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AI automation for accounting firms

We build the AI intern your firm can't afford to hire.

Custom automations that take month-end close, AR chasing, and document grunt-work off your team's plate — built into the tools you already use, live in weeks.

No pitch deck. We find one task worth automating and show you how.

Built for firms on QuickBooks · Xero · Excel · email

The problem

Your best people are doing a junior's job.

Month-end close — the same reconciliations and chase-downs, every period, eating senior hours.

AR & collections — manually chasing overdue invoices and logging who replied.

Documents & receipts — sorting, extracting, and filing what clients dump on you.

Client intake — collecting docs, setting up files, nagging for the missing pieces.

Re-keying data — moving the same numbers between systems by hand.

Recurring reports — rebuilding the same client reports from scratch each cycle.

The idea

Think of it as an intern who actually scales.

An AI intern is a custom automation built around your firm's real workflow. It does the repetitive task end-to-end, works around the clock, never quits — and hands anything it's unsure about straight back to your team. Not a generic SaaS subscription. Built for how you actually work.

How it works

From busywork to handled, in three steps.

STEP 01

Audit

One call. We find the single most painful, most repetitive task in your week — the one worth automating first.

STEP 02

Build

We build the AI intern into the tools you already run — QuickBooks, Xero, spreadsheets, email. Weeks, not months.

STEP 03

Hand off

It runs. Your team reviews only the exceptions. We maintain and improve it as you go.

What we build

Interns for the work nobody wants.

Close

Month-end assistant

Reconciles accounts, flags anomalies, and drafts the close so review is all that's left.

Cash

AR & collections chaser

Follows up overdue invoices on schedule, escalates, and logs every reply automatically.

Docs

Document processor

Extracts, categorizes, and files receipts and statements the moment they land.

Onboarding

Client intake

Collects documents, sets up the file, and chases clients for what's missing.

Sync

Data mover

Keeps numbers in sync across your systems without anyone re-keying a thing.

Reporting

Report drafter

Builds your recurring client reports from the live numbers, ready for sign-off.

Early results

Proof, not promises.

↓ Placeholders — replace with your real, anonymized outcomes before sharing widely.

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[ The task ]

[ One line on what the intern took over for the firm. ]

Before: [ e.g. 9 hrs / close ]
After: [ e.g. 1 hr review ]
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[ The task ]

[ One line on the result. ]

Before: [ … ]
After: [ … ]
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[ The task ]

[ One line on the result. ]

Before: [ … ]
After: [ … ]

Why this studio

Built right, built fast, built quietly.

Custom, not off-the-shelf

Built around your firm's exact workflow, not a generic template you have to bend to fit.

Live in weeks

Fixed scope, fast turnaround. You see the first intern working before you commit to more.

Discreet by default

Builds run inside your existing tools. Your data stays yours. NDA standard.

Reliable, not duct tape

Clean, maintained builds you can trust with real client work — not a brittle script.

Lowest-risk way to start

A paid pilot, not a leap of faith.

Start with one task — fixed scope, fixed price, told upfront. If the intern doesn't save the time we agreed on, you don't continue. No retainer, no lock-in, no surprises.

Start with a pilot

Questions

Before you ask.

Is our client data safe? +

Builds run inside the tools you already use — we don't move your data offsite. An NDA is standard, and confidentiality is the default, not an upsell.

Will this replace our staff? +

No. It removes the repetitive work your team already hates so they can spend their hours on advisory and client work that actually bills.

What does it cost? +

Pilots are fixed-scope and fixed-price — you know the number before any work starts. Ongoing builds are scoped per project. No open-ended hourly billing.

We use [QuickBooks / Xero / other] — does it integrate? +

Yes. We build into the tools you already run rather than asking you to switch software or learn a new platform.

Let's find yours

Find the first task worth automating.

Book a 20-minute call

A short call. We'll tell you straight whether there's something here for you.

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