Easy-to-use project-based accounting software

Access project-based accounting software brings together your financial, project and resource management, for a full 360-degree view of your projects and business.

Get clear, accurate data to drive better management decision-making — anytime, anywhere.

Integrated project accounting software for improved accuracy and efficiency

Our project accounting software for project-based businesses gives your team the tools to plan and manage projects easily and profitably. At the same time, giving finance functions improved control of costs and revenue management. Plus, transactions feed straight into your project accounting system for improved accuracy and efficiency.

Benefits of project-based accounting software

Use project-based accounting software to get real-time project costings, resource scheduling, expense tracking, accounting, and so much more. Improve end-to-end project and financial management with Access Financials. Become technically agile and ready to deliver future projects confidently, even as your business grows.

End-to-end project and financial management

Project costings: keep projects within budget through automated checks, alerts and notifications, create estimates using flexible project costing: value, rate or cost-plus and discounts.
Resource scheduling: use the interactive scheduling calendar to book resources against the statement of work to stay within budget.
Task management: assign tasks, capture key project information using templated forms, share documents and communicate with your team and clients.
Approval workflows: automate workflows and approval processes to keep your operations running smoothly. View, update and approve directly in Microsoft Outlook.
Time and expense tracking: use online or mobile apps to quickly record time and expenses against a project.
Purchasing: stay in control of costs and payments, share and store records electronically and automate invoice matching to help streamline purchasing.
Invoicing: bill chargeable work promptly and accurately. Choose from multiple billing types – project milestone, % fee, work-in-progress billing — within a single project.
Accounting: transactions feed straight into Access Accounting, keeping your accounts accurate and up to date.

Real-time project visibility and business intelligence

360-view of projects: keep track of project time and costs vs budget, track progress and profitability, work in progress, accrued income, cost-to-complete, and utilisation – all in real time.
Live dashboards: get an instant view of performance with interactive, configurable dashboards. Drill down with smart search and filters to see the underlying data and detail.
Advanced analytics: create unlimited insights from your data and connect data from other Access and third-party systems to give you the full picture.
Custom reporting: access hundreds of ready-made reports, plus create charts, tables, dashboards and filters and easily share your key financial data, insights and reports across your organisation.
Consolidated reporting: report information at the business, client, project or cost-code level. See all committed project costs, purchasing, billing forecasts, invoices and capacity for full visibility, governance and informed business decision-making.

Easy data migration, smooth implementation

Experience the peace of mind of securely migrating your data in as little as 24 hours. Our seamless onboarding process is designed to support your finance team every step of the way.

Your dedicated Access consultants and project managers are available to provide you with all the assistance you require, whenever you need it.

Project accounting software gives Brown & Co tangible information

We can review the business not just based on gut feeling, but based on tangible information. When it comes to project management and looking at how people manage our projects and how effective they are with those projects, there’s no doubt in the data because it’s in one place.

Alton Nutile, Commercial Operations Director at Brown & Co

Know you're in safe hands with our expert support team

Enterprise-level security keeps your data safe from threats, data loss and leaks. And because it’s cloud-based, you and your team can access your project accounting software anywhere, on any device.

You’re always working on the latest version, have the latest data to hand, and have 24/7 expert support on hand.

What’s more, the project accounting software feature in Access Financials is available through Access Workspace, so all your software, data and processes are in one place for greater productivity.

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Project accounting software FAQs

What is the difference between project accounting and financial accounting?

Project accounting, also known as project cost accounting, is the process of tracking, reporting and analysing the financial transactions of each project. Standard business accounting is focused on tracking the financials by department or revenue stream. While general financial accounting covers revenues and expenses, project accounting includes more specific financial details as well as project progress.

What is project accounting?

Project accounting refers to the accurate tracking of costs incurred throughout a project’s lifespan, managing billing and reporting on revenue.

Managing project finances effectively means keeping costs under control and optimising revenue.

Good project finance software, such as Access Financials, gives your team the tools to plan and manage projects easily and profitably. Our project finance software provides real time project costings, resource scheduling, expense tracking and accounting; you can quickly identify if a project is on budget and adjust to avoid any overspend.

What is project accounting software?

With online project accounting software, you can generate financial reports that include revenues and costs broken down by project and down to a project phases, tasks or cost centres. And because costs and revenues are recorded day-to-day, project costing and accounting software can show, in real time, if projects are within budget, under-running or over-running.

Take a look at the features of our project-based accounting software.

What is the best project accounting software?

There are many project accounting software’s out in the market but the best project accounting software for your business depends on your business needs. When looking at project accounting software, you need to consider:

Number of active projects
Value of projects
Stakeholders involved
Cost of internal employees time
Integration with main finance system
Accessibility