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E-signature and approvals · United Kingdom

E-sign engagement letters, from inside the letter

FigsFlow lets you e-sign engagement letters without leaving the letter. Generate it from the accepted proposal, send one or four hundred, let the client sign on a phone with no account to create, and file the signed copy, the certificate and the full audit trail straight to the client record.

Send a letter to your own phone and watch it come back. About four minutes.

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app.figsflow.com/letters SAMPLE DATA
Ashcombe Joinery Ltd Signed
  • LetterGenerated from the accepted proposal
  • SentTuesday 14:06 · one of 42 that morning
  • Signed onA phone · no account created
  • EvidenceCertificate · timestamps · IP record
  • Filed toClient record and your SharePoint

nothing exported, nothing re-uploaded

Illustrative example — the company, the times and the signatory are fictional.

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Product tour

Watch one letter get signed

Under two minutes, start to finish. Generate the letter from the accepted proposal, send it, sign it on a phone, and watch it land back on the client record. This is what it looks like to e-sign engagement letters without ever leaving the letter — no narration about transformation, just the thing happening.

An animated walkthrough of FigsFlow e-signature for accountancy firms: the engagement letter goes out, the client signs it, and the signed letter lands back on the client record so the work can start.

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●PROBLEM · THE WAIT

The letter goes out,
and then nothing happens

You attach the engagement letter to an email and wait. One client prints it, signs it, photographs it at an angle and sends back something you cannot file. Two forget entirely. You chase, politely, twice.

Three weeks on, the work has already started and the letter is still unsigned — which nobody mentions until the day it matters.

RECEIVED · 11:42

"Sorry — hope this is OK, phone camera!"

A. Whitfield
Page 4 of 6 · corner folded · taken at an angle
What you can do with it
Not much. It is a photograph of a page, and you still cannot prove when it was signed.

SPOT-02 · a crooked photograph of a signed page, corner folded, taken at an angle. Warm amber on ink — the only warm mark on the page.

Where it sits

Between the letter and the first job

Signing is the moment the engagement letter stops being a draft and the work becomes chargeable. Everything before it is the proposal and the letter. Everything after it is the AML check, the first data request and the opening job.

01Proposal acceptedFee and scope agreed
02Letter generatedFrom your clause library
03Sent for signatureOne, or four hundred
04SignedThe letter stops being a draft
05AML checkDue diligence runs on
06First job opensWork becomes chargeable

IMG-02 · 1400 × 600, 7:3 — the sequence with the signature step lit and the steps either side dimmed.

And what else it signs

The engagement letter is the one that matters most. It is not the only document a practice needs signed, and all of them run the same way.

Engagement letters Variation and disengagement letters Accounts approval Tax return approval AML and CDD declarations Fee and scope changes Consent and authority forms
Capability

Can they sign on a phone?

Yes, and most will. The letter opens in a browser with no app to install and no account to create. It works one-handed on a train, which is where a surprising number of engagement letters actually get signed.

✓
No app to installA browser link, opened once.
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No account to createNo password, no reset email, no support call.
✓
One-handed, on a trainWhich is where a surprising number get signed.

IMG-03 · 960 × 640, 3:2 — real phone screenshot, portrait, mid-signature. Not a rendered device mock-up.

Annual re-engagement · 412 lettersONE BOARD
251 signed 99 opened, not signed 62 not yet opened
Ashcombe Joinery Ltd£2,400 · year end 31 Dec · two signatories
SIGNED
Redhill Dental Partners£3,150 · opened Tuesday 09:12
OPENED
Varley & Sons£980 · reminder due tomorrow
NOT OPENED

Every letter personalised with its own fee, scope and signatories — one template, four hundred letters.

Capability

Can we send four hundred at once?

Yes. Select the clients, pick the template, and every letter goes out personalised with its own fee, scope and signatories. You watch them come back on one board rather than in four hundred email threads.

Verify before publishing
Confirm bulk send exists at the volume claimed. If there is a limit, state the real limit here — a buyer who discovers it on day three is a refund, not a customer.

IMG-04 · 960 × 640, 3:2 — a bulk send in progress, showing all three states.

Capability

Does it chase for us?

On a schedule you set, in your firm's name, until it is signed or you stop it. The reminders are polite, they stop the moment the signature arrives, and every one of them is on the record so nobody chases twice.

Reminder schedule · engagement letter
First reminder3 days after sending · your firm's name
SENT
Second reminder7 days · same thread, same sender
SENT
Third reminder14 days · then stops
DUE TOMORROW
On signatureEverything outstanding is cancelled
AUTOMATIC
Chased twice already — the history is on the letter, so nobody sends a fourth by accident.

IMG-05 · 960 × 640, 3:2 — the reminder schedule with the chase history beneath it.

Engagement letter · Ashcombe Joinery Ltd
Signed document
The letter as signedNot the current template
Signing certificate
Issued on completionAttached to the same record
Timestamps
Sent · opened · signedEvery action, in order
IP record
Captured per signatoryHeld with the trail
Stored on the client recordAnd in your own SharePoint tenancy
FILED

IMG-06 · 960 × 640, 3:2 — signed letter with its certificate and audit trail. Anonymise everything.

Capability

What evidence do we get, and is it secure?

The signed document, a signing certificate, timestamps for every action and the IP record, stored together on the client record and in your own SharePoint. It is the form you will want it in if anyone asks you to evidence the engagement.

CREDENTIALS-01 pending

Your actual certifications only. If FigsFlow holds none of these yet, show none — an unearned badge is the fastest way to lose a firm that checks.

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Category contrast

A separate signing tool, or the letter itself

E-sign engagement letters from a general signing tool and you sign a file. The tool does not know what the letter said, what the fee was, or that a job should now open. That gap is where the re-keying lives.

A standalone signing tool

Six steps, and the last one is a thing somebody has to remember.

  • 01Export the letter to PDF
  • 02Upload it
  • 03Drag signature boxes onto the page
  • 04Download the signed file
  • 05Save it somewhere

And then remember to start the work.

Signing inside the letter

The document is already the record, so there is nothing to move.

  • 01The letter is already the document
  • 02Signatories are already known
  • 03The signed copy files itself

And the next step opens on its own.

SPOT-03 · 200 × 72 — left: a document lifted out of a stack, signed, and set down somewhere else. Right: the same document signed where it already sat.

Who uses it

Whose problem this actually is

Pick the shape of your practice.

You send maybe six engagement letters a month. Each one currently costs you two polite chases and about ten days of not quite knowing. Signing on a phone turns that into an afternoon, and you stop being the person who has to remember.

Six letters a monthLow volume, high consequence
Ten days to an afternoonSigned before you have chased once
Signed on a phoneNo account for the client to create
Not your memoryThe chase runs without you

Different sizes, same letter. The signature does not care how big you are — the controls around it do.

Your stack

Works with what you already run

Signed documents land in your own SharePoint tenancy. Notifications go out through your Microsoft 365 or your own sending domain, so the client sees your firm, not ours.

Microsoft 365OutlookSharePoint

See every integration →

SPOT-04 · 180 × 48 — six plugs sharing one rail. Shared mark. No puzzle pieces.

Proof

Built inside working firms

FigsFlow was built in practice by people who had chased their own unsigned letters.

“AML has always been the step that tends to get missed in a busy practice. With this update, it’s now linked directly to the engagement letter signature, so I don’t have to worry about handing it off manually.”
Stacey Burton · Trustindex review · 29/06/2026
4.6 / 5Trustindex rating88reviews62five-star reviews

We chose the TrustID path, and it has worked well.

“The client signs, the link is sent, and the report returns quickly. Our team hardly needs to get involved. Setting it up took just two minutes, which was a pleasant surprise.”
Mark Webb · 02/07/2026

Signed to verified without the gap

“Before, there were too many steps between when a client signed and when their AML check started. Now, it happens right away. The client signs, we send the link, documents come in, and the check is done.”
Arabella Cox · 01/07/2026

This is a solid platform for a tax advisory practice

“I found the ad hoc LOE templates especially helpful, since most software only covers standard engagements. … Once it’s set up, it pretty much runs on its own.”
Imogen Clarke · 12/08/2026

Reliable AML process

“The client signs, we send the link, documents arrive, and the check is done. Our team doesn’t have to remember extra steps or go looking for anything.”
Julie Cross · 29/06/2026

Proposals are now sent out on the same day

“Proposals are now sent out on the same day instead of staying in a draft folder for a week.”
Charlie Evans · 07/08/2026

A great experience with FigsFlow

“Creating professional proposals and engagement contracts takes only a few minutes, which has saved me a lot of time.”
Iwona Sajdak · 29/07/2026

Reviews and figures as shown on Trustindex on 06/10/2026. Read every review on Trustindex

Pricing

What it costs

Signatures are not metered. E-signature is unlimited on every plan — no credits, no per-signer limits, no envelope counting, and nothing to expire. It is included on the free Letters plan, on Onboarding from £24 a month, in Practice Management and on every seat of the Practice Suite. The only plan it is not in is CRM on its own.

The whole platform

Practice Suite — every module, one price per person. The whole firm on one system, from the first proposal to the last deadline, with unlimited e-signatures on every seat. Billed annually, two months free. See every plan.

Practice Suite

£390/month

10 × £39 per user, per month

People in your firm
  • Proposals, pricing engine and engagement letters, uncapped
  • Jobs, tasks, timesheets and capacity
  • Compliance Programme included, checks at the programme rate
  • CRM Core on every seat, Growth available per seat
  • Client portal on your own subdomain
  • Unlimited e-signatures and documents
  • Entra ID sign-on, SharePoint storage, Outlook sync
  • 20 AI actions per person a month, from January 2027

At 10 people, the whole platform is £390 a month — every module, £39 a person for your first 10 people, then £59. Billed annually, no minimum.

See platform pricing →

Related modules

What sits either side of this

A signature is the hinge between the document and the work. These four are what the letter comes from and what it sets off; the rest of the platform sits around them on the same shared record.

HMRC deadlines Companies House CRM and pipeline AML and due diligence Pricing and quoting Forms and requests
Client portal Client mobile app Documents in SharePoint
Jobs and workflow Reporting Email
Timesheets and billing Practice dashboard Workflow templates Meetings and scheduling API and webhooks MTD Income Tax
Questions

What practices ask before they switch

For an ordinary engagement letter, yes. Section 7 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 gives electronic signatures admissibility, and the Law Commission's 2019 report on the electronic execution of documents confirmed the position for simple contracts. Deeds carry extra formalities. The full position is in our article on e-signature validity.
Legal claim · chartered sign-off required before publication

See it run on your own practice.

Screen-shared, using your services, your client mix and your deadlines. You will see where FigsFlow fits, and where it does not.

Design previews, not a shipped build — we will tell you on the call what is live today.

9:41
SignatureEngagement letter
Ready to sign
Engagement letter 20263 signatories · you are firstSign
Audit trailIP, device and timestamp recordedOn
Also waiting
Letter of representationDue 30/09Due
HomeDocsTasksChatProfile
9:41
Tasks3 open
Upload bank statementsVAT Q3 · due todayDue
Sign engagement letterOnboarding · due 05/09Sign
Approve VAT returnQ2 · due 07/09Review
Confirm payroll changesAugust · doneClosed
HomeDocsTasksChatProfile
9:41
Client portalRidgeline Foods Ltd
Upload Sign Pay Ask
Your services
Annual accountsYear end 31/03/2026Live
VAT returnsQuarterly · next 07/10Filed
PayrollMonthly · 14 employeesCurrent
Your team
Amara · ManagerUsually replies within a day
HomeDocsTasksChatProfile
9:41
DocumentsStored in your SharePoint
Recent
Bank statement — AugUploaded by camera · 2 MBSynced
Sales ledger Q3Shared by AmaraNew
Accounts 2025Signed 14/06/2025Final
Add a document
Scan with the cameraEdges cropped automatically
HomeDocsTasksChatProfile
9:41
MessagesAmara · Manager
This job
Re: VAT Q3Amara · 2 hours agoNew
Statement attachedYou · yesterday
Next deadline
VAT Q3 filing07/10/2026 · 15 daysSoon
HomeDocsTasksChatProfile

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