Time tracking · For accounting firms

Track time without thinking about it.

Persistent timer that follows you across pages. Manual entries for off-platform work. Time flows straight into WIP, billing, realization reports, and payroll exports. No spreadsheets in between.

Persistent timer Bill from tracked time Excel export
Time entries report with all logged time, filterable
01

Track in two clicks

Hit start, do the work, hit stop, assign to a job and client. Or log it after the fact, single entry or in bulk.

02

Bill straight from time

Tracked time feeds into WIP. Batch-create invoices from selected entries. No spreadsheet in between.

03

See where margin lives

Realization compares billable to actual hours so you spot scope creep, leaky margins, and pricing that needs adjusting.

Persistent timer

The clock follows you. Stops when you do.

The timer sits in the left panel on every page. Click record, the work begins. Switch jobs, switch clients, the timer keeps running. Click stop, save the entry to a job and client. Off-platform work? Log manually after the fact.

  • Persistent timer across pages
  • Single-entry manual logging
  • Multi-entry logging for whole-day catch-ups
  • Adjust the recorded time before saving
Single time entry log assigned to a client and job
Budget vs Actual

Every job, every budget, in one view.

See every active job's budget and how much of it is already used, on a single Time Summary screen. Colour coding makes overruns impossible to miss, so you can step in before the team has given the time away.

  • Set a budget in hours on every job
  • Catch overruns mid-engagement, not at billing
Time Summary report grouped by job with budget and percentage used columns
WIP & invoicing

Bill from tracked time, in batch.

Time logs flow into the WIP view. Pick what's ready, adjust if needed, batch-create invoices. The hours, the rates, the descriptions are already there. No copy-paste from Excel.

  • WIP view across all unbilled time
  • Adjust, write off, or hold back before billing
  • Batch-create invoices from selected entries
Unbilled WIP from tracked time, ready to invoice
Realization

Find the engagements quietly running 40% over.

Realization compares billable to actual hours by job, client, employee, or service. The senior who consistently over-runs? The service line that always realises low? Now you can see them and adjust pricing or scope before next quarter.

  • Realization by job, client, or service
  • Filter by employee or date range
  • Spot scope creep early
Realization report comparing billable vs actual hours
Reports

Time summaries and entries for payroll, partners, and audit.

Aggregate by user, job, client, or service for management reporting. Drill to every individual entry for payroll or audit. Filter, group, export to Excel. Your numbers, on demand.

  • Time summary by user / job / client / service
  • Time entries detail for audit
  • Excel export every report
Time summary report aggregated by user and client

From a stopwatch to invoiced revenue, in four steps.

  1. 1

    Set rates & estimates

    Billable and cost rates per user, plus estimated hours per job.

  2. 2

    Track or log

    Use the timer in the day, or log entries after the fact.

  3. 3

    Send to WIP

    Time flows into the WIP view ready to invoice.

  4. 4

    Run the reports

    Time summary, realization, billing, on demand.

What changes when time and billing share a system.

Without Tidyflow

  • ×Toggl + Excel + a separate billing tool
  • ×Friday afternoon spent rebuilding the week
  • ×Realization calculated quarterly, in PowerBI
  • ×"What rate does this client get again?"

With Tidyflow

  • Persistent timer + multi-entry log
  • Time flows straight into WIP and invoices
  • Realization built in, on demand
  • Per-service and per-client rates configured once

Trusted by accounting firms billing on the time they actually track.

5,000+ clients managed on Tidyflow today.

"The user-friendly interface and solid features have become essential in streamlining our accounting firm's operations, ensuring consistent and reliable service delivery."
Andre Coutinho Andre CoutinhoAccounting Manager
"Great for team collaboration, accountability, keeping track of information and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks."
Kristine Ismael Kristine IsmaelPartner
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Built for the way firms actually log hours.

Track

  • Persistent timer
  • Manual entries
  • Multi-entry logging
  • Assign time to clients and jobs
  • Estimated hours per job

Bill

  • WIP & batch invoicing
  • Billable rates per user
  • Cost rates per user
  • Per-service rate overrides

Report

  • Time summary report
  • Time entries report
  • Realization report
  • Budget vs Actual time
  • Excel export everywhere

From $20/user/month, billed annually.

Time tracking, WIP, and reports included on every plan.

Time tracking questions firms ask us most.

The timer is always visible in the left panel. Hit record to start, stop to pause, save to assign the time to a job and client. The timer keeps running as you navigate between pages, so you never lose track.

Yes. Single time entries or multiple entries at once for off-platform work like calls, meetings, and travel.

Yes. Time logs flow into the WIP (Work in Progress) view. Select unbilled time and batch-create invoices in a few clicks. No third-party tools required.

Yes. Set default billable rates per service type and override them per client. Cost rates and billable rates can both be configured per team member.

Yes. Each job has an estimated hours field. The Time Summary report tracks logged time against the estimate with a colour-coded percentage column, so jobs running over surface mid-engagement, not at billing.

Yes. Filter by date, client, user, or group, then export to Excel for reporting, payroll, or audit.

Realization compares billable hours to actual hours by job, client, employee, or service type. It's how you find scope creep and pricing that no longer works.

Track time. Bill it. Move on.

Start free for 14 days. No credit card. Persistent timer ready from day one.

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Electronic signatures

Easily request electronic signatures from clients.

Email Management

A shared inbox built for the firm. Connect Gmail or Microsoft 365 and get every client email linked to the right job and client - automatically.

Integrations

Powerful integrations simplify your workflow. Connect with tools like Xero, QuickBooks Online, and Zapier, or customize with our API.

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Send branded proposals and engagement letters, get them approved, and get paid - all without the back-and-forth.

Reporting & Insights

Understand where your time, billing, and revenue actually go with built-in reports that don't need a data warehouse.

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Get your firm organized today.

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