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Time to celebrate amazing accountants taking on industry challenges

Xero

Despite the fantastic work that accountants and bookkeepers do, the industry has an image problem. There’s still an old-fashioned perception, with little understanding of how you support small businesses and the wider economy. We know from our recent research – Five biggest hurdles hindering accountants – that recruitment is a key hurdle you face, and this misconception among the candidate pool isn’t helping.

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AccountingDepartment.com is 19!

Accounting Department

AccountingDepartment.com is 19 years old today. Wow. When I started here in November of 2013, we were rapidly approaching our 10 th anniversary and faced with the first big “but how do we celebrate this milestone” question. Of course, as the years have passed these questions have come at various intervals celebrating both time and event-based achievements—but the excitement and celebration grows with each one.

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How to Create a Great Plains Accounts Payable Aging Report and Why

Fidesic blog

In this post we show Microsoft Dynamics GP users how to run a Great Plains accounts payable aging report, but first we will answer two questions that will help you regardless of your accounting system: What is an AP aging report? Why is aging AP important to track?

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Non-PO Invoice Coding and Automation

Ascend Software blog

Why AP Automation? One of the most impactful things you can do to improve your organization’s Accounts Payable (AP) process is to automate it. AP automation is the use of technology to streamline and automate the invoicing and payments process.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Here's How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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The bookkeeper embracing innovative service offerings

Xero

In recent years, many advisors have faced the pressures of being all things to all clients around the clock. But not Jeannie Savage. Through an expanded list of service offerings and a deep reliance on both tech and her team, she’s built a bespoke practice in Cloud 9 Strategic – and her dream lifestyle to boot. A few years ago, Jeannie Savage was at a local community salsa class when her dance partner inquired about what she did for a living.

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Rare Disease Day Hits Home with AccountingDepartment.com

Accounting Department

Rare Disease Day is the globally-coordinated movement on rare diseases, working towards equity in social opportunity, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with rare diseases.

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Hidden MS Azure costs and how to monitor them to keep your cloud budget under control

FinOps in Practice

With the advent of the digital age, cloud computing has quickly become an essential option for organizations of all sizes and shapes. Being a relentless leader in the IT field, Microsoft just couldn’t help but come up with a cloud computing platform of its own. Nowadays, Azure is one of the most popular cloud services out there, and for a reason. Like its competitors from AWS and Google Cloud, MS Azure offers a vast range of services and features that make it a reasonable choice for those who co

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Giving Your SMB Clients a Blueprint for Success

Insightful Accountant

Xero Economist Louise Southall shows how accountants and bookkeepers can help small business owners navigate late payments and slow sales growth.

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Leveraging Cloud-Based Tech to Support Your Business

Accounting Department

Cloud-based technology has altered how modern-day businesses operate. From management to finance, everything has a place when it comes to recent software technology offerings. This goes for accounting as well. With the current technology and service offerings on the market, accounting is becoming simpler and much more effective for business owners.

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How to Maximize Cloud Savings on Cyclical Workloads Using Commitment-Based Discounts

ProsperOps

The promise of elastic cloud infrastructure is the ability to quickly spin compute up and down and only pay for what you use. Workloads have different requirements and, depending on customer maturity level, take advantage of this capability to varying degrees. This ultimately leads to a wide variety of workload patterns from consistently stable to highly volatile.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Cash Flow Projections: Strengthen the Financial Future of your Business

Plooto

For businesses of all sizes, managing an organization’s cash flow is an essential ingredient for success. For a business to successfully manage its cash flow , it must first understand its current cash flow standing and consequently project how cash flow will look in the future.

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Say Goodbye to QuickBooks Desktop Point-of-Sale

Insightful Accountant

After more than 20 years of QuickBooks Desktop Point-of-Sale, Intuit has announced it is discontinuing the product on Oct. 3, 2023, along with all support for it.

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CFOs’ Biggest Challenges in 2023: Inflation & Recession

MineralTree

The world of finance is constantly evolving, and this year is no exception. The new year brings fresh challenges for CFOs and finance teams, specifically around strategizing methods to minimize the pressures of recession and inflation. Keep reading to learn about these top challenges facing CFOs in 2023, as well as the steps leaders should take to prepare their organization and AP team for success.

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B2B Cloud Software – Drift

ProsperOps

CASE STUDY Cloud Software: Drift Learn how CloudZero and ProsperOps help Drift make cost-informed engineering decisions, reduce resource usage, and automate the management of their discount commitments, reducing overall cloud costs and returning millions in savings to their AWS budget. Challenge Prior to working with CloudZero and ProsperOps, Drift’s finance and engineering teams were using their own methods for tracking, understanding, and managing their AWS bill and cost optimization per

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.

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The Mindset Shift Required to Launch a CAS Practice

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary The difference between work and lives is about the quality of time we spend within them. Everyone can complete a job, task, or assignment, but few can provide relational and intimate value in their work. An accountant that cares about the work they are doing is an accountant that is in the position to enjoy their work. Quick Links B 3 Method Institute Business Balance Bliss Client Advisory Services (CAS) Amy Vetter Amy is the CEO, keynote speaker, and consultant at B 3 Method Ins

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Xero Names Diya Jolly New Chief Product Officer

Insightful Accountant

The former Chief Product Officer at Okta is replacing Anna Curzon, who is taking a sabbatical due to personal and family health reasons.

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An SAP User's Guide to Choosing the Best Invoice-to-Pay Solution

IPS

No finance and administration functions are as burdensome as the invoice-to-pay process.

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Why Accounting Firms Should Adopt Digital Transformation

Analytix Finance & Accounting

Digital transformation is the key to succeeding in a socially distanced environment. Social distancing and hybrid workplaces are quickly becoming a reality. Therefore, digital transformation is essential for any business to thrive and not just ensure sustainability. Yet, it is not easy for traditional businesses to successfully make the transition to digital workplaces.

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How To Break Digital Transformation Barriers And Accelerate AI Adoption

Speaker: Anna Tiomina, MBA

AI is reshaping industries, yet finance remains one of the slowest adopters. Concerns over compliance, legacy systems, and data silos have made finance teams hesitant to embrace AI-driven transformation. But delaying adoption isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about staying competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape. How can finance leaders overcome these challenges and start leveraging AI effectively?

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Why Pick Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for Automating your Business Processes?

NextProcess

Even if you haven’t already started using software solutions and automation to make your business processes run more smoothly, process automation is likely on your radar. Automating things like accounts payable, purchasing, and expense reporting has been going on for years. There’s a good chance your company is already using software like QuickBooks or NetSuite to help manage finances.

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QuickBooks Enterprise Intercompany Transactions How-to Webinar

Insightful Accountant

You asked for this, so here it is. Esther and Murph will give you an in-depth look into the new QuickBooks Enterprise Intercompany Transaction feature like nobody has done before.

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What to Look for in an Invoice-to-Pay Solution for Hotels

IPS

Every hotel and hospitality company wants to do more with less these days.

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Usage Based Billing Software: Stand-alone vs Stand-out Options

Sage Intacct

The demand for billing flexibility is one of the hallmarks of the SaaS industry. Between usage-based billing , feature pricing tiers, and all kinds of hybrids between the two, accounting teams at startups are quickly discovering the need for effective, sophisticated usage-based billing software.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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Tax Preparation Outsourcing Service : All Your Questions Answered

CapActix

Overview Tax preparation outsourcing service is a professional service that provides businesses with help in preparing their taxes. You can avail of such services through an outside contractor which can also include assistance with filing tax returns, managing tax liabilities, and other related tasks. The vital goal of tax preparation outsourcing services is to help you to minimize your tax burden and maximize your profits.

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QBO Monday Minute: Color Schemes in QuickBooks Desktop

Insightful Accountant

Internationally renowned ProAdvisor Esther Friedberg Karp shares an oldie, but a goodie, with her deep dive into the overall QuickBooks Desktop color scheme, as well as one for individual balance sheet account registers.

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The Importance of Accurate Restaurant Performance Metrics

CSI Accounting & Payroll

There are many moving parts involved in operating a restaurant. That's why calculating and reviewing your performance metrics over time is a great way to: Spot negative trends Identify areas of improvement At CSI Accounting & Payroll, we've worked with restaurants for more than 50 years. Based on real-world experience of watching small businesses succeed (and even fail), we know which metrics matter to keep an eye on the most.

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The cost of the 150-hour rule: $2 billion

Blake Oliver

What is the cost of the 150-hour rule to becoming a CPA in the US? Based on my calculations, the accounting profession spends at least $2 billion per year on the fifth year of education. The cost to each candidate often exceeds $100,000. Read my post on Accounting Today to learn how I got to that number.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Usage Based Billing Software: Stand-alone vs Stand-out Options

Sage Intacct

The demand for billing flexibility is one of the hallmarks of the SaaS industry. Between usage-based billing , feature pricing tiers, and all kinds of hybrids between the two, accounting teams at startups are quickly discovering the need for effective, sophisticated usage-based billing software.

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The Easy Way to Invoice Processing

Insightful Accountant

How DocuWare is making wishes come true with modern invoice processing.

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Organizing Your Accounting Documents Digitally: A Step-by-Step Guide

LedgerDocs

Having a well organized document management system is essential for running a business. But managing years worth of financial documents can be tedious and time consuming, but with digital document management, it’s much easier to keep track of your important records. Not only is it less labor-intensive, but it also requires no physical storage.

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Full Cycle Accounts Payable Process

Tipalti

The full cycle accounts payable starts when you request an order from a supplier and ends when you have made payment to them. Learn about every step in our detailed guide.

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Demo SkyStem’s Award Winning Month-End Close Solution & Earn $100

Is your finance team bogged down by endless data requests and disorganized spreadsheets during the month-end close? It’s time to consider a better option – automate with ART! SkyStem’s solution works alongside your ERP to transform the close and account reconciliation process and speed up month-end work. Explore SkyStem’s ART - the award-winning account reconciliation automation platform - and receive a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for your time.