Arkwright

AI Workflows for Accountancy Firms

Stop chasing documents, focus on what matters.

We build governed AI workflows for boutique and SME accountancy firms: intake, bookkeeping review, document chasing, month-end prep, and partner visibility. The judgement stays with qualified people; we just clear the busywork piling up around it.

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Client Records Desk

The Work Is Skilled.
The Friction Is Not.

Accountancy firms rarely struggle because partners lack expertise. They struggle because client records arrive late, queries scatter across inboxes, and the practice view is often assembled by hand when the pressure is already on.

Bank statement

Missing

Fuel receipts

Requested

Payroll note

Escalate

Client email
Manager alert
Clean handoff

The Chasing Burden

Bookkeepers and managers lose useful time asking for the same missing records, attachments, statements, and clarifications. A controlled workflow can chase, classify, and escalate without sounding like a generic helpdesk.

Review pack
Sales ledgerLinked
VAT treatmentLinked
Director loanHold

The Review Gap

Draft outputs are only useful when the reviewer can see where they came from. We design AI steps with source trails, exceptions, and approval points so judgement remains visible.

VAT

Ready

Payroll

Blocked

Accounts

Review

SA

Waiting

The Practice Blind Spot

Partners need to know which jobs are blocked, which clients need attention, and where capacity is tightening. That picture should come from live work signals, not a Friday spreadsheet ritual.

Bespoke Workflows.
Real ROI.

Client Intake Agent

A guided workflow that gathers the right records, checks completeness, files documents in the right place, and creates a clean handoff for the team. It can work through email, portal prompts, or structured forms depending on your current process.

  • Client-friendly record requests
  • Missing-document checks before staff review
  • Escalation for sensitive or unusual cases
Client portal
Client reply received09:14
Receipts grouped36 files
Missing statementChase drafted

Staff handoff

Northgate is ready for bookkeeping review once the March Barclays export is uploaded. Draft chase is waiting for approval.

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How We
Deliver.

Discovery & Audit
Map Pain Points
Integration Mapping
Design Architecture
Agent Build & Test
Bespoke Engineering
Hands-on Team Training
Seamless Handover
Ongoing Support
Iterative Upgrades

Evidence
Signals.

Proof starts in the work the firm already sees every week: repeated record requests, review exceptions, client response loops, approval trails, and the number of partner interruptions needed to keep jobs moving.

Baseline
Chasing Load

Measure repeated record requests, missing documents, and manual follow-up work before deciding what to automate.

Reviewed
Exception Quality

Compare the usefulness of flags, source links, and drafted questions against manager review standards.

Tracked
Client Response

Follow which prompts lead to complete replies, which need a call, and where the handoff should stay human.

Controlled
Professional Risk

Keep approval points, source trails, and role access clear before any workflow moves into live practice.

Why Bespoke Beats
Platform.

SaaS platforms try to solve everyone's problems, creating bloated software that forces your team to change how they work. We build agents that fit into the tools you already use.

  • Built exactly for your workflows, nothing else
  • Plugs into your existing CRM, email, and phone
  • Easily add and tweak features as your needs change
  • You own the IP, with no ongoing per-seat fees
Existing Stack
User Surface
Existing
CRM
Phone
System
Email
Client
Bespoke
Dash
MS
Teams
Slack
App
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Agent

FAQs

Questions partners usually ask first.

A good first project is narrow enough to review properly and useful enough to change the working week. These answers cover advisory, training, engineering, and the controls that keep professional judgement visible.

Agent Scoping

Ready to scope your first agent?

Book a discovery call to discuss the first workflow worth improving, the evidence we would need, and a practical value range before you commit to a build.