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Professional Accounting and Bookkeeping for Consulting & Professional Services

Streamline your finances, stay compliant, and maximize your cash flow with tailored accounting solutions designed specifically for consulting and professional services.

Build a Strong Financial Foundation for Your Consulting & Professional Services Business

Consulting and professional services firms often have complex financial workflows that can directly impact profitability. Unbilled work-in-progress, consultant utilization rates, project margins, and delayed payments all require accurate financial tracking and reporting.

Our specialized bookkeeping services help you stay on top of your finances by monitoring billable hours, reconciling project accounts, and providing timely financial reports. In addition to bookkeeping, we provide reliable payroll for small businesses to ensure your employees and contractors are paid accurately and on time.

By partnering with Numerix, you gain expert financial support that helps streamline operations, improve efficiency, and support long-term business growth.

Common Financial Challenges in the Consulting & Professional Services Sector

Managing the finances of a consulting and professional services business comes with unique hurdles. We help you navigate:

Unbilled Work-in-Progress (WIP)

Tracking time and expenses incurred but not yet invoiced, unbilled WIP represents real earned revenue at risk.

Project Profitability

Granular insight into margin leakage at the engagement level.

Project Profitability Tracking

Understanding the true margin on each client engagement after consultant time, expenses, and overheads.

Client Billing

Automated milestone and time-based invoicing workflows.

Revenue Recognition Timing

Knowing when to recognise revenue on billing, on completion, or proportionally over a project lifecycle.

Payroll

Unified payroll for global teams with tax compliance built-in.

Consultant & Contractor Payroll

Managing employed consultants, contract staff, and associate agreements with correct tax treatment.

Cash Flow

Predictive modeling for working capital and burn rates.

Cash Flow & Debtor Management

Service businesses often have long payment cycles; managing debtors and forecasting cash flow is critical.

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Consolidated reporting for diverse service offerings.

Our Accounting and Bookkeeping Services for Consulting Businesses

From daily transactions to complex project financial management, our comprehensive accounting and bookkeeping services ensure your business remains profitable and compliant:

Time & Billing Reconciliation

Reconcile time tracking systems (Harvest, Toggl, WorkflowMax) to your invoicing and accounting software monthly.

WIP & Revenue Recognition

Track unbilled WIP and apply correct revenue recognition policies so your P&L reflects true earned revenue.

Project Profitability Reporting

Monthly P&L per client engagement showing revenue, direct costs, and contribution margin.

Accounts Receivable & Debtor Management

Invoice tracking, payment follow-up, and debtor ageing reports to protect your cash flow.

Consultant & Contractor Payroll

Payroll for salaried consultants, contractor invoicing management, and associate payment runs.

BAS, GST & Quarterly Reporting

Correct GST on all service fees and quarterly BAS lodgement with the ATO.

Why Choose Numerix

  • Integration with Harvest, Toggl, WorkflowMax, and other leading time-tracking platforms.

  • Accurate WIP and revenue recognition from day one.

  • Monthly project profitability reporting for clear financial insights.

  • Proactive debtor management to improve cash flow and reduce overdue payments.

  • Fixed monthly pricing with no lock-in contracts.

Accounting & Bookkeeping Software We Use

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What Our Clients Say

Our team of expert accountants and bookkeepers is here to support you, giving you the tools and insights you need to achieve your business goals effortlessly.

Ready to Get Your Consulting & Professional Services Books in Order?

Book a free 30-minute consultation with Numerix and let us review your current setup to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement. We’ll show you exactly how Numerix can streamline your bookkeeping, strengthen your financial visibility, and support your business with a clear, reliable system you can trust.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Question

Work-in-progress (WIP) is the time and expenses your team has incurred on a client engagement but not yet invoiced. Untracked WIP means you are delivering work you may never bill for. We reconcile your WIP register to your time tracking system monthly, so nothing slips through.

Yes, we integrate with Harvest, Toggl, WorkflowMax, Xero Projects, and most professional services time tracking platforms. Billable hours flow directly into your invoicing and accounting system.

We process contractor invoices through accounts payable and manage employed consultant payroll separately, ensuring correct withholding, superannuation, and STP compliance for each engagement type.