Is it worth automating?

Answer five questions about one process in your firm. See the hours at stake, the yearly gain and what we would charge.

Week 1
A paid diagnostic week. It counts toward the project.
Day 30
The first payment for the rebuild, after it runs for 30 days.
Our fee
At most 20% of the first-year gain.

One process, before and after

An estimate. Change any answer.

1/5

    Code, AI and your experts

    Each step goes to the cheapest layer that does it reliably. Code checks the AI. Your experts check what code cannot.

    LayerWhat it doesWhen we use it
    CodeCalculations, validations, tax rules, moving data between systemsThe rule is known and stable
    AIReads documents, classifies, matches unclear data, writes draftsThere is a pattern, but no fixed rule
    Your expertsJudgment, exceptions, final approvalThe step needs context or professional responsibility

    Your team stops typing and starts reviewing

    1. ShadowThe system runs next to your current process. Nothing changes yet.About 1 week
    2. ReviewIt proposes every item. Your team checks each one, faster than doing it.Your team checks every item
    3. ExceptionsIt completes the clear items. Your team checks the flagged ones and a sample.Flagged items and a 5–10% sample

    Professional responsibility stays with your accountants. We are responsible for the system working as agreed.

    The rebuild is paid from the gain. Not before.

    Apart from one paid diagnostic week, every payment comes after the new process runs. The amounts come from your check above.

    WhenWhat happensYou pay
    Week 1Diagnostic. We measure the process and agree the baseline. One paid week, counted toward the project.Diagnostic fee
    Weeks 2–5Rebuild. Usually 1 to 4 weeks, with your experts.0
    Day 0The new process goes live and your team approves it.0
    Day 30First measurement of the gain. First payment.—
    Day 60Second measurement. Second payment.—
    Day 90Third payment. Then the gain is all yours.—

    If the measured gain is below the estimate, the last payment goes down. We also keep working at no charge for up to 4 weeks to close the gap, as long as your team did its part: data, access and adoption.

    We start with accounting firms and finance teams

    One process first. Then the next one, department by department.

    ProcessThe number we move
    Document intake and bookkeeping entriesHours per client file
    Monthly close and reconciliationsDays to close
    Tax filings and recurring obligationsFiling hours, late filings
    PayrollPayslips per analyst
    Collecting documents from your clientsDays waiting for documents
    Management reports you sell to your clientsNew advisory revenue

    Send us one process.

    Tell us what it is, how many people work on it and how many hours it takes. We reply with what we would change.

    Write to us samuel@heinrichs.ai