Accounting · Onboarding

Secure client onboarding for accounting firms

Onboard new clients without the email scramble. Alkmist gives accounting firms structured document collection, automated follow-ups, and a branded portal, so intake is fast, secure, and done.

ISO 27001 certifiedGDPR compliantData stays in the EU8,000+ users in 62 countries

In one line

New-client intake is where accounting firms lose days to chasing IDs, prior-year returns, and engagement letters over email. Alkmist turns intake into a structured, branded checklist with automated follow-ups, so documents come in against tracked requests, not buried in a thread.

Intake that runs itself

Four things turn onboarding from an email scramble into a clean, secure process.

Structured collection

A tracked intake list

Every onboarding item becomes a request with an owner and a due date, so nothing is forgotten and nothing arrives twice.

  • Reusable onboarding templates
  • Owner and due date per item
  • Clients upload against each request
Automated follow-ups

Stop chasing new clients

Reminders go out on a behavioral schedule and overdue items escalate, so partners and staff stop sending the same nudge.

  • Behavioral reminder cadence
  • Overdue items escalate
  • Completed items stop chasing
Branded experience

Your firm, front and centre

Clients onboard in your brand, with your logo and colours, not a third-party interface.

  • White-label branding
  • Custom domain
  • Low-friction client uploads
Secure and EU-hosted

Safe from the first file

Client data is encrypted and kept in the EU, ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant.

  • Encryption in transit and at rest
  • EU data residency
  • Eight permission roles

Email-based intake vs Alkmist

Onboarding sets the tone with a new client. One approach feels chaotic; the other feels handled.

Onboarding by email

  • Requests scattered across threads
  • Manual reminders, easily missed
  • Documents arrive as attachments
  • No clear view of what is outstanding
  • Generic, unbranded experience

Alkmist onboarding portal

  • One tracked intake checklist
  • Automated follow-ups
  • Secure uploads against each item
  • Live status for the whole list
  • Your brand throughout

Built for accounting practices

From solo practices to multi-partner firms.

TaxClient intake
BookkeepingDocument setup
AdvisoryEngagement start
AuditPrep & PBC
8,000+
Users on Alkmist
62
Countries
ISO 27001
Certified
EU
Data residency

Frequently asked questions

What is a secure client onboarding portal for accounting firms?
It is a branded, secure space where a firm collects new-client documents and information through a structured checklist instead of email. Each item is tracked with an owner and a due date, and the portal chases outstanding items automatically.
How does Alkmist speed up onboarding?
Alkmist replaces email threads with a reusable intake template, automated follow-ups, and secure uploads against each request, so documents arrive in order and partners stop chasing them by hand.
Is client data secure during onboarding?
Yes. Alkmist encrypts data in transit and at rest, is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, keeps client data on EU infrastructure, and screens files on upload.
Can clients onboard in our firm's brand?
Yes. The portal is white-labeled with your logo, colours, and domain, so clients onboard in your brand rather than a third-party interface.

See Alkmist in action

Onboard accounting clients securely

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