September, 2024

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Client Accounting Services to Help Drive Your Business

Accounting Department

When you have a small or mid-size business, one of the issues you can run into is not having all the departments a larger company would have. In other words, you might not have dedicated employees for HR, accounting, and other areas. Fortunately, there are ways to outsource a number of services, including client accounting services. This helps keep your company growing and succeeding, without the need to bring on more employees or overwork yourself to get everything done.

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A glimpse into the future of accounting

Accounting Today

Five major trends and key takeaways from Bill's Accountant Partner Council.

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Intuit introduces Intuit Enterprise Suite to help businesses grow, streamline operations, and scale

Intuit

Today, we announced a major milestone to accelerate our offerings for mid-market businesses with the introduction of Intuit Enterprise Suite , a configurable suite of integrated financial products designed to seamlessly scale and enhance productivity and profitability for businesses as they grow. As the world’s leading financial technology platform, Intuit is best positioned to serve the $89 billion total addressable market of larger, mid-market businesses who have more complex business needs as

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Xero to acquire Syft to enhance reporting and insights capability

Xero

We know how important it is for small businesses to have access to powerful insights to help them run their business better, no matter the economic environment they’re facing. To accelerate our mission to provide powerful insights, we are thrilled to share that Xero is acquiring Syft, a leading global cloud-based reporting, insights and analytics platform for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers.

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

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Table Extraction using LLMs: Unlocking Structured Data from Documents

Nanonets

Picture this - you’re drowning in a sea of PDFs, spreadsheets, and scanned documents, searching for that one piece of data trapped somewhere in a complex table. From financial reports and research papers, to resumes and invoices, these documents can contain complex tables with a wealth of structured data that needs to be quickly and accurately extracted.

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Data-Driven Insights: Enhancing Decision-Making in Your Organisation

Compleatable

In today’s fast-paced business environment, making informed decisions is crucial for success. That’s why we’re excited to show you recent webinar, “Data-Driven Insights: Enhancing Decision-Making in Your Organisation” This insightful session is hosted by Compleat Software and features Mark Donaldson, from Roveel as our main speaker.

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Managing generative AI in your firm

Accounting Today

The rapid adoption of gen AI has created opportunities for accounting firms — but also challenges.

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20 popular engineering careers to consider

Intuit

Table of Contents What is engineering? Jobs in engineering Explore engineering jobs at Intuit Engineering careers are among the most appealing jobs today. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , employment in this field is projected to grow steadily, and the median annual wage is significantly high. The median salary for engineers is $91,420, nearly double the annual wage of $48,060 for all occupations.

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A new Xero dashboard to elevate your advisory services

Xero

As a busy accountant or bookkeeper, we know you don’t always have time to go through each client’s books to proactively identify issues or opportunities. That’s why we’re thrilled to share that we’ve been testing a new client insights dashboard for advisors, which gives you a snapshot of the financial health of all Xero business edition clients, in one place.

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FAQs on AI-Powered Accounts Payable Automation with Cevinio

Cevinio

AI-powered accounts payable (AP) solutions are revolutionizing finance operations by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving compliance […]

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The Growth Architect: How Financial Leaders are Unlocking Potential

Speaker: Ashley Harlan, MBA

What if your role as a fractional CFO went beyond operational support to actively shaping the future of your clients’ businesses? 💼 ✨ In this session, discover how fractional finance professionals can position themselves as architects of growth, guiding their clients toward sustainable success and preparing them for full-time financial leadership.

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Cybersecurity in Accounting: 4 Industry Experts Share Their Insights

Ace Cloud Hosting

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and a few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” ― Stephane Nappo As technology is rapidly evolving, so is the dependency on.

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Financial Planning & Analysis: The Secret to Scaling Your Business Successfully

Accounting Department

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is crucial for any business aiming to scale successfully. It involves detailed financial forecasting, budgeting, and analytical processes that drive strategic decision-making.

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Top Apps for Accountants 2024

Accounting Today

We asked a panel of accounting technology thought leaders about their favorite applications, and here is what they said.

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How to write a bookkeeper resume: Examples and tips

Intuit

Table of Contents Bookkeeper resume sample template How to write a bookkeeping resume: What to include Resume writing best practices Update your resume to apply to bookkeeping jobs For bookkeeping roles and beyond, the job market is highly competitive these days. Chances are good you’ll be up against a sea of applicants for whatever jobs you apply to.

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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Beyond automation: How AI can transform the human side of accounting

Xero

I was excited to sit down at Xerocon Nashville recently with Ashley Francis, a CPA with almost 25 years of experience, who has become an accounting expert on using artificial intelligence. Based in the US, Ashley is a well-known speaker, teacher and writer in the accounting industry on the value of incorporating generative AI (GenAI) and automation into practices.

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My Experience with Automation: Benefiting Every Industry

Compleatable

In my previous blog I gazed back wistfully at the times when we gleefully committed everything to paper and offices were crammed with lever arch files containing the 6-year life story of a finance department. However, prior to working for a company (Compleat) promoting AP Automation for customers using Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct I was also involved in other software promoting better use of the earth’s resources.

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QuickBooks Enterprise Advanced Pricing Feature: All You Need to Know

Ace Cloud Hosting

Smart business owners and executives know how crucial the right pricing is for their organization. Effective pricing defines the value of your products and services and shapes the company’s overall.

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ADC Attends HubSpot INBOUND 2024!

Accounting Department

Last week, Andrea and Mike of AccountingDepartment.com's Marketing Team, traveled to Boston for HubSpot's INBOUND show.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Meet the 2024 Best Midsized and Large Firms to Work For

Accounting Today

An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.

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Accelerating development velocity with major enhancements to GenOS

Intuit

We announced major enhancements to our proprietary Generative AI Operating System (GenOS) that’s accelerating development velocity at scale across Intuit’s products and services to solve our customers’ most important financial problems and drive durable growth. Intuit’s GenOS now includes GenOS AI Workbench, a dedicated development environment for end-to-end application development, and enhancements to GenStudio, GenRuntime, and GenUX components.

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Our journey to new invoicing: an update from Diya Jolly, CPTO

Xero

I wanted to reach out personally, as we officially retire classic invoicing in November after more than a year of transitioning. While we’re thrilled to introduce even more features on our new invoicing platform, I know this change has been difficult for some of our customers. I thought it might be helpful to share a bit of insight into our journey at Xero and explain how changes like this fit into our bigger plans.

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How Long Does AP Automation Take?

Compleatable

How Long Does AP Automation Take? So, what exactly is AP automation? In a nutshell – AP Automation describes software and solutions that aid the retrieval, registration, processing, approval, and payment of purchase invoices. Planned and executed properly, automating AP processes can improve the finance function, saving finance teams time and money.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Top 10 Features of Lacerte Software Every Should Know

Ace Cloud Hosting

Lacerte Tax is a robust tax preparation software by Intuit for mid to large businesses. It caters to the needs of individual taxpayers and business clients for a seamless tax.

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ADC Attends EO Nerve 2024

Accounting Department

Our team kicked off another year of EO events last week while attending EO Nerve. ADC Business Development Representative, Shawn Marcum, participated in the multi-day event in Atlanta, GA.

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PwC lays off 1,800 employees in U.S.

Accounting Today

The cutbacks are a sign of further retrenchment among the Big Four firms.

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Boosting the economy and kickstarting financial confidence for small businesses and accountants in the UK

Intuit

The economy of the UK depends on the financial health and well-being of the more than 5.5 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the country. But SMBs aren’t always given a seat at the policymaking table. Small businesses and accountants drive economic growth in the UK and need champions to help them power prosperity. That’s why Intuit asked small business owners and accountants about their wishes from policymakers regarding challenges they face, resources they need, and how pol

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Four tips to protect your business from cybercriminals

Xero

In this increasingly digital age, small businesses are becoming more and more vulnerable to the threat of cybercrime. In particular, there has been an increase in supply chain attacks targeting small businesses. Cybercriminals are constantly adapting their tactics and using AI to fuel their attacks. As technology advances, so does the risk to your sensitive data.

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Best PDF Parser for RAG Apps: A Comprehensive Guide

Nanonets

Introduction In the world of AI, where data drives decisions, choosing the right tools can make or break your project. For Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems more commonly known as RAG systems, PDFs are a goldmine of information—if you can unlock their contents. But PDFs are tricky; they’re often packed with complex layouts, embedded images, and hard-to-extract data.

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Zero Trust Security – What is It? How It Works? 

Ace Cloud Hosting

Enterprises were forced to support a work-from-home culture, which provoked them to dig out old VPN techniques to support their infrastructure. They did all they could to keep their internal.

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Dynamic Forecasting is Here to Keep Business Owners Informed

Accounting Department

Experienced business leaders know that accurately predicting future financial outcomes is a highly complex challenge. It’s a process not to be left only to logic that is based on reviews of combined financial reports from the past.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.