Parkes

What is Parkes?

Parkes is an AI coworker for accounting and bookkeeping firms, built by the makers of Ignition and run as its own brand. It finds underpriced work, drafts renewals and proposals, follows up on unpaid invoices and cleans up client lists, and it asks for approval before it acts.

Who it's for

Accounting and bookkeeping firms. Firms do not need to use Ignition. Ignition says a founding cohort of firms uses it now, with wider access later this year.

Key features

• Finds clients whose fees no longer match the work and drafts repricing for review
• Drafts renewals and proposals
• Follows up on unpaid invoices
• Cleans up client lists and runs ready-made playbooks
• Asks for approval before acting, with firm-level guardrails, and logs everything it does
• Ignition says Parkes has the same SOC 2 security as Ignition
• Ignition cites a founding-cohort firm that priced a client at $8,500, 70% more than planned (vendor claim, October 2026)

Integrations

• Ignition
• Slack
• Microsoft Teams
• QuickBooks
• Xero
• Karbon

Parkes says it connects to 30+ tools, including practice management software; it works with or without Ignition.

Recent updates

• October 26, 2026: Ignition introduced Parkes, an AI coworker for accounting firms led by general manager Tom Maxwell. A founding cohort uses it now, with wider access later this year; firms can request early access at parkes.ai. ^[4]

Pricing

Pricing not published; early access by request (from the vendor's public pages, last checked October 27, 2026; confirm with the vendor)

Sources

1. https://www.parkes.ai/
2. https://www.parkes.ai/security
3. https://www.parkes.ai/early-access
4. https://www.ignitionapp.com/news/meet-parkes-the-ai-coworker-that-helps-accounting-firms-run-the-firm

Last checked: 2026-10-27