How Can I Measure Profitability by Client, Service, and Partner?
You can measure profitability by client, service, and partner by linking fees billed to each client and service, recording the hours spent by each professional with their cost rate and calculating the margin per client, service and responsible partner.
In Jestor, fees, hours and rates are connected, giving an operational margin view while the ERP keeps the official accounting.
Why don't firms know which clients are profitable?
Fees are known, but the time spent on each client is rarely measured against them. Some clients consume far more hours than they pay for.
Partners defend their clients without data, and pricing decisions are based on intuition.
Services that lose money continue for years.
What problems does profitability tracking solve?
- Unprofitable clients hidden in totals
- Fees not adjusted to real effort
- Services priced without data
- Partner discussions based on opinions
- No basis for strategic decisions
How do I measure profitability in Jestor?
- Link fees to clients and services.
- Record hours per client, service and professional.
- Apply cost rates per professional with formula fields.
- Calculate margin per client, service and partner.
- Review dashboards ranking clients and services by margin.
| Component | Source |
|---|---|
| Fees | Billing data |
| Hours | Time entries |
| Cost per hour | Professional cost rate |
| Margin | Fees minus cost |
How do I act on the results?
Clients with low margins may need fee adjustments, scope changes or process improvements.
Services with consistently high margins can be promoted more actively.
Why use Jestor for firm profitability?
- Linked data: fees, hours and costs connected.
- Formulas: margins calculated automatically.
- Dashboards: rankings by client, service and partner.
- ERP integration: Omie and Conta Azul connect natively.
What else helps you measure profitability by client, service, and partner?
- Jestor provides the operational margin view; official financial statements stay in the ERP.
- Reviewing profitability before annual fee updates makes conversations with clients easier, since adjustments are based on real effort.
- Time recording discipline is essential for this analysis. When hours are logged daily and linked to the right client, margins reflect reality.
- Incomplete time data can make good clients look unprofitable and the opposite.
This is how you measure profitability by client, service, and partner and make better decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Jestor produce financial statements?
No. Financial statements come from your ERP; Jestor gives an operational view.
Can I get free setup help?
Yes. The Jestor team helps at no cost at jestor.com.
Can I rank clients by margin?
Yes. Dashboards sort clients by calculated margin.
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