What is it about Prelude Accounts that Accountants like so much?
For better or for worse, we live in an age where most people conduct their business online. Whether it is the weekly shop or sorting out business affairs, people log in to get things done. And why should accounting andbookkeeping be any different?
Prelude Accounts (from Diamond Discovery) is an accounts package hosted securely online (‘Cloud Computing’), which can be accessed by accountants and their clients alike. Users don’t install Prelude Accounts on their machine as it is accessed via the internet, meaning that wherever you have an internet connection you can access your accounts.
In addition, Prelude Accounts helps automate many of the financial functions of a small business. Every time a user generates an invoice using Prelude Accounts, it is automatically recorded in their accounts and can be emailed quickly and easily to their customer.
Nicola Thomas of CC Associates believes that by empowering her clients with Prelude Accounts she has been able to take on more business. “I was able to open my door again to new clients, when my practice was full. When people can do more of the bookkeeping themselves, I can take on more accounts-only jobs, which are ultimately more profitable for my own business.”
Prelude Accounts also incorporates the ease of use one normally associates with mobile phone ‘apps’; a user interface that is easy to interpret. “For me, the real strength of Prelude Accounts is the ease of navigation around the site itself” says George Lilley of AJM Accountants. “Everything is just very simple to find.”
However, Prelude Accounts users (whether they be accountants or their clients) are not just left to their own devices. Diamond Discovery offer ongoing customer support to all Prelude Accounts users. “The customer service was very good. When I had a problem it was solved very quickly!” adds George.
Nigel Toulson of Toulson Ledger also found the support offered with Prelude Accounts an advantage over other accounting software that’s available: “Diamond Discovery constantly work with us to add facilities within the program that assist not only ourselves but our clients, which is a level of support not given by the major accounts packages.”
Another thing that benefits accountants who use Prelude Accounts is that the software evolves with the internet, not requiring any costly installation of software upgrades, always keeping in step with whatever computer hardware that both accountant and client use.
Nigel is particularly enthusiastic about this aspect of Prelude Accounts:
“The discovery of Prelude Accounts cloud-based accounting software has given us a tremendous advantage, by allowing access to client information without the need for backups and installed programs and also decreasing the risk of data corruption.
Also, and most importantly, the information is accessible anywhere with the use of smart phones (3G/4G) and tablets with wi-fi access.”
Being web-based, there are no compatibility issues for its users. It doesn’t matter if you have a Mac or a PC, a new machine or an old computer; everyone can access it, and accountants and their clients don’t need be on the same system to access the same books either.
It is ability to view and share accounts in real time that is a key benefit of Prelude Accounts for Nic Thomas:
“Thanks to Prelude Accounts, I am now able to give clients more ownership and understanding of their own books . They can now manage their financial transactions in their business on a day-to-day basis, and I can access their data immediately if I need to.”
“Instead of just seeing my clients at the year end, I can keep in touch with them in an unobtrusive manner on a weekly basis; I can log in at any time and check their progress and prompt them if I notice they haven’t been keeping on top of things. Clients’ businesses are more likely to succeed as they have a handle on what they are doing.”
Diamond Discovery is offering a FREE ‘Accountant Bundle’, so now is a great time to benefit from this innovative, profitable way of managing accounts.
The Accountant Bundle includes the Client Manager feature, which enables accountants to:
- Create, manage and access companies for all your clients
- Post unlimited transactions to produce Trial Balance, Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet
- Monitor Debtors, Creditors, VAT, Bank and Profits at a glance
- Create three named users for practice colleagues and bookkeepers
Extra users can be created for clients to access their accounts themselves. You might be surprised at how Prelude Accounts can provide ongoing revenue for your practice.
To find out more, visit www.preludeaccounts.com today or give us a call on 01656 725800.
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