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AI for firms built on documents, judgment, and trust.

Celadon helps accounting, tax, audit, and advisory firms put AI to work on the document-heavy core of their practice — grounded in real client files, governed for confidentiality, and built so the firm keeps its knowledge when staff move on.

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At a glance
First valueDocument review & drafting
Common buildGrounded knowledge workspace
Entry pointPlatform & governance review
Best forAccounting & professional-services firms
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The business case

The math is billable hours.

Professional-services work is document- and knowledge-heavy — exactly where AI returns the most time. In a billable-hour business, that time is margin.

200 hrs
Saved per professional each year as AI absorbs routine document work
Thomson Reuters, 2024
~50%
Less time on document review and drafting in audit & advisory
Industry research, 2025
$3.70
Average return per $1 invested in generative AI
IDC / Microsoft, 2024
Figures are industry benchmarks from the cited sources and are directional, not guarantees.
Why AI fits this industry

Built on a constant flow of documents, review, and client questions.

Accounting and professional-services firms run on documents: trial balances, financial statements, working papers, tax files, engagement letters, and years of client correspondence. Most of the work is reading, drafting, checking, and explaining.

That is the work AI does best — when it is grounded in the firm’s own files, governed for confidentiality, and set up so a partner still reviews the conclusion. The risk is real too: these firms hold sensitive client financials and personal data, so the platform decision has to be made on requirements first, then seats.

Celadon helps firms choose a safe platform, build a shared way of working on top of it, and keep that playbook through the staff turnover that defines the profession.

The opportunity, in context

Adoption is here. Execution is the divide.

The profession has decided AI matters. The firms that pull ahead are the ones that pair it with a real strategy — not the ones that simply buy seats.

77%
of professionals expect AI to have a high or transformational impact on their work
Thomson Reuters, 2024
3.5×
more likely to see ROI when a firm has a visible AI strategy vs. none
Thomson Reuters, 2025
69%
of tax & accounting firms say GenAI is, or soon will be, central to their workflow
Thomson Reuters Institute, 2026

Sources: Thomson Reuters, Future of Professionals; Thomson Reuters Institute, AI in Professional Services 2026.

Figures reflect cross-industry analyst benchmarks for context, not Celadon client results.

Practical AI systems for this industry

Practical AI systems for this firm.

01

Grounded document workspace

A firm workspace that answers over your engagement files, working papers, and prior-year statements — with citations back to the source.

02

Financial statement drafting

Roll forward prior-year statements and draft disclosures from current figures, flagged for partner review.

03

Working paper & file review

Surface missing procedures, unresolved review points, and anomalies across working papers before sign-off.

04

Tax & technical research

Answer technical questions from authoritative sources with citations, so staff verify fast instead of starting from scratch.

05

Shared prompt library

A firm-wide library by phase — planning, fieldwork, drafting, completion — so good practice is reused, not reinvented.

06

Client & correspondence drafting

Draft client-ready letters, memos, and summaries in the firm’s voice, grounded in the actual file.

Where we focus

The workflows we focus on.

What we work to prevent

What we work to prevent.

Put AI to work on the core of your practice — safely.

Celadon helps professional-services firms choose a governed platform, build a shared way of working, and keep the playbook through turnover.

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