See the true effort behind every engagement

Turn hours and expenses into— better commercial decisions

Papilio connects weekly timesheets and expense claims to the client and service that created them. Managers get an approval trail; partners get a clearer view of cost and effort.

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Team submissions

Week of 24–30 August

Priya Sharma · 39.5 hours

12 client services

Submitted

Akash Mehta · ₹2,460

Travel and filing fees

Review

Meera Nair · 41 hours

Approved 11:20 AM

Approved
72%

The operational gap

Unrecorded effort quietly erodes profitability

When time and reimbursable costs are captured late—or without a client and service—leaders cannot see the real economics of the work.

01

Timesheets arrive late

People reconstruct the week from memory, reducing accuracy and delaying reviews.

02

Billable costs get missed

Filing fees, travel and other client expenses are disconnected from the engagement.

03

Effort stays invisible

Partners see completion but not the hours and cost required to deliver it.

What you can do

Everything connected to the work

Practical tools that reflect how professional-service teams deliver, review and improve client work—without adding another disconnected system.

Weekly timesheets

Give every team member a structured weekly view for daily time entry and submission.

Chargeable and internal time

Separate client work from non-chargeable activities for a more honest capacity picture.

Client and service context

Attach time entries to the specific engagement instead of relying on vague descriptions.

Expense claims

Record billable reimbursements and internal overhead with amount, category and supporting detail.

Approval workflow

Move submissions from draft to review, approval, rejection and payment with clear status.

Effort reporting

Analyse time and cost by date, person, client, service and category.

How it works

A simple operating rhythm your team can follow

Start with the way your firm already works. Papilio makes it repeatable, visible and easier to improve.

  1. STEP 1

    Capture

    Log hours or expenses against the relevant client service as work happens.

  2. STEP 2

    Submit

    Team members submit a complete weekly record with supporting context.

  3. STEP 3

    Review

    Managers approve exceptions and use the data for billing, planning and performance analysis.

The business impact

A calmer practice and a more consistent client experience

See how this fits your firm
01

More complete billing data

Billable effort and reimbursable costs are less likely to be forgotten.

02

Better capacity planning

Understand where team time is going before workload becomes a problem.

03

Clearer service economics

Compare the work delivered with the time and cost it consumed.

Questions, answered

A few things firms usually ask

Need a more specific answer? Talk to our team.

Can staff log both billable and non-billable time? +

Yes. Papilio supports chargeable client work as well as non-chargeable internal activities.

Are time entries linked to client services? +

Yes. Chargeable entries can be associated with the relevant client and service for useful reporting and billing context.

Do timesheets require manager approval? +

Papilio supports weekly submission and manager approval workflows, including review of individual entries.

Can expenses be tracked through payment? +

Yes. Expense entries can move through draft, submitted, approved, paid or rejected states.

Ready when your firm is

Bring clients, work and growth into one clear system.