Time tied to the contract
Every hour is logged against a client, a task and a fee line, so you see the share of logged hours that were billed.
Professional & scientific services · billed hours and milestone fees
An unbilled hour isn't client service — it's the firm's loss
Law, engineering and accounting firms sell time and expertise, yet they're run on an Excel sheet that doesn't know what was billed and what wasn't. Furat ties every logged hour to its contract: it is either billed or marked out of scope by a documented decision — and it keeps fixed and milestone fees on a payment schedule with due-date alerts.
Quick answer
What's the best accounting software for consultancies in Saudi Arabia?
The right software for a professional firm must give you five things: time logging tied to the client and the task, fixed or milestone fee agreements with a payment schedule, billing built on hours or milestones, receivables ageing with collection follow-up, and ZATCA-compliant invoices. Furat brings them together in Arabic; the package starts at SAR 159 a month before VAT, live in one to two days.
Last updated: 21 September 2026
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Receivables ageinglate clients ranked by amount, not impression
Why doesn't general accounting work for a professional firm?
Because your stock is your team's time, and no general system shows it. A firm signs a fee agreement, does the work in hours, bills by milestone, then chases collection. A general system sees only the invoice and the payment, so it never reveals a task that took twice its estimated hours, or a client asking for more than they contracted. The right system measures time against fees.
Fees by milestone, not one payment
A payment schedule tied to the project's deliverables with due-date alerts, so no milestone is finished without a claim.
A documented client file
The contract, deliverables and financial correspondence in one place under permissions — not in an employee's inbox.
What Furat adds in professional and scientific services
Six capabilities built around how law, engineering and accounting firms work.
Time logging that is simple and accountable
Quick entry of hours against the client and task, linked automatically to an invoice line or an out-of-scope approval.
Flexible fee agreements
Fixed, hourly, percentage or by milestone — all on the same file, with no separate systems.
Billing by instalment and milestone
An invoice for every approved milestone with its VAT, and an alert for the next milestone before it falls due.
Task and client profitability
Team hours and costs against fees collected, so you see which clients are profitable and which are costly.
Receivables ageing and claims
Late clients ranked by amount and age, reminders on a fixed schedule, and a documented record of every claim.
Expenses recharged to the client
Government fees, travel and translations are posted to the file and added to the invoice with their documents.
How does Furat protect you from losses and risks?
Five losses that keep recurring at professional firms, and where the system stops each one with a control, not personal judgement.
| Risk | How it happens in practice | The control in Furat |
|---|---|---|
| Work done but never billed | Hours spent with no link to a contract or task | Every logged hour waits for a decision: an invoice or an out-of-scope approval |
| A contract that ends without renewal | Nobody owns the end date | An expiry alert and a task for an owner as long before the date as you choose |
| Scope creep with no fee | Extra requests accepted verbally | Any out-of-scope work needs an approved addendum before it starts |
| An expense paid and never recharged | Fees paid in cash and forgotten | The file's expense is posted with its document and added to the invoice automatically |
| Collection that runs months late | Claims that depend on a personal relationship | Receivables ageing and automatic reminders with a documented record |
At a professional firm, ten unbilled hours a month per consultant add up to a full employee's salary over a year. The difference is seeing the hour before it is forgotten.
Bring your hours to lightSix points that settle the decision for a professional firm
Written in advance, so you can compare them with any provider before you sign.
E-signature for contracts
Engagement letters and scope addenda are signed from a phone with an audit trail and a timestamp, so they close the same day.
Confidential client files
File-level permissions, so a consultant never sees a file that isn't theirs, and every access is logged permanently.
Reports fit for the auditor and the bank
Financial statements and file-profitability reports that your chartered accountant and bank accept — and every number leads back to its document.
Tax compliance is our job
Every invoice is issued ZATCA-compliant and connected to the FATOORA platform, and every regulatory update reaches your account with no upgrade fee.
Your data stays in the Kingdom, and it is yours
Hosting inside Saudi Arabia, daily backups, and a full export available any time at no charge — your data is never held as leverage over you.
Migration and training at no cost
We move your balances, items and customers from Excel or your current system for free, and train your team remotely in Arabic until your first successful month-end close.
The professional firms package starts at SAR 159 a month before VAT and includes accounting, contracts, time logging and CRM; add e-signature when you need it.
Compare plansThe start plan: from client files to your first hours invoice
- Day 1The firm's chart of accounts and servicesA chart of accounts, fee types, the list of services, VAT rates and file permissions.
- Days 1–2Migrate files and contractsWe enter your clients, their files, fee agreements and open balances from Excel for free.
- Day 2Training the team and financeA remote session in Arabic: logging time, approving out-of-scope work, and issuing a milestone invoice.
- Week 1Your first hours invoice, reviewedWe issue your first invoice built on actual hours and review the file's profitability with your account specialist.
Questions professional firms ask
How does Furat link working hours to invoices?
Every hour is logged against a client, a task and a fee line. At billing time the system gathers the unbilled hours and turns them into invoice lines at the contracted hourly rate; anything left out needs an explicit approval recorded as out of scope, so no hour is lost without a documented decision.
Does the system support milestone and percentage fees?
Yes. A contract accepts fixed fees, hourly fees, a percentage of the case or project value, or milestone fees with a payment schedule tied to deliverables. Every instalment has a due date and an advance alert, and its tax invoice is issued on approval.
Do client files stay confidential within the team?
Yes. Permissions work at file level, not just system level: a consultant sees their own files, finance sees the numbers, and a partner sees the summary. Every access and change is recorded in an audit log that cannot be deleted — which corporate clients usually ask for.
How long does it take to get Furat running at a professional firm?
One to two days. We set up the chart of accounts, fee types and permissions, migrate your clients, files, contracts and balances from Excel for free, train the team and finance remotely in Arabic, then issue your first hours invoice with you and review the file's profitability.
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