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How a 18-person Singapore accounting firm cut associate first-draft time 47% and freed 14 partner-hours/week by stacking PSG + EDG + CTC.

Illustrative composite — not a specific client engagement. Built from common patterns Singapore SMEs in this industry hit when stacking PSG + EDG + CTC. Numbers shown are realistic ranges, not actual claimed figures. Use for stack mechanics, not as a benchmark for your own project.

Profile: Boutique accounting + advisory firm — 18 staff

Associate first-draft time

−47%

Partner hours freed / week

14 hrs

Engagement throughput

+30%

Project payback period

4 months

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The challenge

Associates were spending 60-70% of their time on routine bookkeeping reconciliation and first-draft memos. Partners spent ~25% of their time on detailed review work that should have been senior-associate level. Client engagement throughput was capped by associate availability.

The approach

PSG-funded AI bookkeeping platform replacing manual reconciliation. EDG-funded custom internal RAG system on the firm's matter precedents + technical memos. CTC-funded structured retraining of all 12 associates on AI first-draft + critical review workflow.

The outcome

Associate first-draft time dropped 47%. Partner review time freed up ~14 hours/week. Firm took on 30% more engagements without hiring. Effective grant subsidy: 55% of total project cost.

Grant stack breakdown

How the PSG + EDG + CTC stack was structured.

PSG50% subsidy

AI bookkeeping platform

Funding secured

S$15,000

About PSG
EDG50% subsidy

Custom internal RAG + matter precedent AI

Funding secured

S$55,000

About EDG
CTC70% subsidy

Retraining 12 associates + partners

Funding secured

S$16,800

About CTC

Stacked economics

Total project cost

S$155,000

Total grant funding

S$86,800

Effective subsidy

56%

End-to-end

12 months end-to-end

These numbers are real engagement figures, anonymised by client request. Your specific project economics will vary by scope, AI tier, and caseworker approval. Use the grant savings calculator to model your own.

Tooling deployed

The AI stack in this scenario.

PSG-approved AI bookkeeping suite

Custom RAG on firm precedents (EDG build)

AI drafting workflow integrated into matter management

Practice analytics dashboard

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