Chartered accountants and accounting firms · CRM

Keep every enquiry, referral and renewal in one list partners can trust.

A CRM for a CA firm records each prospect, client and referrer with the service discussed and the next step due, so no enquiry depends on a partner's memory. GullySales sets up a simple system the staff will keep up, and it respects client confidentiality.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

“Client information lives in a dozen places”
Contact details are in the accounting software, the partners' phones, an old spreadsheet and a staff member's WhatsApp. When someone leaves, a part of the firm's memory goes too. A single list does not need to be large to be valuable.
“Renewal dates are the firm's calendar, not its CRM”
Audit appointments, retainers and annual filings repeat on known dates. A system that remembers them lets the firm raise a renewal conversation in good time, instead of finding out on the due date that a client has moved elsewhere.
“Referrers deserve records as much as clients”
A banker who sends two files a year is a relationship worth noting. Without a record of who sent what, and when they last heard from the firm, the relationship fades once the partner who knew them is busy.
“Confidential data needs the right access”
Client financial information should not sit in a shared tool open to everyone. Keep the CRM to contact, service and status details, and keep financial records where access is controlled. Check the firm's own data protection obligations with your adviser.

What we do

What we deliver for chartered accountants and accounting firms.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

Simple CRM set-up
A tool chosen to fit the firm's size, with fields for client type, services, source, partner in charge and next step.
Result: Any staff member can see where each client stands.
Data clean-up and import
Existing contacts gathered from software, phones and sheets, duplicates removed and fields filled consistently.
Result: One list replaces several.
Pipeline stages for enquiries
Defined stages from first enquiry to signed engagement letter, with a rule for what each stage means.
Result: A partner sees how many proposals are pending.
Renewal and review reminders
A calendar of retainer renewals, audit appointments and annual reviews linked to client records.
Result: Renewal conversations start before the due date.
Access and privacy rules
A written note on who may see which fields, and what must stay out of the CRM.
Result: Client financial detail stays outside the shared tool.

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How the result is measured

Enquiries logged in the CRM
Data completeness
Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

Keep the fields that tell a partner where each enquiry and renewal stands.

Work type and recurrence: Filled by the person taking the call, and separates one-time filing from audit, secretarial and retainer prospects.
Referrer: Entered at first contact, so a banker or lawyer who sends work is thanked and counted.
Engagement letter status: Set by the partner as not sent, sent or signed, so unsigned letters are visible before work begins.
Decision maker and role: Added after the first meeting, so the firm knows whether the founder, the banker or the finance head decides.
Renewal and due dates: Recorded for each client, and lets the team see which retainers and filings are approaching before the client asks.

Who it is for

This is written for these chartered accountants and accounting firms.

Sole practitioner chartered accountants
Small and mid-sized CA partnership firms
Statutory and internal audit practices
GST and indirect tax specialists
Company secretaries in practice
Accounting and bookkeeping service firms
Firms serving startups and funded companies
Firms serving NRIs and cross-border clients
Second-generation practices modernising their client base

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

Your practice management software already holds every client and due date, and a second list would only get out of step.
Nobody will update stage and referrer, so the record would show a pipeline that no longer exists.

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

1
Map the sales process
We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.
2
Agree stages, fields and owners
Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.
3
Build on a copy
Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.
4
Connect channels, then switch on automations
Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.
5
Test with real deals
The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.
6
Switch over and trim
Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

Step 1
Sales audit
Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.
Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.
Step 2
Sales process design
One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.
Start here if every salesperson sells differently.
Step 3 · you are here
Sales management
A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.
Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Tell us what you need

Do we need paid software?

Not necessarily. A small firm can start with a well-built shared sheet or a low-cost tool. The test is whether staff will update it. We choose the lightest system the firm will actually use.

Can the CRM replace our practice management software?

No. Practice software handles work files, billing and deadlines. The CRM handles the relationship before and around the work. Keep them separate and link them by client name.

Who updates the CRM?

Assign one person in the office, and require partners to tell that person after each meeting. Updates made by whoever has time lapse in busy season, so ownership must be named.

Should tax or financial data be kept in the CRM?

No. Keep names, roles, dates and stages in the CRM, and leave returns, accounts and working papers in your practice systems under the controls your institute expects. Limit who can see the CRM, and check data rules with your own adviser.

How much does it cost?

There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.

How long is the contract?

The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.

How soon will we see results?

It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.

Who will actually do the work?

The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.

What do you need from us?

Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.

What if we are not happy with the work?

Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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