November, 2022

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Artificial intelligence needs more intelligence

Accounting Today

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4 things you need to check out at AccountingWeb Live Expo

Xero

AccountingWeb Live Expo is taking place this week, with a huge number of the amazing accounting and bookkeeping community in attendance to enjoy keynotes, panels and mingling at an incredible two-day event. At Xero, we can’t wait to head to Coventry on the 30 November – 1 December and see so many of you in person. Here, we break down what we have planned for the event, and why you should come say hello at stand D20. .

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Happy Thanksgiving From AccountingDepartment.com!

Accounting Department

This year we're especially thankful for our clients and our team - it is their collective energy, positivity, and dedication to success that has made this such a great year.

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Understanding AWS pricing models: how to choose a strategy that helps optimize your cloud costs

FinOps in Practice

So, why is everyone so worked up about AWS and its pricing models? Well, it’s because it’s of utmost importance for literally all businesses that use Amazon Web Services to come up with a pricing strategy that will suit their needs but won’t hit the wallet. Luckily, Bezos’ brainchild offers various pricing models, which allow you to choose a suitable payment system, but at the same time may cause an embarrassment of riches and be a bit too confusing and complicated.

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8 Ways to Torture Your CFO

The office of the CFO is rapidly evolving, with more and more demands being placed upon the finance and accounting team each year. Join us in this webinar, where we share 8 things to NOT do when it comes to helping the CFO office advance in supporting the business. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how best to support an organization's finance leadership.

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How SaaS CFOs Use Financial Data to Boost Profits

Sage Intacct

For many people, finance could be mistakenly viewed as playing a passive, historical role in the company. A common misconception thinks it is about number-crunching and accurately reporting past transactions and financial events.

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Changing the face of public accounting

Blake Oliver

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Xero announces CEO succession, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy appointed

Xero

I’m pleased to let you know t hat today we announced the appointment of Sukhinder Singh Cassidy as Xero’s new CEO, on 1 February 2023. Sukhinder will succeed Steve Vamos who after serving almost five years as CEO, is retiring from the role and plans t o return to his previous portfolio in business coaching and leadership development as an advisor, director and investor.

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Looking to Improve Productivity and Efficiency? Automate.

Accounting Department

For many businesses, sudden bursts of growth may sometimes come at times that business owners least expect. Companies can go from small offices to corporate buildings and small commercial buildings to giant warehouses, but being prepared to do so is what makes the difference between growing and growing pains.

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How avoiding unrestricted traffic & security issues is possible with an access control model based on AWS IAM

FinOps in Practice

With so many different individuals across your organization dabbling in the cloud and making adjustments, it can be difficult to track, manage and secure. It can also present challenges to the already complicated process of cloud cost management and cloud optimization. User rights are a key piece to the puzzle, allowing you to assign different hierarchies so that only individuals who are meant to be within one facet or project within your cloud space have access to it.

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Accounting Automation: The Definitive 2023 Guide

Future Firm

This is my complete guide to accounting automation in 2023. So if you want to: Learn the 8 benefits of automated accounting. Save time by automating your accounting processes. Automate all 15 areas of your accounting. Find out the latest tools to help you streamline and automate your work. Then you’ll love this new guide. Let’s get started. Table of Contents.

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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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Cloud Cost Takes Centerstage: How Airbnb, Netflix, And Twitter Plan To Optimize

CloudZero

Amid the first bear market in over a decade, the world’s largest companies are facing intense pressure to cut back.

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FTX users can't count on help from the IRS

Accounting Today

Tax
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It’s time small businesses get the support they need to thrive

Xero

Today, we presented our “ Small business. Big opportunity ” manifesto to the UK Government. In this report, we’ve made some crucial recommendations to deliver meaningful policy support to small businesses – the backbone of our economy. . At Xero, we understand the challenges our small business customers and accounting and bookkeeping partners face. And I’ve met many of you who’ve told me your worries.

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Free Yourself From Business Accounting by Outsourcing

Accounting Department

As the holidays approach, no business owner wants to be bogged down with accounting tasks, budgeting next year, or trying to prepare to close the books for 2022. Owning a business has many upsides to it, but one of the drawbacks for many is trying to keep track of the business's finances.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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How to onboard your accounting firm and clients to Plooto

Plooto

Thank you for choosing Plooto for your AP/AR automation needs. Plooto’s payment processing features have helped many accounting firms like yours automate their payment processing , cut costs, and save time for themselves and their clients.

AR
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Accountant Networking: The Best Places + 9 Tips

Future Firm

Accountant networking is a tried, tested, and true method to build connections, grow your business, and advance your career. In this article, you’ll find out why accountant networking is so important, where you can network plus 9 of the best tips to succeed. Let’s go! Table of Contents. What is Networking in Accounting? Why is Networking Important for Accountants?

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How Finance Can Instill An ROI Mindset In Engineering

CloudZero

Conventional wisdom states that SaaS engineers don’t care about costs. They care about building an optimal product, regardless of the dollar signs associated with it.

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What the IRS's $80 billion in funding means for your tax return

Accounting Today

Tax
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AI In Accounting: A Practical Roadmap For Smarter AP

Speaker: Gerald Ratigan

The accounts payable (AP) function is evolving and AI is leading the charge. As finance teams face rising invoice volumes and expectations for speed and accuracy, AI-powered automation has shifted from a futuristic concept to the most practical solution. But for finance leaders, success isn’t just about selecting the right tools, it’s about implementing the right strategy.

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Helping UK small businesses to reach net-zero with Ecologi

Xero

We’re excited to welcome Bristol-based climate tech start-up, Ecologi , to the Xero App Store to support service-based small businesses in the UK to track and reduce their impact on the environment. . It’s more important than ever for the business community to play its part in protecting our planet. During the recently concluded COP27, there was an increased call during the summit for stronger action on net-zero.

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Accrued Expenses: Explained

Accounting Department

Accrued expenses, also known as accrued liabilities, refer to expenses that are recognized on the books before they have been paid. The expense is recorded during the period in which it is incurred, rather than when it is paid.

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Building the Modern, Automated Accounting Firm

Plooto

It is a brave new world for accounting firms. New technology , pent-up client demand for advisory services, and ever-increasing compliance and regulatory oversight have created a new “business” mindset among accounting organizations — identifying clients’ needs and building the infrastructure to meet those needs.

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SSI Wins Oracle Cerner 2022 Collaboration Award

SSI Healthcare Rev Cycle Solutions

SSI Wins Oracle Cerner 2022 Collaboration Award. November 9, 2022. Every year, Oracle Cerner honors its most innovative and meaningful partnerships, which are chosen based on superior performance and the impact the partner has on their clients. This year, the SSI Group, LLC (SSI) is pleased to announce that we were named the 2022 Collaboration Award Winner at the recent Oracle Cerner Health Conference.

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Stop Budget Burnout: A Better Way to Grow Your Nonprofit in 2026

Speaker: Sean Yoder

Nonprofits are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate financial accountability while continuing to expand their impact. Traditional budgeting models often fall short, reinforcing silos, limiting flexibility, and stalling growth. Enter collaborative budgeting: a dynamic, team-driven process that enables smarter resource allocation and builds financial resilience at scale.

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Cloud Costs From A Cloud Product Manager’s Perspective

CloudZero

As a cloud product manager, much of our jobs center around creating KPIs (or OKRs, if you prefer) such as sales revenue, freemium conversions, or customer stickiness, and encouraging development teams to hit product performance goals.

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Audit partners expect to see inflation ease in 2023

Accounting Today

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Highlights from this year’s Xero Australia Award celebrations

Xero

Last week, we celebrated our winning cohort of Xero Australia Award champions from FY22 and FY23. It was awesome to bring together 26 small business owners, advisors and app partners from across Australia to acknowledge their outstanding contributions to their local communities and the wider world of business. . So what did the winning experience involve?

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Remember These Tips When Outsourcing

Accounting Department

Outsourcing your accounting to a third-party service provider is a great idea for any business owner. However, when searching for the right fit for your company, consider these points so that you choose the best option for you.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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What’s the Best AP Software for Your Business? 5 Top Vendors Compared

Plooto

There’s the adage, “Life is expensive when you don’t know accounting.” An accounts payable software solution that’s not right for your business can also cost you dearly: inefficient workflows, high monthly fees, too advanced or too few features, to name a few.

AP
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How to Increase Forecast Accuracy with Automated Forecasting

Sage Intacct

Forecasting accurately across long periods is an indispensable skill for SaaS finance and RevOps departments. The further you can reliably forecast, the clearer your picture of your company's financial health will be.

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6 Examples Of FinOps KPIs That Will Improve Your Margins

CloudZero

Setting FinOps KPIs helps keep your whole organization aligned toward the same financial goals.

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Tax planning in an unpredictable political and financial climate

Accounting Today

Tax
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You upgrade everything else. Why not your close process?

You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes? It’s time for an upgrade. SkyStem's Guide to Month-End Close Software walks you through what today’s best tools can do (and what your team shouldn’t have to deal with anymore). Get smart, fast, and a whole lot less stressed when it’s time to close the books.