AI-Powered ERP for Professional Services: Drive Profitability & Scale with Confidence
Finally, a single platform to manage your projects, people, and profits. Stop the chaos of disconnected tools and gain the real-time visibility you need to grow.
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Your Firm Runs on Talent. Your Operations Should Too.
For professional services firms, managing projects, optimizing resources, and ensuring profitability is a constant balancing act. You're likely juggling spreadsheets, time-tracking apps, and accounting software that don't talk to each other, leading to data silos, revenue leakage, and administrative headaches. This operational drag prevents you from focusing on what you do best: delivering exceptional client value. ArionERP replaces this fragmented chaos with a single, intelligent platform, giving you the clarity and control needed to scale your business confidently and profitably.
Why ArionERP is the Right Choice for Your Firm
We're more than just software. We're a strategic partner dedicated to optimizing your service operations from the ground up.
Unified Project View
Gain a 360-degree, real-time view of every project. From initial bid and resource allocation to time tracking, billing, and profitability analysis, it's all in one place. No more chasing data across multiple systems.
AI-Driven Insights
Leverage artificial intelligence to forecast project profitability, predict resource needs, and identify at-risk projects before they impact your bottom line. Make proactive, data-driven decisions instead of reactive guesses.
Scalable By Design
Our platform grows with you. Whether you're a 10-person boutique firm or a 500-person enterprise, ArionERP's flexible architecture and tiered plans provide the power you need today and the scalability you'll demand tomorrow.
Expert Implementation
Our team of certified experts understands the nuances of professional services. We use a proven methodology to ensure a smooth, efficient implementation that minimizes disruption and maximizes your return on investment from day one.
Automated Billing
Eliminate manual invoicing errors and accelerate your cash flow. Our system handles complex billing arrangements, including time & materials, fixed-fee, and retainers, with automated invoice generation and revenue recognition.
Resource Optimization
Maximize billable utilization across your entire team. Our advanced resource management tools help you view team availability, skills, and schedules to assign the right person to the right project at the right time.
Enterprise-Grade Security
Your client and financial data is your most critical asset. We protect it with robust, enterprise-grade security protocols, CMMI Level 5 processes, and SOC 2 compliance, giving you and your clients complete peace of mind.
Seamless Integrations
ArionERP acts as your central operational hub, integrating smoothly with the other tools you already use, such as CRM, payroll, and marketing automation platforms, to create a truly connected business ecosystem.
Dedicated Support
We are your partners in success. Our dedicated support team is always available to help you get the most out of the platform, providing expert guidance and responsive service when you need it.
A Comprehensive Toolkit for Service Excellence
ArionERP delivers a complete, integrated suite of modules specifically designed for the professional services lifecycle. We provide the tools to manage every facet of your operations, ensuring efficiency, visibility, and profitability from opportunity to project completion.
Project & Job Costing
Gain granular control over your project finances. Our module allows you to build detailed budgets, track actual costs against estimates in real-time, and analyze profitability at any stage of the project lifecycle. Understand precisely where your money is going and identify opportunities to improve margins on every engagement.
Key Outcomes
- Accurately forecast project costs and revenues.
- Monitor budget vs. actuals in real-time to prevent overruns.
- Analyze profitability by project, client, or service line.
Resource Management
Your people are your greatest asset. Our resource management tools ensure you're deploying them effectively. Get a bird's-eye view of team capacity, availability, and skills. Efficiently schedule resources, forecast future staffing needs, and maximize billable utilization to drive revenue and prevent employee burnout.
Key Outcomes
- Maximize billable hours and team utilization rates.
- Prevent resource conflicts and scheduling bottlenecks.
- Match the right skills to the right tasks for better project outcomes.
Time & Expense Tracking
Simplify and automate the process of capturing billable and non-billable time and expenses. Our intuitive interface, available on desktop and mobile, makes it easy for your team to submit timesheets and expense reports from anywhere. This ensures accurate data for billing, payroll, and project costing, and reduces administrative overhead.
Key Outcomes
- Capture all billable hours accurately and promptly.
- Streamline expense reporting and reimbursement workflows.
- Reduce administrative time spent on chasing timesheets.
Project Billing & Invoicing
Accelerate your quote-to-cash cycle with flexible, automated billing. Our system supports all common billing models: time and materials, fixed-price, retainers, and milestone-based. Generate accurate, professional invoices with a single click, integrate with your accounting system, and get paid faster.
Key Outcomes
- Drastically reduce time spent on manual invoice creation.
- Improve invoicing accuracy and reduce client disputes.
- Shorten billing cycles and improve company cash flow.
CRM & Opportunity Management
Manage your entire client lifecycle from lead to loyal customer. Our integrated CRM allows you to track opportunities, manage your sales pipeline, and maintain a comprehensive history of all client interactions. This unified view helps you build stronger relationships and identify new revenue opportunities.
Key Outcomes
- Gain a complete view of your sales pipeline and forecast revenue.
- Improve client relationships with a single source of truth.
- Seamlessly convert won opportunities into active projects.
Financial Management
Go beyond basic bookkeeping with a comprehensive financial engine at the core of your operations. Manage your general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting. Our system supports complex revenue recognition standards (like ASC 606) and provides a real-time, audit-ready view of your firm's financial health.
Key Outcomes
- Ensure compliance with complex accounting standards.
- Automate core accounting processes to reduce manual effort.
- Gain real-time visibility into the financial performance of your firm.
Business Intelligence (BI) & Analytics
Turn your operational data into a strategic asset. Our powerful BI and analytics tools provide customizable dashboards and reports that give you deep insights into key performance indicators (KPIs). Track utilization rates, project margins, client profitability, and more to make informed decisions that drive growth.
Key Outcomes
- Access real-time dashboards for at-a-glance performance monitoring.
- Identify trends and insights to optimize operations.
- Create custom reports tailored to your specific business needs.
Proven Success for Professional Services Firms
See how firms like yours have leveraged ArionERP to overcome challenges and achieve remarkable growth.
Consulting Firm Boosts Profitability with Real-Time Project Visibility
Management Consulting"ArionERP gave us the single source of truth we were desperately missing. We can now see project profitability in real-time, which has been a game-changer for our decision-making and has directly led to healthier margins."
The Problem
A 75-person management consulting firm was struggling with disconnected systems for CRM, project management, and accounting. This led to a lack of visibility into project profitability, inaccurate resource forecasting, and significant administrative overhead, which were eroding their margins.
Key Challenges
- Inability to track budget vs. actuals in real-time.
- Difficulty in forecasting resource needs for the sales pipeline.
- Manual, error-prone invoicing process delaying cash flow.
- Lack of a unified view of client profitability across multiple projects.
Our Solution
ArionERP implemented its Professional Services solution, unifying their operations on a single platform. We configured the system to match their specific engagement lifecycle.
- Deployed the Project & Job Costing module for real-time financial tracking.
- Utilized the Resource Management module to link sales pipeline data to staffing forecasts.
- Automated their complex time & materials and fixed-fee billing rules.
- Created custom BI dashboards to monitor KPIs like project margin and consultant utilization.
Marketing Agency Scales Operations and Improves Cash Flow
Digital Marketing"As we grew, our spreadsheets and separate apps were holding us back. ArionERP provided the scalable backbone we needed. Automating our retainer and project-based billing has saved us countless hours and dramatically improved our cash flow."
The Problem
A fast-growing digital marketing agency was hitting a wall with its manual processes. Managing dozens of client retainers and projects via spreadsheets was leading to missed billings, inconsistent project tracking, and an inability to get a clear picture of team capacity.
Key Challenges
- Inconsistent and time-consuming monthly retainer billing.
- Poor visibility into account manager and specialist workloads.
- Difficulty tracking the profitability of different service offerings.
- Onboarding new clients and projects was a slow, manual process.
Our Solution
We implemented ArionERP with a focus on automation and scalability to support their rapid growth.
- Configured the Project Billing module to automate their monthly retainer and one-off project invoicing.
- Implemented Time Tracking to capture all billable work against specific clients and tasks.
- Used the Resource Management dashboard to visualize team capacity and assign new projects effectively.
- Created project templates to standardize and accelerate the onboarding of new clients.
IT Services Firm Enhances Service Delivery with Unified Platform
IT Services & Consulting"The ability to connect our helpdesk tickets to project tasks and billing within ArionERP has been transformative. Our clients see a more seamless experience, and we've closed the loop between service delivery and financial tracking."
The Problem
An IT services company providing both managed services and implementation projects struggled to get a unified view of their client engagements. Support tickets, project tasks, and billing were all handled in separate systems, making it difficult to track total effort and ensure all work was billed correctly.
Key Challenges
- Billable time from support tickets was often missed or manually re-entered.
- No single view of a technician's workload across both project and support tasks.
- Difficulty in reporting on the total cost-to-serve for each client.
- Complex service level agreements (SLAs) were tracked manually.
Our Solution
ArionERP was implemented as the central hub for all service delivery and financial operations, integrating with their existing helpdesk system.
- Used our API to create a two-way sync between helpdesk tickets and ArionERP time entries.
- Combined project tasks and support duties in the Resource Management module for a true capacity view.
- Developed a "Total Client Profitability" dashboard in our BI module, combining project and managed services revenue and costs.
- Configured the system to track and report on key SLA metrics automatically.
Technology & Integrations
ArionERP is built on a modern, secure, and scalable technology stack, designed to integrate seamlessly into your existing IT landscape.
Flexible Engagement & Delivery Models
We offer structured implementation packages designed to get you up and running quickly and efficiently, tailored to the scale of your business.
QuickStart
$5,000
For firms up to 10 users and a single legal entity. A streamlined, remote implementation process to get you live on core modules fast.
Get StartedPro
$15,000
Ideal for firms from 11-50 users. Includes light customization of workflows and reports to tailor the system to your unique processes.
Choose ProEnterprise Plus
$30,000+
For larger firms with 51+ users, multi-company needs, or complex integration requirements. A fully bespoke implementation plan.
Contact SalesMeet Our Professional Services Experts
Our team combines deep ERP expertise with a nuanced understanding of the professional services industry.
Kuldeep K.
Founder & CEO, Ph.D. - Specializes in crafting scalable ERP strategies that align technology with the growth objectives of service-based enterprises.
Angela J.
Senior Manager, Enterprise Business Solutions - Expert in translating complex operational challenges of consulting and marketing firms into streamlined ERP workflows.
Girish S.
Delivery Manager, Microsoft Certified Solutions Architect - Leads implementation teams, ensuring project success and rapid ROI for our professional services clients.
Vishal N.
Manager, Senior Data Scientist (AI/ML) - Develops the AI-powered forecasting and analytics models that give our clients a competitive edge in resource and financial planning.
The ArionERP Advantage: Unified vs. Disconnected
See the difference a single, integrated platform makes compared to juggling multiple, disparate tools.
| Capability | Disconnected Tools (Spreadsheets, Standalone Apps) | ArionERP (Unified Platform) |
|---|---|---|
| Project Visibility | Fragmented data; manual report compilation; no real-time view of project health. | Real-time, 360-degree view of all projects, tasks, and financials on a single dashboard. |
| Resource Utilization | Guesswork based on outdated spreadsheets; risk of over/under-utilization. | Live view of team capacity, skills, and availability for optimal project assignments. |
| Financial Accuracy | Manual data entry between systems; high risk of errors and revenue leakage. | Automated data flow from timesheets to invoicing and general ledger, ensuring accuracy. |
| Reporting & Analytics | Time-consuming, backward-looking reports based on stale data. | Instant, AI-powered insights into profitability, utilization, and other key KPIs. |
| Scalability | Processes break down as the firm grows; requires more administrative overhead. | A robust platform designed to scale with your business without scaling your complexity. |
Calculate Your Potential ROI
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Estimated Annual Revenue Gain
This is an illustrative estimate. Actual results may vary based on specific business factors. Contact us for a detailed analysis.
What Our Clients Are Saying
"The visibility ArionERP provides into project profitability is second to none. We've moved from reactive problem-solving to proactive, data-driven management of our entire portfolio."
"Automating our billing with ArionERP has been a revelation. It's saved our finance team at least 20 hours a month and our cash flow has never been healthier."
"Before ArionERP, resource planning was a nightmare. Now, we can see everyone's capacity and skills in one place, allowing us to staff projects more effectively and increase our overall utilization rate."
"As a CFO, having an audit-ready, single source of financial truth is critical. ArionERP's ability to handle complex revenue recognition rules has simplified our compliance and month-end close processes immensely."
"The implementation process was far smoother than we anticipated. The ArionERP team truly understood our business and configured the system to support our unique workflows, not the other way around."
"The BI dashboards are fantastic. For the first time, our leadership team has immediate access to the KPIs that matter, allowing us to make faster, smarter decisions about where to invest and how to grow."
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely. Modern ERPs like ArionERP are built around a project-centric model, not just a product-centric one. Our platform is specifically designed to manage the entire lifecycle of a service engagement, from the initial sales opportunity and resource planning to project execution, time and expense tracking, billing, and financial analysis. It's a Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform and a full financial ERP in one unified system.
The timeline varies based on complexity, but it's faster than you might think. Our 'QuickStart' package for smaller firms can be live in as little as 4-6 weeks. For larger, more complex implementations involving significant customization or data migration, a typical project runs from 3 to 6 months. Our phased approach focuses on delivering value quickly and minimizing disruption to your business.
Yes. We believe in a 'best-of-breed' approach and understand that you may already have systems you love. ArionERP is designed with an open API architecture, allowing for seamless integration with leading CRM platforms like Salesforce, as well as HRIS, payroll, and marketing automation tools. This creates a connected ecosystem with ArionERP as the central operational hub.
We offer flexible pricing to fit your needs. You can choose between a SaaS subscription model (ArionERP Cloud), which is a per-user, per-month fee, or a perpetual license model (ArionERP On-Premises), which is a one-time cost with an annual maintenance fee. Our plans (Essential, Professional, Enterprise) are tiered based on the number of users and included modules, ensuring you only pay for what you need.
Our partnership doesn't end at go-live. We offer a range of support packages (Silver, Gold, Platinum) to provide the level of assistance you need, from standard business-hour email support to 24/7 emergency hotlines. All clients have access to our online knowledge base, training materials, and a dedicated account manager to ensure your continued success.
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