongside day-to-day tax management and planning, trusts and estates administration, business start-up support, and ongoing company administration. For businesses dealing with more complex situations, the firm also offers IRD dispute resolution and cash-flow and budgeting support, giving clients a single point of contact across both routine compliance and more specialist needs.
One area where Sterling stands out is farm accounting, a natural focus given its Darfield office serves Canterbury's wider rural community. Reflecting this focus, Sterling is noted as one of the only accountants in Canterbury that accept the Farmlands Card as a payment method — a small but meaningful detail for farming clients already using the Farmlands co-operative for day-to-day purchases.
Sterling is a certified MYOB Connected Accounting Practice and Xero Advisor Certified, and also supports clients using Reckon and Cash Manager software. The firm works with CPA Australia and lists additional partnerships including TMNZ, Accountancy Insurance, and Receipt Bank, reflecting a broad toolkit for supporting different client needs, from tax pooling to software integrations.
Sterling Accountants displays a Most Trusted 2024 badge on its site and maintains a business listing on Bark.com as well as an active Facebook page, giving prospective clients a way to check the firm's standing before getting in touch.
Beyond direct accounting work, Sterling offers a "Toolbox" section on its website with finance calculators, IRD key dates, tax calculators, an eBook, and newsletters and archives — resources aimed at helping clients stay informed between formal appointments. The firm also runs a client portal for ongoing account access, an online bill payment option, and a refer-a-friend programme for existing clients.
Sterling Accountants is open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 4pm, and closed on Fridays. The Christchurch office is located at 128 Riccarton Road, with the Darfield office at 62 South Terrace, Malvern Business Hub. Clients can call the Riccarton office directly, use the freephone number, contact the Darfield office on its own line, or reach the firm by email or through an online enquiry form.
For Canterbury individuals and business owners — particularly those in farming or rural business — looking for an accountant that combines broad-based compliance services with specific rural expertise and a hassle-free approach to advice, Sterling Accountants offers a locally rooted, dual-location option.