Semantic search (RAG) for accountants.
The version of semantic search (RAG) that accounting firms still use a year after launch.
Client documents collected, coded and matched to GST periods, monthly, two-monthly or six-monthly, ready for review.
Made for New Zealand paperwork.
Ask questions across your manuals, contracts and records and get answers with the source attached, not a guess.
- GST at 15 per cent
- Xero, founded in New Zealand
- What the Privacy Commissioner expects
Small crew or big organisation, the busywork is the same :)
The questions a public sector buyer asks, answered up front: privacy impact, the NZISM, where the data lives and how an algorithm is held to account.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
How much is the admin really costing you?
Nine hours a week of admin is 468 hours a year. That could drop to about 52.*
*Illustrative, based on 9 hours a week of admin at a typical 80% automation rate. The calculator uses your own numbers.
Accounting firms run their businesses unlike anyone else.
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.
Not your typical AI agency.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
If we build the right slice first, accounting firms feel the difference inside the first month. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds. Kiwi Dynamics
Straight answers
Anyone else in this space using semantic search (RAG)?
Plenty. Average search time drops from 6 minutes to 12 seconds. The interesting question is rarely "does it work" - it's "is your team ready to use the output." That's what we'd scope on the call.
When does semantic search (RAG) actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for an accounting firm - so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
How do you price semantic search (RAG) engagements?
Fixed-scope pilots first, then either project pricing or a small monthly retainer for the ongoing work. No long lock-ins, no 18-month black-box deals. Most accounting firms are surprised how small the first cheque is.
Does it keep up with KiwiSaver changes?
It has to. The minimum employer contribution rose to 3.5 per cent on 1 April 2026 and rises to 4 per cent on 1 April 2028.
What happens when the Holidays Act is replaced?
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028. Until then payroll follows the current Holidays Act, so leave calculations need to handle today's rules and the changeover.
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