How to Track Who Last Spoke to Client, When, and About What

Best for:

  • Firm owners and managers looking for real-time visibility into client communication and relationships.

  • Accounting and bookkeeping team members who need up-to-date client information to deliver satisfactory client service.

  • Accounting and Bookkeeping firms struggling with remembering to follow up with clients on past conversations.

Effective communication is critical to quality client service and relationships. But:

  • How can you effectively communicate with a client whose evolving pain points (and goals) you don’t know?
  • How can you know your client’s pain points (and goals) if you don’t have a central place to monitor your team’s interactions with clients?

Accounting and Bookkeeping firms use the Financial Cents’ Activity feature to record the date, content and mood of client interactions to drive clients’ businesses forward.

“Before Financial Cents, we had conversations with clients that required some type of response, and it was hard to know if it got done. We didn’t have an efficient way to know if a client call happened.”
James L. Rogers
President of JNW Group

How Financial Cents solves this problem: Step-by-Step Guide:

Step 1: Access Client Profile in Financial Cents

Every client-related information in Financial Cents is stored and organized in the client profile. Here’s how to access the client profile in a few clicks.

Step 2: Log Client Interactions

The Activity tab in the Client Profile allows your team to record the history of interaction with your clients (including the billing information and time tracked for the client).

Watch this video to understand how to record the interactions had with clients👇

Step 3: Set Reminders and Follow-Ups

Now, when a client calls asking for something, it gets recorded, and if you don’t get it done that day, you can put it on the (workflow dashboard with a due date due for) tomorrow for everyone to see. So if the client calls asking for an update, we can quickly know who is working on it and when it will be done”

This short video shows you how to schedule follow-up calls to clients. You can also create a task to schedule client emails or document-sharing:

Step 4: Monitor and Review Client Activity

With much client interactions, the Activity tab can become a hive of information. The Filter solution allows you to drill down to specific team member’s interaction with the client or types of activity:

Here’s how to do it 👇

Step 5: Collaborate with Your Team

Your team members can clarify client interactions by asking questions and providing more information using the Comments and @Mentions features in the Client Activity tab.

Watch them in action👇

PRO TIP: Update Communication Logs Immediately

The Client Activity solution is most helpful when your team records each conversation they have with clients.

Encourage your team members to update the activity logs as soon as they get off a conversation with a client (See how to record client interaction in Step Two above).

That would give your team up-to-date information to complete client work and manage client relationships.

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Why Tracking Client Interaction is a Game Changer

Clients want to know how to save money and make decisions that help their businesses grow.

They won’t choose (or remain with) your firm because you’re the cheapest or the most qualified. They’ll choose you because your support helps them achieve their goals.

Ignoring them (either because you forgot to follow up on conversations or lost track of where you stopped in the conversation) will reduce your chances of providing that level of client service.

With the Financial Cents Activity feature, you can easily see what has been said to a client so you can keep the conversation going, align client expectations and provide quality support or service.

“The thing that everyone has found extremely useful (in Financial Cents) is the ability to document phone calls and other stuff coming in directly into their workflow, which has just been incredible. It can be tough to remember what I did yesterday, and now I can pull this up, and it will tell me exactly what we talked about, what we are supposed to do, and so forth. Everyone in my firm is finding that to be huge for them!”
James L. Rogers
President of JNW Group

Make Each Client Feel Valued with the Financial Cents Client Activity Feature

As their trusted adviser, your clients want to be able to reach you easily. When they can’t reach you, it helps to know that you will return their calls or respond to their emails.

The Financial Cents Activity tab helps you manage this without sacrificing your firm;s productivity.

It helps you to stay on top of all interactions with each client so you can make them feel seen, heard, valued and satisfied (which would win you more referrals).

Wondering how it’ll work in your firm? Book a Personalized Demo or Start a Free Trial Now.

Frequently asked questions

Does the free 14-day trial provide access to all the features?

Yes, you will have access to all the features and features that Financial Cents has to offer during your free trial. Also, you will be able to invite your entire firm to use the solution.

If the accounting software doesn’t have a feature, can you add it?

We offer a very robust accounting workflow software full of all of the features your firm needs to grow with ease. However, if there is something we don’t offer, you can recommend it to our team! We release new features every week and constantly ask our users what we need to build next so we can drive more value for their accounting firm.

So yes, if you have new feature ideas and requests, we will add them to our roadmap and work with you on the best way to develop them.

How does FC prevent work from falling through the cracks?

Financial Cents makes it easy to track the status of client work, see who’s working on what, and know where everything stands within one simple view. Financial Cents also has built-in reminders and notifications to keep your team on top of client work and deadlines.

How does Financial Cents help protect client data?

We focus on serving accounting firms, and because of that, the security of your data is our number one focus. You read about how we keep your data safe here.

What kind of support does Financial Cents offer?

Offering best-in-class customer support is the core of our business. We understand that you are busy and don’t have time to wait for someone to get back to you after a few hours. That is why we promise quick and responsive support with responses within 15 minutes. We offer live chat support directly inside the app so our team can. If we can’t solve your issue via chat, we will jump on the phone or zoom to quickly resolve your issues.

How easily can I add my clients to the software?

Adding your clients is as easy as 1, 2, 3. You can import all your clients and their data within 30 seconds with our QuickBooks Online integration. If you don’t use QuickBooks Online then you can export your client list (via CSV) from your current software and import it into our system in just a few steps.

How does FC help me automate client data collection?

Our system allows you to send your clients automated requests for data needed to complete your work. It will also follow up with them until they complete the request, so you never have to chase down your clients again. This allows you to focus on what matters most—getting your work done on time and growing your firm.

What reports are available in Financial Cents?

We offer several reports that give you insights that help you identify bottlenecks in your process, drive efficiencies, and boost your firm’s profitability. Some of those reports include capacity management, measuring your effective hourly rate, and time tracking reports.

Do you offer unlimited storage?

Yes, we offer unlimited storage for client and firm files. You can easily store all your documents in Financial Cents to keep your firm organized as it grows.

Can time tracking be integrated with QuickBooks Online for Invoicing?

Yes, you can easily integrate your time tracking with QuickBooks Online. It will automatically push all the time tracked in FC to QuickBooks Online so you can easily invoice your clients and manage payroll.

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