There is a version of AI fraud detection that accounting firms buy off a shelf and quietly stop using inside a month. Then there's the version that's wired into your real workflow, owned by a person on your team, and still in use a year later. We only build the second one.
Accounting firms · Applied AI
The version of AI fraud detection that accounting firms still use a year after launch.
What AI fraud detection actually does
Pattern-watching AI for refund abuse, chargebacks, fake reviews, employee fiddles, and odd supplier invoices. Flags weirdness early – before it's a real problem.
- 01 Learns your normal patterns and flags outliers
- 02 Daily anomaly report, not a constant alert flood
- 03 Explainable scoring so you can act with confidence
- 04 Integrates with Xero, Shopify, and POS systems
Built on: Claude DuckDB Postgres Vercel
The honest read
Where most accounting firms engagements actually deliver value.
- Accounting firms carry seasonal peaks where document chasing and data entry crowd out the advisory work that actually pays.
- Client document requests, reconciliations, and deadline reminders are the repetitive load behind every busy season.
How we build AI fraud detection for accounting firms.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for a accounting firm business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI fraud + anomaly.
Talk to usThe outcome for accounting firms
We'd call the engagement a success when accounting firms are using the system without thinking about us. Recovers 3-5x its cost in caught fraud within 6 months.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions
FAQ
When does AI fraud detection actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for a accounting firm – so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call – fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
Has this actually shipped for a real accounting firm?
Yes. Recovers 3-5x its cost in caught fraud within 6 months. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
Will this run on our own infrastructure?
Yes, where it makes sense. AI fraud detection can sit entirely in your cloud account, with model calls routed through endpoints you control. We default to Claude, DuckDB, Postgres, Vercel but the architecture supports your existing platform choices.
Worth a conversation?
Even if you don't end up working with us, you'll leave the call knowing what's worth building.
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