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HRIS for professional services that aligns people, time, profit

We help consulting, legal, accounting, engineering and digital firms design, select and implement HRIS and services payroll that link skills, time, approvals and billing to margin, not admin.

Independent HRIS consulting focused on project based and fee earning workforces
End to end support from requirements, vendor selection and design to implementation and optimisation
Configuration for complex services payroll, charge out rates, bonuses and partner drawings
Time, utilisation and skills data wired into billing, WIP and forecasting
Approvals, workflows and controls that match client, engagement and risk policies

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HRIS for professional services that connects people, projects and profit

HRIS for professional services is about more than core HR. You need clean people data, role clarity, approvals and services payroll that match client contracts, rates, skills and projects. When HRIS, time capture and billing are aligned, partners see true utilisation, margin and capacity. When they are not, you leak revenue, misprice work, lose talent and fail audits. We provide independent consulting to design, select and implement joined up HRIS, services payroll and approvals for modern professional firms.

Project workforce HRIS strategy and roadmap

We start by understanding how your firm sells, staffs and delivers work today. That includes practice structures, service lines, grade frameworks, locations, partners, contractors and offshore teams. We assess how your current HRIS, time, services payroll and billing tools support or block real visibility of utilisation and margin.

From there, we design a clear HRIS for professional services roadmap. It sequences changes across people data, processes, integrations and approvals. Every step links to business outcomes: higher billed utilisation, better forecasting, smoother onboarding, less rework and fewer exceptions. The roadmap is practical, cost aware and aligned to leadership priorities.

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Services payroll and reward design

Professional services payroll is nuanced. You have fee earners, central services, partners, directors, project bonuses, sales incentives and client specific terms. We help you move away from manual spreadsheets and inflexible setups by designing services payroll structures that your chosen platforms can support cleanly.

We map rules for basic pay, variable pay, on call, overtime, rate cards, draws and profit share into a robust configuration blueprint. Then we work with your vendors to embed it. The result is timely, accurate, explainable payroll that Finance, partners and auditors can trust, without losing the agility you need in a deal driven environment.

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Time, billing & utilisation integration

Time entry is where reality meets revenue. We design how HRIS, time capture tools and billing platforms talk to each other, so one source of truth covers people, projects, roles, rates and utilisation. This includes mapping roles to rate cards, charge codes, WIP rules and write off workflows.

Our consultants define interfaces, validation rules and reconciliations that reduce leakage and admin. Fee earners log time once. Partners see forward load, realisation and margin by client and service line. HR can link performance, development and succession to real delivery data, not guesswork.

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Approvals and governance workflow design

Approvals in professional services are often tribal: emails, chats and side deals. We translate partner expectations, risk policies and client commitments into clear, system based workflows. This covers hiring, role changes, rate changes, discounts, remote work, overtime, expenses and sensitive accounts. By embedding these approvals into HRIS for professional services and related tools, you gain traceability without slowing the business. Leadership gets comfort that decisions are visible and consistent. Teams get clarity on who decides what, how and by when.

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Implementation assurance and optimisation:

We do not just write PowerPoint. We stay involved across implementation, configuration, integration, testing and go live as your independent assurance layer. We challenge poor design, vague decisions and risky shortcuts that often creep into HRIS and services payroll projects.

Post go live, we run optimisation sprints to tighten roles, workflows, reporting and integrations based on live feedback. Our work ensures your investment delivers a stable, accurate, adopted platform that supports winning and delivering projects, not more noise.

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Align HRIS with your fee model

Share your current tools, rate structures and utilisation goals. We will outline how consulting support can link HRIS to profit.

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Discovery and utilisation diagnostic

We review how people, projects, skills, rates and approvals work in reality. Using HRIS for professional services and services payroll as the lens, we map data quality, processes, utilisation reporting, time capture and bottlenecks. This shows where you lose margin, miss insights or overcomplicate controls, and sets a clear baseline for change.

What We Offer:

Structured review of HR, time, payroll and billing alignment
Utilisation and realisation analysis across key practices
Skills, roles and data model assessment for project work
Gap analysis across approvals, controls and audit trails
Clear, prioritised actions to protect and grow margin

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Solution design and implementation partnership

We convert findings into a solution blueprint, then act as your HRIS consulting partner through selection and delivery. We shape requirements, support vendor evaluation, and guide configuration so HRIS, services payroll, time and approvals reflect how your firm actually operates. The outcome is cleaner data, faster reporting and better partner confidence.

What We Offer:

Target operating model design for project based workforces
Independent support for vendor demos, scoring and selection
Configuration and integration assurance with chosen platforms
Data migration, mapping and reconciliation guidance
Change, training and hypercare focused on adoption and ROI

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Our Process

Map reality

We capture how you sell, staff and bill, not just how process maps look.

Design blueprint

We define data, workflows and integrations that connect HRIS, time, payroll and billing.

Select fit

We support vendor evaluation so chosen tools match project based workforce needs.

Land change

We guide configuration, testing and rollout so teams adopt and margin improves.

Why choose Us?

We focus on consulting and implementation, not selling software. Our team understands professional services economics, partner expectations and delivery realities. That mix lets us design HRIS and services payroll setups that protect margin, support growth and stand up to client and audit scrutiny.

Sector fluent

We understand consulting, legal, accounting, engineering and digital agency operating models.

Profit driven

Every recommendation links HRIS decisions to utilisation, realisation and margin.

Independent view

Platform neutral advice that challenges vendors and protects your interests.

Delivery depth

Hands on experience across design, integrations, payroll and change in complex firms.

Frequently asked questions

What does HRIS for professional services cover beyond core HR?

It connects people data, roles, skills, projects, rates, time, approvals and services payroll into one view. Done well, HRIS for professional services supports accurate billing, protects margin, simplifies resourcing and helps partners make faster, better decisions with real numbers.

Do you provide software or only HRIS consulting services?

We only provide independent consulting, design and implementation support. We do not resell software. That means our advice on HRIS for professional services, services payroll, time capture and integrations is unbiased and focused on what works for your firm.

How can better HRIS and services payroll improve utilisation?

When roles, skills, rates and projects are joined up, you can see who is underused, overworked or misaligned. Clean time data feeds accurate utilisation dashboards. Leaders can shift work, adjust hiring and refine pricing based on facts instead of instinct.

Can you integrate HRIS with our existing time and billing platforms?

Yes. Integration is a core part of our work. We design and validate the links between HRIS, time capture and billing so people records, rates, approvals and projects stay aligned. This reduces manual fixes, write offs and revenue leakage.

How do you handle complex approvals in professional services firms?

We translate partner, risk and finance rules into clear workflows in HRIS and related tools. This can include approvals for hiring, promotions, rate changes, discounts, expenses and sensitive matters. The aim is fast but controlled decisions with full audit trails.

What is different about services payroll for professional services?

Services payroll must reflect varied roles, bonuses, incentives, partner drawings and cross border work. We design payroll structures and processes that are robust, explainable and easy to run, while still aligning to commercial agreements and engagement terms.