Building an Accountancy, Taxation, and Invoicing Platform for SMEs
A web and mobile accounting tool for small and medium organisations
Goal
The application connects invoices management (incoming and outgoing), revenues calculations, and suppliers/clients contact management. It also enables financial operations within the app and supports tax returns.
- Building highly usable software that supports small and midsize companies in fulfilling their accounting and tax duties.
- Creating a fully reliable app from scratch while, keeping German taxation laws, external services integrations and a strict project schedule in mind.
- Combining a number of important functionalities within a clear and cohesive design.
Process
A team was created, including senior backend developers, front-end developers, Ruby on Rails consulting specialists, iOS developers, Android developers, a designer, a QA specialist and a project manager. Everything had to be built from scratch, including all designs.
- Ruby on Rails was used on the back-end for ease of development, while React was used on the front-end, as it is well-suited for the app’s dynamic interface.
- Some of the technologies and processes used for the project were: external API integrations, full back-end and front-end development, product and graphic designs, responsiveness design, as well as native iOS and Android solutions.
- CSS Modules were used to boost developers’ productivity by preventing conflicts between styles (which is a common problem among CSS-only preprocessor projects).
Results
The application we built is an all-in-one accounting tool for small and medium enterprises that don't have their own accountants. It includes all the features necessary to fully manage the accounting side of running a business.
- The project was completed successfully within tight timeframes. The client was satisfied with the results.
- The core development process lasted about 6 months. Within that time, we managed to deliver all the features needed for the app.
- Our MVP (minimum viable product) application was fully functional upon completion and offered real business value to final customers.
