The all-in-one time tracking tool for finance teams

Turn tracked hours into clean books, accurate invoices, and peace of mind with DeskTime.

What makes DeskTime unique?

DeskTime is the only fully automatic time tracker on the market that helps teams stay on top of their hours and projects without the manual work.

Smarter employee monitoring

DeskTime tracks the apps, websites, and documents your team uses, giving you real-time insights without interrupting their flow or invading their privacy.

Custom settings that matter

DeskTime is among the most flexible time trackers available. Adjust it to fit your workflow and make it work the way you do.

Experience you can trust

DeskTime has spent well over a decade refining what time tracking should be. With years of insights behind us, we’ve built a tool that’s reliable, intuitive, and made to support your team’s work.

How DeskTime can help your team

Automatic time tracking

DeskTime tracks time the moment work begins. Minimal manual input, no forgotten hours. It’s seamless, accurate, and built to give teams clarity without lifting a finger.

Better data, faster decisions

With just a few clicks, get the reports you need to make informed calls. From daily breakdowns to full exports, DeskTime keeps your data clean, organized, and ready to use.

Clarity on every cent spent

Track exactly how much time and money are going into each project. DeskTime helps you stay on budget, bill accurately, and understand your team’s true cost of work.

A time tracker that won’t interrupt your team’s workflow. Ever.

Forget manual entries and distractions. With DeskTime, time tracking runs on autopilot—zero effort needed.

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Managing large, remote teams with confidence

With 300 people across more than 10 countries, Skrivanek needed a way to keep their growing team aligned while switching to remote work. DeskTime gave them a clear view of how everyone’s working, making it easier to stay productive without micromanaging.

DeskTime in action: the way to accurate billing

Brian Tankersley, an accounting consultant with more than seven years of DeskTime experience, precisely tracks the time spent on each project. This helps him bill clients accurately and better estimate future workloads. “You might think you’ve been focused,” he says, “but when you look at the data, it turns out that you were not.”

“DeskTime helps me be a better steward of my own time. You have to let automation work for you.”

Brian Tankersle,
accounting consultant

Built to meet global standards

DeskTime follows strict international data and information security standards, ensuring a smooth, safe, and reliable time tracking experience for every user.

ISO 27001 compliant

Our practices align with ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 standards, ensuring robust information and privacy management across our systems.

GDPR compliant

The services provided by DeskTime and the data generated using the application comply with the rules set by GDPR.

Visit our Privacy Policy to learn what data we collect, how we use it, and how we protect your privacy.

Data encryption

All data that DeskTime users share with our servers is encrypted both in transit and at rest by default.

Two-factor authentication

Users can add an extra layer of security to their account by enabling two-factor authentication in their profile settings.

Backups and reliability

With a system uptime of 99.95%, DeskTime ensures maximum reliability through continuous, restorable backups.

Automate compliance and save time

If your country requires tracking work hours, DeskTime makes compliance easy with automatic and accurate time tracking.

Under the EU Working Time Directive, employers must track and document employee working hours to ensure fair labor practices.

Automatic time tracking tools like DeskTime make this simple. Just ask Skrivanek, who saw real improvements across their European offices after introducing DeskTime.

Employees in some of Skrivanek’s European offices used to fill out timesheets by hand. Now, with DeskTime, the process is automated, saving valuable time for both managers and employees.

Illustration of the dashboard in the DeskTime work monitoring software

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Frequently asked questions about DeskTime for finance teams

Find everything you need to know about time tracking, productivity, and managing remote or hybrid teams with DeskTime.

DeskTime is an ideal time tracking software for finance teams. It offers automatic time tracking, project and task management, billable hour tracking, and detailed productivity reports.

With features like cost calculation, secure data handling, and team-wide transparency, DeskTime helps finance professionals stay organized, improve billing accuracy, and manage remote or hybrid teams effectively. It’s easy to use, scalable, and built to support the workflow of modern finance teams.

To track billable hours for accounting and finance projects, use a time tracking tool like DeskTime with project-based tracking features. You can create a project, assign tasks, and set hourly rates for yourself or your team.

DeskTime automatically tracks time spent on each task and calculates project costs based on the rates you set. This helps ensure accurate billing, especially for client work. Detailed reports show how time is distributed across projects, making it easy to invoice clients or analyze internal costs.

To monitor productivity in a remote finance team, use a tool like DeskTime that automatically tracks time, app usage, and project involvement. It lets you see which tasks your team is working on, how much time is spent on each, and which tools are used. You’ll get daily activity levels, productivity scores, and custom reports without micromanaging.

For finance teams, this means transparency across billable work, minimized time leaks, and better planning. With DeskTime, you can keep everyone accountable and aligned, no matter where they’re working from, while respecting autonomy and supporting flexible work.

The easiest way to onboard a large finance team to time tracking software is by choosing a tool that’s automatic, simple, and low-maintenance. Look for software that tracks time in the background without requiring constant manual input. This will help reduce friction and boost adoption. It should also offer easy setup, intuitive dashboards, and clear reports.

DeskTime is a great example: it starts tracking as soon as the computer is in use, helps your team organize time by projects and tasks, and scales smoothly for teams of all sizes. With minimal training required, large teams can get up and running quickly, without disrupting their daily workflow.

Yes, DeskTime is built with security as a top priority, making it fully suitable for tracking sensitive financial tasks. We follow international data protection standards and use encryption for both data transfer and storage. Regular system updates and strict access controls help prevent unauthorized access and ensure that only the right people see the right information.

DeskTime also allows you to set project visibility and user permissions, so sensitive financial data stays private. For finance teams, this means you can confidently track work, manage projects, and generate reports, knowing your data is protected at every step.

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