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Professional Services Accounting Software

FinovatePro is an industry-ready financial operating system for professional services firms. It brings clients, engagements, projects, contracts, staff costs, direct and indirect costs, WIP, unbilled receivables, billing and project profitability into one structured financial environment.

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Why it is different

Why Professional Services Accounting Is Different

Professional services firms sell expertise and time. Their results depend on clients, projects, people, billing, WIP and collections, so firm-wide revenue alone never tells the full story.

Time not tied to projects

Hours that do not reach the right engagement leave project costs and margins incomplete.

WIP hidden in spreadsheets

Work done but not yet billed is hard to see until month end, if at all.

Margins known too late

Engagement profitability is often only clear after the project has closed.

Billing and collections lag

Without clear unbilled and receivable reporting, cash comes in slower than it should.

What FinovatePro helps manage

Professional Services Accounting Features

FinovatePro keeps client, engagement and project detail inside the accounting records, so partners and managers can see performance without rebuilding reports in spreadsheets. See all features →

Clients and engagements

Organize revenue and costs by client, engagement and contract.

Project accounting

Track budgets, costs and progress for every project.

Staff costs

See labor cost by person, team and project alongside revenue.

Direct and indirect costs

Separate direct project costs from overhead to understand true margins.

WIP and unbilled receivables

Know what has been earned but not yet billed on each engagement.

Billing and profitability

Bill accurately and compare revenue, cost and margin by client and project.

Financial Visibility and Reporting

Firm leaders need to see which clients and engagements create value. FinovatePro uses projects, budgets and dimensions to turn time, cost and billing activity into clear profitability reporting, where the applicable modules are enabled.

Reports you can produce

Available reports depend on the selected plan, configuration and modules.

Accounting Standards

FinovatePro is designed to support structured revenue reporting under ASC 606 and IFRS 15 where applicable, based on the selected reporting framework.

ASC 606IFRS 15U.S. GAAPIFRS

The exact accounting depends on your entity, contracts, legal form, jurisdiction and facts. Management and accounting professionals remain responsible for complex accounting judgments.

How it works

From Engagement to Profitability

1. Set up the engagement

Clients, contracts and project budgets are created.

2. Capture time and cost

Staff time and expenses post to the engagement.

3. Track WIP

Earned but unbilled work is visible at any time.

4. Bill and collect

Invoices and collections follow from the same data.

5. Review margins

Client and engagement profitability is reported.

Why Generic Accounting Becomes Limiting

General-purpose accounting tools record invoices and expenses well, but they rarely keep the client, engagement and staff detail that a firm runs on. Partners end up relying on separate time, WIP and margin spreadsheets that do not always match the books.

FinovatePro makes projects, engagements and staff costs part of the financial operating system itself, giving you one consistent path from timesheet to invoice to profitability.

Who it’s for

Choose the plan and implementation level that fits your size, reporting needs and entity structure.

FAQs

Professional Services Accounting FAQs

Professional services accounting software combines core accounting with project workflows: clients, engagements, projects, contracts, staff costs, direct and indirect costs, WIP, unbilled receivables, billing and project profitability.

Professional services firms sell expertise and time. Their economics depend on clients, projects, people, billing, WIP and collections, so company-wide revenue alone is not enough.

FinovatePro is designed to show work that has been earned but not yet billed by engagement and project, so firms can bill on time and understand their true position at month end.

FinovatePro is designed to support client profitability, engagement profitability, project budget versus actual, WIP, unbilled receivables, staff-cost analysis, billing and collections, and forecasts, subject to the selected plan, configuration and modules.

Revenue recognition under ASC 606 or IFRS 15 may apply where relevant. The correct accounting depends on the entity and contracts, so professional judgment may be required.

Not necessarily. A dedicated time-tracking or project management tool may remain the system of record for tasks and schedules, while FinovatePro handles accounting and reporting. FinovatePro only advertises integrations that are completed and tested.

Built for professional services. Built beyond generic accounting.

Connect clients, engagements, staff costs, WIP and billing with accounting, reporting and controls in one financial operating system.

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