Accounting for Professional Services

Know which engagements actually make money.

Utilization, realization, and project margin decide whether a services firm grows or just stays busy. OnNumbers gives you engagement-level visibility into where the money is made — and a close you can count on every month.

Per-engagement

Profitability

Predictable

Monthly close

Real-time

Margin visibility

What gets in the way

The problems we see most

  • Project profitability is a guess until well after the work is delivered.
  • Time, billing, and accounting live in three systems that never agree.
  • Partners make staffing decisions without current margin data.
  • Month-end close slips, and reporting arrives too late to act on.

How OnNumbers helps

What changes when you work with us

Engagement-level reporting

See revenue, cost, and margin by client, project, and engagement — not just at the firm level.

Retainers handled cleanly

Recurring revenue and retainers recognized correctly, with clear visibility into what has been earned.

Predictable close

A consistent, tracked month-end close so leadership reporting lands on schedule.

Margin visibility

Understand which work types and clients drive profit, and which quietly erode it.

The OnNumbers platform

Everything we do, visible to you

The same AI-powered software your accounting team works in is the software you watch. One coherent system, included with every plan.

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    Mary

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    John

    Reviewing AP

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  • S

    Sarah

    Waiting for client invoice

    On you

See the work, not just the result.

Log in and watch your accounting team work in real time — who is on what, how far along they are, and what is waiting on you. The end-of-month report stops being a surprise, because you have followed every step to get there.

Financial Close

Track every close in real time

Follow month-end step by step — bank recon, AP, AR, payroll, and tax — with a live progress bar.

AI Pulse

Daily AI analysis of your books

Structured daily analysis of revenue, cash, runway, and anomalies — surfaced same day, not at month-end.

KPI Engine

The metrics that matter, live

Live KPI and KRA dashboards and scorecards — track performance without rebuilding spreadsheets.

Review Account

An always-current health score

An AI-maintained account health score with open problems and prioritized recommendations.

Reporting Engine

Board-ready reports on demand

P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and trial balance with branded PDF and Excel export.

Budget & Forecast

Plan ahead with live actuals

Budget vs. actual and rolling forecasts tied to your books — runway decisions from current numbers.

AI Financial Insights

AI analysis across your books

AI-powered insight packs for AR, AP, revenue, expenses, and cash — answers without building reports.

Ask AI

Ask your books anything

Ask questions in natural language — AI returns charts, tables, and answers grounded in your data.

Vendor Compliance

Catch problems before they cost you

AI-powered checks for duplicate payments, unusual vendor activity, and risk — surfaced early.

Vendor Expense Management

Clean vendor data, controlled spend

AI-assisted vendor dedup, enrichment, and risk scoring — with spend visibility and ledger write-back.

Transaction Assurance

AI controls on every GL line

AI classification suggestions, policy rules, risk scoring, and approvals on GL transactions.

AI Assessment

Run an assessment anytime

On-demand AI-written read of your financial position, key trends, and what to watch — run it when you need it.

Every capability above is included with every plan, at no additional cost. See how the platform works →

Ready to see your professional services numbers clearly?

Book a call and we will walk through your current setup and what visibility would look like for your business.