Accounting and bookkeeping

Close the books sooner, and stop chasing documents

Document requests chase themselves and the numbers arrive matched. Reviewers see only what needs a call.

Built forQopia FinancialJSI Systems

A calculator, a clipboard and glasses on a white desk
Where the time goes · Accounting and bookkeeping
  1. Client numbers get reworked before anyone trusts themBy hand
  2. Missing statements get chased one email at a timeBy hand
  3. Every client question lands on the same 2 peopleBy hand
  4. Each new engagement is set up from scratchBy hand
From working sessions in this industry

Sound familiar?

Where the time goes at accounting firms

Proof

Already running at another firm

At a wealth advisory firm, client details sat in 4 tools that disagreed. Now the CRM is fed from the others every morning. Client numbers reworked in spreadsheets are the same problem.

Your options

Accounting workflow automation: 3 ways to do it

  • Option 1

    Buy software

    Best whenYour practice-management product already has the request features.

  • Option 2

    Build it in-house

    Best whenA senior can set up the workflows and keep them running in busy season.

  • Where we fit

    Bring in a partner

    Best whenThe work spans the practice system, ledger and spreadsheets.

Systems worth looking at first

Karbon, TaxDome, Canopy and CCH Axcess run engagements, and their request features cover much of the chasing.

What each one costs, and who keeps it running
Buy software
CostA subscription for each seat, and the time to set it up.
UpkeepThe vendor, and whoever owns it on your side.
Build it in-house
CostTheir time now, and again each time something changes.
UpkeepThat person.
Bring in a partner
CostA monthly retainer.
UpkeepThe partner, with a named owner on your side.

Accounting and bookkeeping

What to settle before you start

Deadlines and review. Work comes in peaks, and anything bound for a client or a filing needs a named reviewer.

Concrete steps in hard light
The ledgerthe system of recordClient portalBank feedsWorking papersEmail
The ledger · the system of recordWhat may write to it
  1. Client portalChecked first
  2. Bank feedsFeeds it
  3. Working papersFeeds it
  4. EmailFeeds it
Specimen · sample rows, no client data

Questions from accounting firms

Does this replace our practice-management software?

No. It works with it, often by using more of what it already does.

Who reviews what the system prepares?

The same person who reviews it today.

Is client financial data safe?

It depends on the tool and plan. The AI tool register shows how each handles data.

Do you only work with accounting firms?

No. The same work shows up in every industry.

Your brief · 1 of 3

What brings you here?

See what we’d build first at a firm like yours.

Start with one process.

A working session on how your firm actually runs. You leave knowing the first process worth fixing.