October, 2018

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Oct 25, QBO - LedgerDocs Workflow | Document Management

Bookkeeping Essentials

Gathering your bookkeeping documents in one place is easy with QBO - LedgerDocs workflow integration … making collaboration with your bookkeeper a breeze. Find out why this is one of my favorite apps.

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CloudTalk | Week of October 5, 2018

CloudGenera

IBM Awarded Patent for Secure System Based on Blockchain and Google’s move into streaming. This and more for your week in Cloud and Tech. Security Palo Alto Networks to acquire RedLock for $173 M to beef up cloud security Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk Apple’s Tim Cook Takes His Latest Shot […] The post CloudTalk | Week of October 5, 2018 appeared first on CloudGenera.

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5 Core Capabilities of FinDevOps

CloudZero

Have you been bitten by unexpected costs in the cloud? Whether you are all in with serverless, cloud-native services, on demand and reserved instances, or you build systems and applications with all those things, it is very likely you have had a bad experience with unexpected costs. Why is that? Let me ask you, what is your DevOps tool for observing cost?

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Contactless payments on the rise, the case for a 4-day workweek, 12 signs your firm is outdated, and more

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Show Notes Join Blake and David at the Practice Ignition QBC Precon Party ! — It’s November 4th (the night before QuickBooks Connect) Register here: [link] From the mail bag: Heather Smith shares that Australia is introducing PAYID , an ID that allows people to direct payments independent of what bank you use. Should give Australians an amazing freedom to more easily change banks!

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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Hitting The Road with NATP to Transform Tax Season

Dext

Coming off the heels of a great National Association of Tax Professionals annual conference and three tax forums where we welcomed over 100 NATP members as partners, we’re thrilled to announce that we are gearing up to kick off a 100 event roadshow with NATP across the United States.

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How SaaS Finance Teams Prove out Business Models

Sage Intacct

In the 14th century, a cathedral builder was hustling down the dirt road in medieval France and passed three people stacking bricks.

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Software Property Managers Must Build Into 2019’s Budget

AvidXchange

Property managers often look for new tools and strategies to improve profits while cutting costs. They’re still tasked with juggling multiple properties, maintenance, and budgets and most property managers lack the right technology to handle it all. According to the recent State of Property Management report , in the coming decade, the property management industry is expected to grow by at least 12.5 million new households.

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Handling the Complexities of the AWS Bill (Yes. including RIs!)

CloudZero

If it hasn’t happened already, someone in your organization will soon ask you to explain your AWS bill. Depending on the complexity of your cloud environment, you will consider the bill to be something between a riddle and an incomprehensible and unbreakable code. We know, we’ve been there.

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These two entrepreneurs say "don’t outsource accounting,” RDP risks, and remote accountant policies

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Show Notes 53% of accountants’ clients ready for Making Tax Digital launch — Accountancy Daily — Significant numbers of accountants’ clients are still struggling to prepare for the advent of Making Tax Digital for VAT, which is now only six months away, according to the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Outsource Everything but Accounting, Quality Control and Sales — Entrepreneur — Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey argue that "It’s almost impossible to get. critical numbers in a ti

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Cloud Transition

Dext

Cloud-based practices are growing four times faster than their traditional counterparts while enjoying higher profits and better work-life balance. However, moving to the cloud is about more than buying new software. To optimize your performance, the transition needs to go through your whole firm.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Reserved Instances: Use It or Lose It

CloudZero

Reserved instances are one of those things that, when you first hear about them, you say, “Wow! I could save a lot of money!” And then you start to try and figure out how many you need? What sizes? Which operating systems? In which regions? Should they be convertible? Should I choose a 1-year or 3-year term? All up-front, partial up-front, or no up-front?

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FinDevOps and Serverless: Unlocking the Promise of the Cloud

CloudZero

The year is 2020 and you are responsible for ensuring the efficient and reliable operations of millions of dollars of cloud computing infrastructure. Things have changed a lot in the past few years, even more so from the days when you first moved from on-premise and into AWS.

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How Kruze Consulting is specializing and automating, leading the way in accounting & finance for startups

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting , a fast growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 160 startup clients. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. In addition to his Operations responsibilities, Scott runs the Venture Debt Consulting practice at Kruze. In his spare time, Scott publishes the Founders & Friends Podcast , which interviews Startup CEO's, Investors and Other Service Providers in the Startup Ecosystem.

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The beginning of the end for QuickBooks Desktop, NetSuite soars, and Walmart deploys blockchain in the real world

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Blake and David reconnect to talk about what's new in the worlds of QuickBooks and NetSuite. Intuit is discontinuing their QuickBooks Desktop Advanced ProAdvisor Certification — could this be the beginning of the end for desktop? Meanwhile, NetSuite is soaring according to the latest Oracle quarterly results. NetSuite also announced their new "Banking as a Service" or "BaaS" offering, which will allow banks to connect directly to NetSuite's ERP to process payments and reconcile transactions, ju

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The Definitive Guide to Spend Management

The status quo for AP in small and mid-market companies is broken. It consists of messy tech stacks of siloed solutions that give rise to manual work, a lack of control, wasted spend, and unnecessary risks. The benefits of shifting to spend management are tangible, measurable, and are felt across the whole organization. Spend management is a different way of thinking and an innovation whose time has come.

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The Bookkeepers’ Success Summit: It’s all in the planning

Dext

With your goals set and a plan in place, it’s now time to not only get clients on board, but also your staff. Tim Hoopmann is the Founder of Spinn Business Solutions and specializes in helping his clients move business processes online using multiple cloud-technology applications to save both time and money.

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The Bookkeepers’ Success Summit: Handling Objections

Dext

Make sure you are ready to take action to streamline your practice today and learn how to jump those final few hurdles. Tim Hoopmann is the Founder of Spinn Business Solutions and specializes in helping his clients move business processes online using multiple cloud-technology applications to save both time and money.

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Perfecting Your Pricing with Jason Blumer (Part 1)

Dext

Jason Blumer is the founder and CEO of Thriveal and Blumer CPAs. As a business coach and consultant to firms and agencies, Jason encourages his clients to take risks and try new things to innovate and excel.

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The Cloud Revolution

Dext

Not only does cloud technology provide you with the opportunity to grow your business, reduce time spent on manual processes and deliver a world-class experience to your clients, but it also future proofs your services.

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Navigating Financial Storms: Strategies for Building Resilient Balance Sheets

Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.

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ASC 606 is wreaking rev rec in biotech. Here's how one tech-savvy accountant aims to fix it.

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Learn more about intheBlk software at [link]. Subscribe: Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play Paul Giese is an accounting manager in the biotechnology industry and the founder of intheBlk software, a collection of web-based tools for biotech accountants. Paul joins the podcast to talk about the massive change ASC 606 is having on revenue recognition in the biotechnology industry.

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The Bookkeepers’ Success Summit: Getting started

Dext

Taking the steps to streamline your practice now will create opportunities for your firm, but as always there are choices to be made in determining what your process will be.