Finance software built for consulting economics
Project and client profitability, consultant utilization, travel and expense, and milestone billing - one AI finance system instead of scattered project trackers.
Why consulting finance breaks generic tools
A consulting firm sells expertise by the engagement, so its economics come down to utilization and project margin. Generic accounting has no concept of a project or a billable rate, so firms track engagements, T&E, and consultant utilization in spreadsheets that drift away from the books and hide which projects actually pay.
- Profitability is per project and per client, net of loaded consultant cost.
- Utilization - billable versus total capacity - drives the whole model.
- Travel and expense are often billable and must be tracked per engagement.
- Billing runs on milestones or time, and both need clean support.
How Fintra maps to a consulting firm
- Dimensional accounting tracks revenue and loaded cost by project and client for true margin.
- Management reporting shows consultant utilization and project profitability on live data.
- Expense management captures billable travel and expense against the right engagement.
- Invoicing and AR handle milestone and time-based billing with automated reminders.
A worked utilization example
The consulting finance workflow in one place
| Task | In Fintra |
|---|---|
| Project and client margin | Dimensional accounting and reporting |
| Utilization | Management reporting on live data |
| Billable T&E | Expense management by engagement |
| Milestone and time billing | Invoicing and AR |
Frequently asked questions
What accounting software works for a consulting firm?
A consulting firm needs per-project and per-client profitability, consultant utilization, billable T&E tracking, and milestone or time-based billing. Fintra provides these in one AI finance system with a dimensional ledger, so firms can see which projects pay and manage the utilization that drives the whole model.
How does Fintra track consultant utilization?
Management reporting on live data supports utilization views - billable hours against total capacity - so a firm can see how productively consultants are deployed. Because utilization is the primary lever on a consulting firm’s margin, seeing it alongside project profitability is what keeps the business healthy.
Can I track billable expenses per engagement?
Yes. Expense management captures travel and expense and codes it to the right engagement, so billable costs are recovered and unbillable ones are visible. That keeps client billing accurate and ensures project margin reflects the true cost of delivery, including the T&E that engagements generate.
Does Fintra support milestone billing?
Yes. Invoicing handles both milestone and time-based billing, and AR collections keep receivables moving with automated reminders. Because billing sits on the same ledger as project accounting, the amounts billed tie back to the engagements and the revenue recognized, with clean support for each milestone.
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