March, 2023

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Reshaping Xero to enable disciplined growth and focus

Xero

Below is the message shared with all Xero employees today Dear Xeros Over the past few weeks, as I have stepped into the CEO seat, we have had several conversations about Xero’s strengths and significant market opportunities. We have also talked candidly about our challenges following the rapid scaling of the company. As we look to the next phase of Xero’s growth, many of you have asked me what change is needed for us to simplify focus, strengthen our execution and balance growth with profitabi

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Digitizing Payments for Service Based Industries

Fidesic blog

Digitizing accounting functions can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase accuracy for service-based companies. It can also provide valuable insights and analytics that can aid decision-making and help firms stay competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace. In this post we will discuss the importance of digitizing B2B payments as it relates to digital transformation (DX) initiatives.

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A London-based accountant rides the wave of digital transformation

Intuit

Growing up, Eriona Bajrakurtaj had a unique dream compared to other kids her age. “I wanted to be this businesswoman where I walk into a boardroom and everyone respects me because I have knowledge and things like that,” Eriona says. “I had a very different outlook from my friends.” In fact, very little about Eriona’s childhood was typical. At 13, she started bookkeeping for her father’s fledgling accounting business.

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Work Smarter, Not Harder with Workflow Automation

Accounting Department

As we move towards a more technology-driven world, it's important for business owners to adopt a "work smarter, not harder" mentality. One way to achieve this is through workflow automation with ERP software like NetSuite.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But if you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner, and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top. 🗻 What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.

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The Most Shocking Accounts Payable Stats

Ascend Software blog

Accounts Payable (AP) is a crucial function of any organization. It is responsible for managing the payment of bills and invoices to suppliers and vendors. However, many organizations struggle with their AP processes, leading to inefficiencies and financial losses.

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Case Study: Chargify

ProsperOps

Customer B2B SaaS payments platform with growing Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) spend Overview With ProsperOps, Chargify has automated and matured their cloud cost optimization strategy, eliminating wasted spend and continuing to see gains in their Effective Savings Rate, making a 40% improvement in the twelve months leading up to April, 2022. Challenge Chargify formerly held engineering responsible for their AWS savings commitments.

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Microsoft Windows Autopilot for Dynamics Users

Fidesic blog

Have you checked out Microsoft Autopilot? If you care about desktop and device management for an organization using Microsoft Dynamics ERP, this is one tool you should know about if you aren’t familiar with it already. In this blog post, we'll tell you a bit about Microsoft Windows Autopilot–what it is and why it makes sense for Dynamics ERP users.

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Takeaways from the 4th Annual Intuit Trans+ Summit

Intuit

Over the past few years, diversity has been front and center for many corporations. However, that’s not enough–diversity can’t stand on its own. At Intuit, we continue to strive for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce that empowers employees–both in and outside of Intuit, who identify as transgender or nonbinary. Held on March 14, 2023, the 4th annual Intuit Trans+ Summit shined a light on intersectional transgender and nonbinary experiences for the tech community at large.

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A Financial Controller May Be Just What You Need, And More

Accounting Department

Considering the need for a financial controller for your business? To help you solidify the decision, learn more about the duties of a financial controller and the benefits of partnering with an outsourced client accounting services (CAS) provider to make it even easier!

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Accounts Payable Process Improvements, and the Metrics to Help Measure Success

Ascend Software blog

Improving Vendor Relationships Improving vendor relationships can have a significant impact on accounts payable efficiencies. Here are some ways in which it can be achieved: accounts payable process improvements.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP

The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.

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Channel Partners Conference & Expo

ProsperOps

Channel Partners Conference & Expo May 1-4, 2023 The Venetian Resort & Expo Booth 1453 Get to know ProsperOps at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV Join ProsperOps on the expo floor of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo taking place May 1-4 at the Venetian Resort & Expo. ProsperOps is an autonomous cloud cost optimization tool.

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What is AI and why is it relevant for my small business?

Xero

It’s safe to say that artificial intelligence (AI) is now part of common language and everyday life. But while we’ve all heard of the term, not everyone really knows what it is or how to use it (or rather, whether it can be useful for them). Believe it or not, the term ‘artificial intelligence’ has been with us since as far back as 1955, when a number of academics and professionals in the field of technology first proposed a study of the term.

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How has the ISV Landscape Changed in the D365 ERA?

Fidesic blog

How has the Microsoft Dynamics ISV landscape changed in the D365 ERA?

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How Intuit Combined Advanced AI and Human Expertise to Reshape the Future of Finance for 100M+ Customers

Intuit

The convergence of emerging and advanced technologies, particularly machine learning (ML) and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI), is delivering tremendous value for consumers and small businesses. Technologies that were once on the bleeding edge have quickly been democratized in a few short years, bringing the transformative power of innovation to the doorstep of our customers globally.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.

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CFOs Love Outsourced Bookkeeping Services for These 4 Reasons

Accounting Department

Outsourced bookkeeping services are here to help CFOs of small to medium-sized businesses optimize their time and offer them a number of benefits!

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What is MLOps & why is it important for today’s companies now?

FinOps in Practice

Do you know any data scientists or machine learning (ML) engineers who wouldn’t want to increase the pace of model development and production? Are you aware of teams who are collaborating with pure ease when enlisting continuous integration and deployment practices on ML/AI models? We don’t think so. MLOps, which stands for Machine Learning Operations, is being used to help streamline the workflow of taking machine learning models to production, as well as maintaining and monitoring them.

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ProsperOps at AWS Fest

ProsperOps

ProsperOps at AWS Fest May 3, 2023 Virtual Event 12:00 p.m. CT On May 3rd, w e're teaming up with N2WS for a presentation at the Compute Edition of AWS Fest! AWS Fest is a virtual global summit for cloud customers managing their workloads on AWS. The summit offers the most innovative and comprehensive real-life problem-solving topics affecting cloud.

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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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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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What is good financial management

Compleatable

Finance professionals & budget holders: different needs, same solution. Download White Paper The post What is good financial management first appeared on Compleat Software.

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Helping taxpayers make the most of the 2023 tax season

Intuit

Taxes can be confusing. How does anyone have the time to figure out the deductions and credits they qualify for? That’s how we help. Intuit has helped tens of millions of families and small businesses take charge of their finances by helping them understand, prepare, and file their tax returns confidently—millions of them for free. In fact, over 93 million consumers, and 10 million small businesses manage their finances with Intuit.

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A Thank You to the Women of ADC! #IWD2023

Accounting Department

AccountingDepartment.com is proud of our amazing, hard-working, dedicated women who make up the bulk of our team and for this International Women’s Day, we would like to take a moment to thank all of these women that keep us moving forward on a day-to-day basis. Our female team members have made an incredible impact on our business over the years and we would not be where we are today without them!

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Check Out What's New With Fidesic in Upcoming Showcase

Fidesic blog

We're pretty excited over here at Fidesic! Coming up on March 30th we are joining some of the top ISVs in the Microsoft Dynamics Channel for the Microsoft Dynamics GP Financial Management Tools Showcase brought to you by Microsoft Dynamics World and ERP Software Blog.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Introducing Flex Boost: Autonomous EC2 Standard Reserved Instance Management

ProsperOps

Our Vision for Cloud Savings When we started ProsperOps in 2018, our mission was to automate maximum savings outcomes for customers. In the early days, we spent a lot of time evaluating where to start and how to quantifiably generate the most savings. We created Effective Savings Rate (ESR) as a way to measure and definitively know the answers to our modeling questions.

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Xero launches Irish VAT3 returns and SEPA payments solutions with Parolla Plugins

Xero

I’m delighted to announce that Xero has partnered with Parolla , to offer Xero accounting and bookkeeping partners and small business customers a free VAT solution, enabling you to easily prepare and generate revenue-compliant VAT3 returns for direct upload to Revenue Online Services (ROS). Introducing the EMEA Xero team I’m Ayman, Head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and I want to personally introduce myself and my team to let you know we are committed to you and all our customers and

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5 improvements to existing cash flow management to increase profitability

Compleatable

Download this whitepaper to learn how to improve your cash flow management to increase profitability. Download White Paper The post 5 improvements to existing cash flow management to increase profitability first appeared on Compleat Software.

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How the Coalfield Solar Fund Helps Promise a Sustainable Future for Virginia and West Virginia Communities

Intuit

The harsh realities of the climate crisis are tangible, complex, and already being experienced in all corners of the globe. A changing climate has intersectional ramifications, posing threats to communities, ecosystems, and the wellbeing of future generations. However, there is still time for swift, thoughtful, and bold action to chart a brighter and more resilient path for our collective future.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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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 use worktags in Workday

Ascend Software blog

Workday Financial Management ERP is a powerful software tool that helps companies manage their finances, accounting, and other key business functions. One of the features that makes Workday particularly useful is its use of worktags, which are essentially tags or labels that can be assigned to transactions, accounts, and other financial data within the system.

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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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Four ways Kiwi small businesses can hit refresh for FY24

Xero

The past few months have been a whirlwind for many New Zealanders. From devastating weather events to rising costs of living pressures, it’s been a hugely challenging start to 2023. But the promise of a new financial year brings the chance for small business owners to reset their work routines – creating new habits, goals and even wellbeing practices to make life a little easier.

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry

Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.