Phone Systems for Accountants & Bookkeepers ready for every deadline rush.
A phone system for accountants — handle the January deadline call spike, route clients to the right team, and never miss an enquiry, with an AI receptionist for overflow. From £5/user/month.
What running the phones in accountancy practices is really like
Deadline-season spikes
Call volumes surge around tax and filing deadlines.
Clients expect a professional answer
Every call reflects on the firm's reputation.
Reaching the right partner
Queries need to get to the right person, not bounce around.
Phone features that earn their keep
Queues for the surge
Handle deadline-week volume without dropping calls.
Routing to the right team
Clients reach their partner, payroll or accounts directly.
Records of advice
Recording for an advice trail, configured for UK GDPR.
Hybrid reach
Staff reachable in office or at home on one number.
A day on the phones
Self-assessment deadline week: calls spike from clients chasing returns. Instead of engaged tones and chaos, callers are queued briefly, routed to their partner or the payroll team, and nothing is missed — the firm stays calm and professional when it's busiest.
Handled properly
Accountancy practices handle sensitive financial data; where calls are recorded we configure consent and retention to fit UK GDPR and your data-protection policy.
From £5 per user, per month.
No PBX hardware to buy and no big upfront cost — cloud phone systems that scale with your team. And because it’s all cloud-delivered, we can have you set up and live within 60 minutes.
The phone problem in accountants & bookkeepers.
Seasonal call spikes
Self-assessment and year-end deadlines bury the phones — clients can't get through when it matters most.
Missed enquiries
New-client enquiries that ring out go to the next firm on Google.
Wrong-team routing
Clients bounced between bookkeeping, payroll and tax waste everyone's time.
Hybrid working
Staff working from home need the same numbers and call handling as the office.
How Telexico solves it.
A cloud phone system smooths the spikes: calls queue and route to whoever's free across bookkeeping, payroll and tax, voicemail-to-email keeps nothing lost, and an AI receptionist handles overflow during deadline season — taking details and booking call-backs.
Hybrid staff use the same system from home, and you can add broadband and an AI receptionist on one bill. We install, port your numbers and support locally.
What it costs.
| Setup | Good for | From (ex VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic VoIP | essential business calling, app-based | from £5/user/mo |
| Standard VoIP | full features, all-in | from £15/user/mo |
| VoIP + desk phones | offices & reception | from £18/user/mo |
| VoIP + AI receptionist | never miss a call, 24/7 | from £15/user + AI from £150/mo |
Starting prices, ex VAT, no mid-contract rises. Exact price depends on users and setup. Get a firm quote in 60 seconds →
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Frequently asked questions
Can a phone system handle the January deadline rush?
Yes — call queues, smart routing and an AI receptionist for overflow mean clients get through even at peak. No more engaged tones during deadline season.
Can home and office staff share one system?
Yes — everyone uses the same numbers and routing whether in the office or at home, via apps or desk phones.
Does it record calls?
Yes — call recording is included if you want it, useful for confirming client instructions.
How much does it cost?
From around £5/user/month, no mid-contract rises.
Can the system cope with deadline-week call spikes?
Yes — queues and routing absorb surges so clients aren't met with engaged tones.
Can clients reach their specific partner?
Yes — routing sends callers to the right partner, payroll or accounts team.
Can staff take calls when working from home?
Yes — the same number reaches them wherever they work.
Is call recording appropriate for a practice?
Yes — configured with consent and retention to fit UK GDPR, it gives an advice trail.
Can we add users at year-end and reduce later?
Yes — scale users up and down with no hardware changes.
Will we keep our practice number?
Yes — we port your existing number with no disruption.
Where to next?
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