How it works
Every stage of the business, before and after, and what runs by itself.
1.Enquiry and discovery call
- Before
- Calls booked in a separate scheduler; leads kept in a notebook
- With Finocket
- The booking link creates a client and a lead, and the deal carries a next action
Automated
- Booking creates the client, lead and deal
- Today's follow-ups gathers every deal's next action (Growth)
2.Sale: proposal and engagement
- Before
- A PDF proposal by email, approved in chat
- With Finocket
- An estimate link the client accepts online, tagged by engagement type
Automated
- Accepted estimate converts to an invoice in one step
3.Purchase and expenses
- Before
- Receipts in a drawer, vendor bills in email
- With Finocket
- Expenses captured from a photo and grouped under the client project
Automated
- Receipt photo read into an expense draft
4.Stock
- Before
- Not applicable: a practice sells time and advice, not goods
- With Finocket
- Services are set up as items billed by the hour, with stock tracking off
Automated
- Item defaults set time-based pricing with no inventory
5.Delivery and time
- Before
- Hours added up from calendars at month end
- With Finocket
- Time tracked against the project and its rate card
Automated
- Unbilled time listed per client, ready to bill
6.Billing and retainers
- Before
- Each month's invoice copied and edited by hand
- With Finocket
- Engagement invoices with an engagement reference; retainers raised as drafts on schedule
Automated
- Recurring retainer draft each cycle (Starter)
- Deposit and milestone schedule on one invoice
7.GST
- Before
- Invoice totals copied into the GST portal or sent to the CA
- With Finocket
- GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B prepared from the invoices you raised, export invoices tagged
Automated
- Returns prepared from issued invoices (Starter)
8.Collections
- Before
- Manual reminders written from the sent folder
- With Finocket
- A client portal with balance and statement, and reminders on overdue invoices
Automated
- Overdue reminders with the portal link and an optional late fee
- Payments allocate to the oldest open milestone
9.TDS
- Before
- Short payments explained in a spreadsheet note
- With Finocket
- TDS a client withheld recorded against the invoice and tracked as a receivable
Automated
- Clients marked as deducting TDS are flagged when payment is recorded
10.Accounts
- Before
- Bank statement ticked off by hand, books rebuilt by the CA
- With Finocket
- Double-entry books kept as you invoice and record payments, with the bank statement matched line by line
Automated
- Bank statement import with matching rules
11.Reporting
- Before
- A spreadsheet of who owes what, updated when remembered
- With Finocket
- Outstanding, cash flow and profit by client project in the reports library
Automated
- Scheduled report emails
12.Year end with the CA
- Before
- A folder of PDFs emailed in March
- With Finocket
- The CA reads the same books with the accountant role, or takes a Tally XML export
Automated
- One-tap Tally XML export