Finance software built for project-based A&E firms
Project accounting, percent-complete revenue, phase budgets, and staff utilization - one AI finance system instead of spreadsheets tracking every project by hand.
Why A&E finance breaks generic tools
Architecture and engineering firms run long, phased projects where revenue is earned by progress, not by invoice date. Generic accounting has no concept of a project phase or percent complete, so firms end up tracking budgets, earned revenue, and utilization in spreadsheets that never quite reconcile to the books.
- Revenue is earned by percent complete across project phases.
- Project and phase budgets must be tracked against actual cost.
- Staff utilization drives both delivery and profitability.
- Over- and under-billing distort margin if not tracked each period.
How Fintra maps to an A&E firm
- Dimensional accounting tracks cost and revenue by project and phase for real project margin.
- Percent-complete revenue recognition earns revenue as projects progress, not when billed.
- Budget-vs-actuals compares each phase budget to actual cost so overruns surface early.
- Management reporting shows utilization and project profitability on live data.
A worked percent-complete example
The A&E finance workflow in one place
| Task | In Fintra |
|---|---|
| Project and phase margin | Dimensional accounting and reporting |
| Percent-complete revenue | Revenue recognition by progress |
| Phase budgets vs actual | Budget-vs-actuals |
| Utilization and profitability | Management reporting on live data |
Frequently asked questions
What accounting software works for an architecture or engineering firm?
An A&E firm needs project and phase accounting, percent-complete revenue, budget tracking, and utilization reporting. Fintra provides these in one AI finance system with a dimensional ledger, so firms can earn revenue by progress and see real project margin rather than tracking everything in disconnected spreadsheets.
How does percent-complete revenue work in Fintra?
Revenue is recognized as a project progresses - commonly by cost incurred against the total estimate - rather than when an invoice is sent. That earns revenue in the period the work is done, and comparing earned to billed reveals over- and under-billing that would otherwise be buried in receivables.
Can I track budgets by project phase?
Yes. Dimensional accounting and budget-vs-actuals let you set a budget per project and phase and compare it to actual cost as work proceeds. Overruns surface early, while the phase is still in progress, rather than at the end when nothing can be done about them.
Does Fintra show staff utilization?
Management reporting on live data supports utilization and project-profitability views, so a firm can see how much of staff capacity is billable and which projects are carrying their loaded cost. For a time-based A&E firm, utilization and project margin are the two numbers that most drive profitability.
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Earn revenue by progress, see real margin
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