Time tracking for accountants

Time Tracking Software for Accountants

We know billing clients can be particularly challenging for CPA firms due to the complexities of tracking billable hours and ensuring accurate invoicing. That’s where our time and billing software for CPA firms comes in. We handle the admin work so that accountants start seeing more P & less L.

G2 Leader Winter 2025
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Key time and billing software features for accounting firms

Track time and expenses and bill clients accurately with our time tracking accounting software.

Time tracking

Accurate time tracking and automated timesheets

Track billable and non-billable hours automatically for each client with intuitive employee time tracking for desktop, web, and mobile apps. Seamlessly convert time tracking data into detailed, itemized timesheets for accurate employee hours tracking and streamlined payments.

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Invoicing

Convert tracked time into professional invoices

Generate invoices in one click with Hubstaff’s time tracking and invoicing software. Add automated line items and multiple billing rates, embed expenses, add your own custom branding, and email them out directly from the Hubstaff app.

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Budgeting

Set limits and adjust budgets for more accurate billing

With our billing software for accounting firms, you can easily set hours or project limits for CPAs and clients. Then, use real-time project cost tracking data to prevent money leaks that negatively impact your bottom line.

Productivity

Manage more productive accountants

Live productivity tracking allows you to track work hours and monitor team efficiency with keyboard and mouse activity and app and URL usage data. Ensure you always comply with optional, fully customizable screenshot permissions for sensitive data.

Integrations

35+ integrations with accounting, CRM, and project mangement tools

Choose from over 35+ Hubstaff integrations with your favorite tools for streamlined workflows. Sync seamlessly with accounting software like FreshBooks, QuickBooks, and PayPal to reduce manual data entry and errors.

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Payroll

Versatile, intuitive payroll for teams of all sizes

Simply set pay rates for accountants, bookkeepers, and CPAs, have them track time, and automatically run payroll using Hubstaff's payment integrations. Seamlessly convert timesheets to time and payroll tracking and pay your teams across an array of different apps like Wise, PayPal, and Deel directly from the Hubstaff app.

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How Hubstaff’s time and billing software for accountants works

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QuickBooks
Export time tracked via Hubstaff to QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop.
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Teamwork Projects
Keep track of time spent on Teamwork Projects tasks through your Hubstaff app.
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FreshBooks
Track time directly to FreshBooks tasks by connecting it with your Hubstaff account.
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ClickUp
Sync with Hubstaff and track time directly to ClickUp tasks, see work in progress, and add budgets.
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Deel
Easily streamline your global payroll by connecting Hubstaff with Deel for seamless contractor payments.
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Salesforce
Track time spent on your assigned Salesforce tasks after integrating with Hubstaff.
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Time tracking tools to maximize your team’s productivity

See what our customers say

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cost savings by eliminating wasted tasks

10% - 25%
Project savings
25%
Cost reduction from bad hires
We work in a lot of different industries, so I can’t always know what’s a 45-minute task and what’s a four-hour task. With tools like Hubstaff, you can tell. You then decide if a whole project should’ve taken 16 hours or if someone is just not the right fit.Solomon ThimothyOneIMS President
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faster project completion


Bookkeeping reduced from
1 week to 1-2 days
Over 100% ROI
By improving productivity and visibility
My people need to document their work so that I can have visibility into what they did during the day. Using Hubstaff reduces the meeting time I needed and gives me clarity into what was done and what wasn’t.Brian DordevicDirector of Strategic Planning
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reduction in check-in meeting time


10% - 25%
Increase in activity level
100% confidence
In running a remote operation
Without Hubstaff, I wouldn’t be confident in running a remote business. We used the platform from the first day we opened the office in India, so I knew it would give me the insights and confidence to commit to remote working.Ross CrawfordManaging Director
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