Profitability by client software
- Client accounts
- Ranked
- Profit calculations
- Live
- Contract decisions
- Better
Client accounts
Profit calculations
Contract decisions
What this means
Profitability by client is the financial comparison of total revenue billed to a client against the cost of delivery (labor and expenses) across all their projects.
Business owners, managing partners, and account leads who need to manage their client portfolio and negotiate contract terms.
Demanding clients eat profits unnoticed without logs
High-revenue clients can be unprofitable. If a client bills $10,000 monthly but demands endless revisions and meetings, their labor cost climbs. Without rolling up costs by client, you cannot see if they are eating your margin.
Signs this is happening on your team
- Large clients consume heavy team time but cash remains tight
- You cannot identify your top three most profitable clients
- Account managers protect unprofitable clients based on revenue
- No clear view rolls up costs across all client projects
- Pricing negotiations are made without client margin data
What this costs you
Running unprofitable client accounts drains staff capacity, limits room for high-margin work, and reduces business profitability.
Portfolio-wide client profit reporting
TimeTracker rolls up billed values, labor costs, and expenses by client. View client accounts ranked by gross profit and margin percentage, letting you see profitability across all projects.
From problem to outcome
- Problem
Demanding clients eating margin
FeatureRatesOutcomeGross profit calculations by client
- Problem
Blind contract negotiations
FeatureReports and DashboardsOutcomeHistorical client profitability sheets
- Problem
Untracked account costs
FeatureTime TrackingOutcomeAutomatic cost calculations from timesheets
How it works in TimeTracker
Assign billing and cost rates to team members
Track team hours against client projects daily
Log project-specific expenses and fees
Review client profitability rankings on dashboards
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Frequently asked questions
- How does the system roll up multi-project clients?
- TimeTracker groups all projects, retainers, and tasks under the parent client account, calculating totals across all files.
- Can we see profitability by account manager?
- Yes, you can filter client profitability reports by the assigned account manager to review account performance.
- Is client cost data visible to project teams?
- No. Finance data is protected and only visible to authorized administrators and partners.
- Can we flag clients who drop below margin targets?
- Yes, you can configure thresholds to flag client accounts on the main dashboard if their margin drops below target.
Optimize client profits
Identify unprofitable accounts and focus your resources on high-value clients. Start with TimeTracker today.
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