Accountancy AI
Stop year-end from owning your life.
Year-end does not have to mean late nights and stressed staff. AI for accountancy practices automates the data-heavy, time-consuming work so your team can focus on the client relationships that actually matter.
Year-end does not have to mean late nights and stressed staff. AI for accountancy practices automates the data-heavy, time-consuming work so your team can focus on the client relationships that actually matter.
The problem
AI for accountancy practices: tackling the busy season problem
Quick answer
AI for accountancy practices automates the time-consuming, data-heavy tasks that make year-end and self-assessment season so costly: document ingestion, data extraction, client chasing, and draft preparation. UK accounting firms using AI during busy seasons can process more files without increasing staff costs because data extraction and draft preparation take less manual work.
Every year, the same thing happens. Client documents arrive late. Data needs to be pulled from multiple sources. Reconciliations take days. Staff work evenings. The practice runs at full capacity but the margin doesn't reflect it.
AI does not solve the problem of clients who don't send their bank statements on time. What it does is shorten the work that happens once the documents arrive, from receipt through to draft accounts.
Where it helps most
The year-end tasks AI takes off your team's plate
Document ingestion and data extraction
AI reads bank statements, receipts, and supplier invoices and extracts structured data: eliminating manual entry for the bulk of transaction processing.
Client information chasing
Automated, personalised reminders for missing documents: sent at the right time, in the right tone, without anyone in your team drafting them.
Reconciliation support
AI flags mismatches and anomalies in transaction data, reducing the time your team spends finding and resolving discrepancies.
Draft account preparation
From structured data, AI generates a working draft for your accountant to review and finalise, so review can begin as soon as the data is ready.
How we help
Working with Reformat Labs
We build AI tools that integrate with your existing practice management software and target the workflows that cost your team the most time.
Run an AI workshop before your next busy season
Identify the highest-value automation targets before the next filing rush.
Deploy AI agents for year-end workflows
Custom AI tools that handle document processing, data extraction, and reconciliation during your busiest periods.
AI managed services for accountancy practices
Ongoing AI support so your practice keeps running efficiently year-round, not just at year-end.
See our full approach to AI for finance and accountancy practices.
Common questions
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