For accounting firms

TimeHunter for accounting firms

Each accountant starts a timer on a client, notes what they are working on and adds extra work items by the piece. At month end you have a per-client summary for invoicing, a closed month and payroll data for your own staff.

  • Time and extra work per client
  • Daily overview of each accountant
  • PREMIER export and payroll CSV
Illustration of the “Daily overview” tab, sample data.
  • 14 days free, no card
  • Data on EU servers (Frankfurt)
  • App in Czech, Polish and English
  • PREMIER and CSV export

What an accounting firm working with us says

F.U.D. Servis s.r.o.

We are very happy using TimeHunter.

The app is clear, intuitive and makes recording working time easier. It is tailored to our needs, which also makes the subsequent invoicing of our clients easier.

It saves us time and simplifies everyday administration.

We can definitely recommend TimeHunter to anyone looking for a practical and reliable solution for attendance and working-time records, as well as an overview of work done for individual clients.

Kateřina Witosová

F.U.D. Servis s.r.o.

Managing Director, Chief Accountant · accounting firm, Czech Republic

Translated from Czech

Who in the firm it is for

Firm owner

See how much time each client takes and what was done. Fixed fees that do not pay off show up in the summary, not just as a hunch.

Accountants and payroll staff

One click to start work on a client, a short note and extra work by the piece. No spreadsheet to fill in from memory in the evening.

Whoever issues the invoices

At month end you take the per-client summary with notes and PDF backup instead of collecting hours from each person.

A month in an accounting firm, step by step

This is how a Czech accounting firm uses TimeHunter every day. Every step is a feature available in the system today.

  1. 01

    Clock-in and client timer

    The accountant clocks in (web panel, app or QR code), then starts a timer on a client, picks the service type and adds a short note, e.g. “September VAT”.

  2. 02

    Extra work by the piece

    Registrations, corrections, extra payslips: a catalog item, quantity, unit price and a note. Employees add and fix their own items afterwards in “My records”.

  3. 03

    Daily check

    The daily overview shows everyone: sessions, entries with notes, extra work and time without a client. Fix a forgotten timer, and the change is logged.

  4. 04

    Month end

    A per-client summary with notes, an invoicing PDF, month-end close of the timesheets and a payroll export for your staff.

Invoicing backup for the client

Pick a client and a period, and TimeHunter creates a PDF you can attach to the invoice. For a fixed-fee client it shows the fee, recurring surcharges and extra work with quantity and price, with working time as a record. For an hourly client: hours × rate by service type.

  • Totals: entries, hours, amount
  • Breakdown by day, employee and rate
  • Every entry with its work note
Illustration, sample data. The PDF is currently generated in Czech.

Billing your clients

  • Hourly client

    Up to 3 named service types with their own rate, a custom rate per entry and markups. Amount = hours × rate.

  • Fixed-fee client

    A monthly fee, recurring monthly surcharges and one-off extra work (quantity × price). Working time is listed without amounts.

  • Surcharge catalog

    One service price list for the firm. Default surcharges are added to new clients, and one click fills in clients that have none.

  • Invoicing PDF

    For a chosen client and period: totals, breakdown by day, employee and rate, and every entry with its note. The PDF is currently in Czech.

  • Live: who works for which client

    The “Live” tab shows who is working right now and for which client.

  • Client import from CSV

    Name, category, rates and markups from a file, with column mapping and a preview before import.

Your own team’s time and payroll

  • Home office in the schedule

    Mark a work-from-home day in the schedule; it shows by colour and in the daily overview.

  • Flexible hours

    One setting turns off late-arrival tracking for the whole company.

  • Leave and overtime time-off

    Leave requests with balances, overtime time-off and manual overtime entries from before go-live.

  • Month-end close

    A closed month requires a reason for every later change to working time.

  • PREMIER export

    For Czech companies: days and hours by your own pay-component codes, with a preview and warnings before download.

  • Payroll CSV

    A monthly file per employee: days and hours worked, overtime, breaks, leave and sick days.

Spreadsheet vs TimeHunter in an accounting firm

—Spreadsheet / paperTimeHunter
Logging time per clientIn the evening, from memoryTimer while working, with a note
Extra workA separate list that gets lostCatalog item: quantity × price + note
Team overviewAsking everyoneDaily overview and live view
Forgotten timerWrong total until month endClosed automatically, corrected with history
Client invoiceAdding up sheetsPer-client summary and PDF
Your own payrollRetyping hoursCSV or PREMIER export

Refined together with an accounting firm

We refine the billing module with an accounting firm that works in TimeHunter every day. Their feedback led to:

  • Daily overview with time correction and change history
  • “My records”: employees fix their own extra work afterwards
  • Extra work by the piece with unit price and note
  • Automatic closing of timers left running overnight
  • Home office in the schedule and flexible hours
  • PREMIER export with per-company pay codes

Time records and client billing in an accounting firm

Two kinds of time in one system

An accounting firm keeps two records at once: its own employees’ working time, which employers must record by law, and the time spent on each client, which drives the invoice and tells you whether a fixed fee pays off. In TimeHunter both come from one click: the accountant clocks in and assigns time to clients during the session. Time without a client, such as internal work, stays in the attendance record but is not billed.

Hourly or fixed fee

Each client has its own billing mode and currency. Hourly clients are billed by service type (up to three named rates, e.g. bookkeeping, payroll, advisory) plus markups. Fixed-fee clients are billed a monthly amount, recurring surcharges and extra work by the piece, with working time kept as proof of work and a basis for repricing.

Remote work and flexible hours

In accounting firms part of the team works from home and start times vary. Mark home-office days in the schedule, and the “flexible hours” setting turns off late-arrival tracking. Attendance and client billing work the same from the office or from home, and the daily overview shows who worked on what.

Month end without retyping

After the month is closed, any later change to working time needs a reason, so invoice and payroll figures stay consistent. Payroll data for your own staff comes as a monthly CSV, and Czech firms can export to PREMIER with their own pay-component codes.

How to start

  1. 1

    Create an account

    Company sign-up takes about 2 minutes; 14-day trial, no card.

  2. 2

    Import clients

    CSV import with rates, then the surcharge catalog and billing mode per client.

  3. 3

    Add your team

    Employees sign in on the web or the Android app and start logging client time right away.

What you need

The Pro or Enterprise plan plus the “Project billing” add-on (a flat monthly fee per company, regardless of headcount). Time tracking, leave, month-end close and payroll export are part of the plan. The first 14 days are free, no card needed.

See pricing

Frequently asked questions

Which plan do I need?
The Pro or Enterprise plan plus the “Project billing” add-on, charged as a flat monthly fee per company. Time tracking, leave, month-end close and payroll export are included in the plan.
Can I import my client list?
Yes, from a CSV file. You map the columns (name, category, rates, markups) and see a preview of the first rows. Currency and billing mode (hourly or fixed fee) are then set on the client.
What if an accountant forgets to stop the timer?
Timers left running from previous days are closed automatically and flagged in the daily overview. An admin or manager corrects the entry time, and every correction is written to the change history.
How do I bill a fixed-fee client with extras?
Set the client to monthly billing. The PDF shows the fixed fee, recurring monthly surcharges and one-off extra work (with quantity and unit price), and lists working time without hourly amounts.
Can my clients track their own employees’ time under my account?
Not within one account. Each company has its own TimeHunter account and its own employees. Your client can open their own account, and their administrator downloads the payroll export (CSV, or PREMIER in Czechia).
Can an employee see other people’s entries?
No. Employees see their own entries in “My records”. The daily overview, per-client summary, live view and PDF are available to managers and admins.
Can I bill clients in euros?
Yes. The currency (PLN, CZK or EUR) is set per client, and the summary and PDF calculate amounts in that currency.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The panel runs in the browser on desktop and mobile, and the Android employee app can clock in and run a client timer.
How does the PREMIER export work?
For Czech companies. You set your pay-component codes (work, leave, sick leave, overtime…) and employees’ personal numbers. The export creates a file with days and hours, handles partial months and shows a preview with warnings before download.
Where is the data stored?
On servers in the European Union (Frankfurt). The data processing agreement is published on the website.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
You choose a plan and pay by bank transfer; the invoice arrives by email. If you do not continue, access stops. No card is entered, so nothing is charged automatically.
Is there a minimum user count?
No. You can start with 1 user and add more. The first 14 days are free; after that the price depends on the plan and the number of employees.

Try it with your own clients

14 days free, no card. We will help you set up clients, rates and the surcharge catalog.

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