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Three focused offerings for professional services firms — covering the numbers that most generalist accountants don't get close to.
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Brindlecroft doesn't try to serve every kind of business. The work here is built for professional services firms — the consultancies, engineering practices, and advisory groups where billable time is the primary asset and partner relationships shape how money moves.
Each service addresses a specific layer of firm finances. You can engage with one or combine them depending on where the gaps are. Below is a plain description of what each involves and what it costs.
Service 01
Professional Services Firm Accounting
Ongoing financial management for consulting firms, engineering practices, and similar organizations. The work covers the accounting tasks that come up when your revenue is time-based and your costs are largely people-related.
Each month includes work-in-progress accounting, engagement profitability tracking, time-based billing support, and partner distribution calculations. Reports include utilization rates and revenue per professional — numbers that tell you how well the firm is deploying its capacity.
Suited to firms with five to fifty professionals where financial visibility matters but the volume doesn't justify a full-time finance hire.
Investment
$750 / month
Work-in-Progress Accounting
Tracking unbilled time and engagements at month-end.
Engagement Profitability Tracking
Per-engagement margins tracked on an ongoing basis.
Time-Based Billing Support
Accounting for hour-based or milestone billing models.
Partner Distribution Calculations
Monthly partner draw and profit allocation figures.
Utilization Rate Reporting
Monthly reports showing billable hours vs. capacity.
Revenue per Professional
Efficiency metric included in every monthly report.
Service 02
Engagement Profitability Analysis
A quarterly look at which client engagements are producing margin and which ones are not. The analysis compares billed and collected revenue against direct costs and a fair share of firm overhead — producing a clear picture of where the firm's effort is translating into profit.
It also surfaces patterns that don't show up in standard bookkeeping: scope creep on fixed-fee work, consistent write-downs on particular client types, or collection delays that quietly erode profitability.
Delivered as a quarterly report with visual breakdowns by client or engagement type. Useful for firm leaders making decisions about pricing, client retention, or service mix.
Investment
$550 / quarter
What the Quarterly Report Covers
Revenue vs. Cost Comparison
Billed and collected revenue set against direct and allocated costs for each engagement.
Scope Creep Identification
Engagements where hours delivered significantly exceeded the original scope or budget.
Write-Down Patterns
Recurring write-downs flagged by client type, project category, or responsible partner.
Collection Delay Analysis
AR aging by client with context on how collection timing affects realized margin.
Service 03
Partner Compensation Modeling
Development and ongoing maintenance of financial models that support partner compensation decisions. The work covers three common structures — points-based, eat-what-you-kill, and hybrid — and can be adapted to fit how your firm already thinks about distribution.
Each model calculates distributions based on the current period's financial results and allocation rules the partners have agreed to. The rules are configurable, so changes to how credits are assigned or how overhead is allocated don't require rebuilding from scratch.
Includes an annual modeling session at the start of each compensation year and a mid-year sensitivity check — a pass through the model using actual-to-date figures to confirm the structure is behaving as expected before year-end distributions are finalized.
Investment
$1,300 USD
Structure A
Points-Based
Compensation tied to a points allocation that reflects seniority, ownership, origination credit, and service contributions. Points are typically reviewed annually.
Structure B
Eat-What-You-Kill
Each partner's compensation is derived primarily from the revenue they personally originate or manage. Overhead is allocated against individual revenue before net distributions are calculated.
Structure C
Hybrid
A defined portion of profit is distributed equally or by points; the remainder is allocated based on individual performance metrics. Common in firms transitioning between structures.
Using More Than One Service
The three services are designed to work independently, but they also layer naturally. Firms that start with ongoing accounting often add the profitability analysis once the underlying data is clean. The compensation modeling draws directly on the figures produced in the other two.
Option A
Accounting Only
$750/mo
Clean books, monthly reports, and ongoing visibility into firm performance.
Option B
Accounting + Analysis
$750/mo + $550/qtr
Monthly accounting with a quarterly deep-dive into engagement-level profitability.
Option C
Full Suite
All Three Services
Accounting, profitability analysis, and compensation modeling — the complete picture for a partner-led firm.
Starting Is Straightforward
The initial conversation takes about thirty minutes. It covers where your firm is now, what you're trying to understand better, and whether the work here is a reasonable fit. There's no paperwork involved at that stage.
Initial Conversation
A short call to understand your firm's structure, current accounting setup, and where you want more clarity.
Scope & Setup
Confirm which services make sense, agree on the scope, and set up access to the accounts and data needed to begin.
Ongoing Work
Monthly or quarterly deliverables, depending on the engagement. Questions handled by email with responses within one business day.
Practical Questions
Do the services require a minimum commitment period?
What accounting software do you work with?
Is the compensation modeling a one-time deliverable or ongoing?
How does pricing work if we want to combine services?
What size firm is a reasonable fit?
Next Step
Have a Question About Fit?
If you're not sure which service matches where your firm is right now, a short conversation is the simplest way to sort that out. No commitment involved — just a practical discussion about what you're working with.
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