Built for accounting firms

Engagements, recurring work, and month-end — simplified.

Tax seasons, fixed-fee compliance, and advisory bundles — Brunell keeps every client engagement profitable without drowning your team in timesheets.

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50%

Less partner time on WIP reviews

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Engagement profitability per client

5 min

Bulk invoice prep for recurring work

The problem

Accounting firms run on trust. And impossible March.

Seasonal spikes, fixed-fee compliance, and advisory hours compete for the same tired administrators and incomplete timesheets.

Recurring engagements hard to track

Annual accounts and GST returns repeat — but WIP and write-offs still get manual.

Fixed fee overrun invisible

You quoted $2,800 for the job; the team burned 40% more hours before anyone noticed.

Advisory time scattered

Partner advice between emails never hits the engagement until invoice day.

Without Brunell · a typical week

📊 March: partners live in WIP spreadsheets.

📋 Junior’s timesheet missing — chase email #3.

💸 Fixed-fee client invoiced the same; margin unknown until year-end.

📎 Advisory call with client — will it make the bill?

You advise clients on systems. Yours runs on hope.

The solution

Engagement billing your partners will actually use.

Brunell treats every client job as an engagement — time, fixed fees, costs, and invoices — driven by conversation, not another portal.

Quote engagements fast

"Annual accounts for Green & Co, $3,200 fixed, include GST return." Tasks and fee locked in.

Log work in the moment

"1.5h on Green & Co, year-end workpapers, for Alex." Captured while it’s fresh.

WIP & realisation by client

"Which engagements are over budget?" Firm-wide view — fix margin before you invoice.

With Brunell · same week

Which fixed-fee jobs are over budget?

Three over: Green & Co (+12h), Harbor Ltd (+8h), Pine Trust (+5h). Canvas lists all.

Invoice all recurring March compliance work

14 invoices drafted — $48,200 total. Review list or send batch?

Log 2h for Sam on Harbor, GST return

2h on Harbor. Job now 94% of fee consumed — flag sent to partner.

Total time: under a minute. Margin protected.

Accounting workflow

Compliance to advisory —
one engagement ledger.

Propose the engagement

Fixed, recurring, or T&M quotes with standard task libraries.

Roll forward annually

Clone last year’s structure; adjust fees in conversation.

Capture all chargeable time

Compliance and advisory — same easy logging habit.

Out-of-pocket & software

Disbursements and subs on the client job with markup.

WIP & overrun alerts

Brunell flags engagements eating the fixed fee.

Invoice runs & reminders

Batch recurring invoices; chase overdue from one ask.