Task management
Time Recording on Tasks for Accountants
Knowing how long work really takes helps you price fees and plan capacity. Remindoo lets your team record time directly against tasks, so time is linked to the client and service it belongs to.
Built for UK accountants, bookkeepers and growing accountancy practices.
Record time where the work happens
- Start and stop a timer on a task
- Time is linked to the task's client and service
- Mark tasks as billable where relevant
Compare with estimates
Service templates can hold estimated hours. Recorded time can be reviewed in the dashboard's timesheet and capacity planning views.
Use it for fee reviews
Seeing recorded time by client and service helps partners spot work that regularly takes longer than its fee allows.
Example: repricing a bookkeeping client
- The monthly bookkeeping service is estimated at 3 hours.
- Recorded time on the last six tasks averages over 5 hours.
- The partner uses this to review the client's fee at renewal.
Illustrative example, adapt it to your own practice's process.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I see recorded time?
On the task, and in the dashboard's timesheet and capacity planning sections, subject to role permissions.
Is this a full billing system?
Recorded time helps with fee reviews and capacity. Invoicing is handled separately in Remindoo's invoice module.
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Why recording time matters in an accountancy practice
Time is the main cost in every accounting firm. Without recorded time you are guessing whether a fixed fee is profitable, whether a client is taking more work than agreed, or whether a team member is overloaded.
Price services with evidence
Comparing recorded time with the fee for a year-end, VAT return or payroll run shows which clients and services are under-priced before renewal.
Spot scope creep early
When time on a client keeps rising, you can raise it with the client or send an updated proposal rather than absorbing the cost.
Plan capacity realistically
Estimated time against actual time tells managers how much work a person can really take in a busy January or accounts season.
Support fair reviews
Time linked to tasks and clients gives an objective view of workload, rather than relying on who seems busiest.
Practical tips from UK practice
- Start the timer on the task itself, so time is linked to the right client and service automatically.
- Set estimated hours in service templates, then compare them with recorded time each quarter.
- Review the most over-running services before you send renewal proposals or engagement letters.
- Agree as a team which work counts as client time and which is internal, so the numbers are comparable.
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Written and reviewed by Annie, Product Lead at Remindoo. Guidance is general; check current GOV.UK and professional body guidance for your firm.
What UK practices say about Remindoo
Read all reviews on Trustpilot“With Remindoo, everything from the first enquiry to onboarding and ongoing client management is tracked in one place… It saves us hours and gives me, as a practice owner, complete visibility of where the firm stands.”
“The biggest benefit is having clients, tasks, deadlines, workflows, proposals and communication all organised in one place.”
“During my trial, the team were absolutely amazing. They helped onboard my clients, set up my settings and made sure everything was ready for me to use… they made the whole process completely stress-free.”
“It brings client information, tasks, recurring deadlines, workflows and reminders together in one place, giving us much better visibility across the team.”
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