June, 2021

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Netflix Architecture: How Much Does Netflix's AWS Cost?

CloudZero

If Netflix was a series, it would be a blockbuster. Each season would be nothing short of dramatic to the chagrin of investors.

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How to Level Up Your AP with OCR for Invoice Processing

IPS

Think for a moment about all the time your AP staff spends keying and rekeying invoice data.

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Are Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses Costly?

Billah and Associates

Bookkeeping is an important aspect for any business to maintain a record of its transactions. Accounting and Bookkeeping allow big or small businesses to get a look at their real financial position. Billah and Associates Bookkeeping services Etobicoke provides complete accounting to small businesses for recording and maintaining their accounts. If any company wants to understand its financial situation, including profit, loss, and revenues – bookkeeping is mandatory.

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Patient (Not-So-Much) at the Center

MediRevv

Feeling like an outsider within the walls of your own healthcare provider is frustrating, especially for a revenue cycle leader—when he is the patient. Here, MediRevv's SVP of Revenue Cycle Terry Reinsager shares a recent encounter. "It was supposed to be a simple, straightforward experience, but quickly turned into an annoying, inefficient Saturday afternoon.".

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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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How to clean up Unapplied Cash Payment Income & Expenses in QuickBooks Online

5 Minute Bookkeeping

Coming across unapplied cash payment income and expenses in the Profit and Loss report during a QuickBooks Online cleanup can leave you stumped. What are these accounts for and where did they come from? How do you clean up these accounts to get rid of the balances? Keep reading, and I’ll answer these questions and tell you how to clean up unapplied cash payment income and expenses in QuickBooks Online.

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The North American Innovation Guide

Dext

Innovation is an ever-present buzzword for businesses across the globe. Having an innovative mindset is a critical point attributed to the most prosperous businesses around the world. Therefore, unpacking the meaning of innovation is essential for any business or leader to unlock the value it brings to your firm.

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How to Choose the Best Invoice Processing Software

IPS

The business case for invoice processing software is proven and compelling. But choosing the wrong invoice processing software can undermine an otherwise solid business case.

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Resume Writing Tips to Land Your Dream Accounting Job

accountingfly

How to Tell (and Sell) Your Accounting Career Story You’re desperate to score a new accounting job. You’ve stagnated and want a new challenge. Maybe a role with more responsibility and better pay – you haven’t had a decent raise for two years. The trouble is that you aren’t receiving invitations to interview. What’s wrong? In our experience, if you have the skillsets required for the jobs that you’re applying to, but you aren’t getting interviews, your resume isn’t doing its job.

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Your Guide to Outsourcing Bookkeeping and Accounting as an Advisor

XY Bean Counters

5 MIN READ In the busy world of firm ownership, shouldering a full plate of responsibilities can often feel like part of the job description. From following up with clients, to sitting in tech demos, to navigating a regulatory audit, all tasks eventually fall on you. Because you can’t get more hours in the day, efficiency and time management are incredibly valuable skills that successful business owners must hone.

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9 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Shifting to Accounts Payable Automation

AvidXchange

Your company may be ready to shift to accounts payable (AP) automation. But mistakes could be made along the way. What are those mistakes and how can your company avoid them to make this transition a success? Here’s a list of 9 common mistakes and advice on how to dodge them. Table of Contents Mistake 1: Not Securing Buy-In from Internal Stakeholders It’s a big mistake to not make sure key stakeholders in your company understand the AP automation plan, the benefits it will deliver and how the ch

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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.

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Why Accounting Niches Work – and How To Discover Yours

Dext

Many accountants and bookkeepers are looking to specialize to revitalize their firm – Discover how they found their accounting niche.

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Cloud Governance Explained: Creating An Effective Strategy

CloudZero

One of the biggest benefits of the cloud is that it gives engineering teams the freedom to deploy and iterate applications quickly.

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Ep. 129: Denise Dettingmeijer - Women in Finance

IMA's Count Me

Contact Denise Dettingmeijer: [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Adam: (00:00) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. This is your host, Adam Larson, and I'm here to kick off our conversation for episode 129 of our series. Today you will hear from Denise Dettingmeijer, Chief Financial Officer of Randstad North America.

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Why Accountants Don't Become CPAs

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Practice Ignition: [link] Odoo: [link] Client Hub: [link] Show Notes 1:56 – David talks specifics on Bookkeepers.com 5:54 – The IMA Is Beefing With the AICPA and NASBA Over the Future of Accounting Education [link] 6:22 – AICPA, NASBA launch CPA Evolution Model Curriculum - Journal of Accountancy [link] IMA pushes back on CPA Evolution [link] 13:20 – Time commitment, relevance push people away from CPA Exam [link] 13:40 – A CPA Pipeline Report: Decoding the Decline [link]

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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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Your Guide to Outsourcing Bookkeeping and Accounting as an Advisor

XY Bean Counters

5 MIN READ In the busy world of firm ownership, shouldering a full plate of responsibilities can often feel like part of the job description. From following up with clients, to sitting in tech demos, to navigating a regulatory audit, all tasks eventually fall on you. Because you can’t get more hours in the day, efficiency and time management are incredibly valuable skills that successful business owners must hone.

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AvidXchange Helps Cure ‘Major Headache’ for Real Estate Company’s AP Team

AvidXchange

Two years ago the accounts payable (AP) process turned into a major headache for the Pinellas County Housing Authority, which provides leasing, management and maintenance services to more than a thousand Florida housing units. The AP department used a multi-folder, copy-and-paste system to process an estimated 800 monthly invoices for its vendors such as landscapers, utility companies and painters.

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Spend Risk Examined: Nothing Gets By You Now

Oversight

Today, we’re continuing season one of Oversight’s “Spend Risk Examined” podcast with an episode focused on Oversight’s role in improving financial process efficiencies for Finance and Accounting professionals while transforming how organizations manage spend.

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Data Lake Architecture: An Intro Guide To Using Data Lakes

CloudZero

Big data empowers enterprises to uncover valuable insights from it and make sound business decisions. However, limited data access acts as a barrier to innovation. Traditional databases with their carefully controlled schemas and lack of agility are proving inadequate in meeting the needs of data-hungry businesses.

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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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Ep. 128: Laura Boyd - The "Softer" Side of Accounting

IMA's Count Me

Contact Laura Boyd: [link] Hunter Douglas: [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Adam: (00:00) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. I'm your host Adam Larson and this episode, “Business Partners Developing Their Soft Skills”, is number 128 of our series. Laura Boyd, Vice President, Corporate Controller at Hunter Douglas joins us to talk about a topic not addressed enough among accounting professionals, the softer skills required in the

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What Australian SMEs Need to Do Before the End of the Financial Year 

Dext

The end of the financial year is fast approaching. While there are businesses that glide through this period, the majority often leave things a little last minute. But that’s fine by us. The reality is the end of the financial year can be incredibly stressful for business owners, as well as accountants and bookkeepers.

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Liz Mason And High Rock Don't Fear Bench Accounting

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Odoo: [link] Client Hub: [link] Rewind: [link] Meet Liz LinkedIn: [link] Twitter: [link] Website: [link] Show Notes 1:12 – Meet our guest, Liz Mason, CEO and Founder of High Rock Accounting 2:46 – Is the Maricopa County election audit truly an audit? Here's what professional auditors have to say … [link] 6:08 – Liz gives us the scoop on her excited, and busy world!

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How to Untangle the Construction Industry’s Payment Problems

AvidXchange

Finance departments for construction companies often run into maddening obstacles when manually processing invoices and payments. Synchronizing mounds of information and documents into their accounting systems is no easy feat. The accounts payable team searches for information in three or more disconnected software packages to hunt down and untangle a maze of inconsistent and disorganized data.

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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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Nothing Gets by You Now

Oversight

“Nothing gets by you now.” It’s something you’ll be hearing from us more frequently. It’s our rallying cry. Our stake in the ground. Our promise to all.

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What Is Cloud Automation? Here's Everything You Need To Know

CloudZero

Automation does not only eliminate the mundaneness of performing repetitive tasks, it can also help reduce errors and mistakes. Good cloud infrastructure encourages cloud automation. That should be one of the main motivators of implementing it.

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Ep. 127: Carmen Rene - Team Management & Multi-Disciplinary Work Groups

IMA's Count Me

Contact Carmen Rene: [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Mitch: (00:00) Welcome back to Count Me In , IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. This is your host Mitch Roshong, and I'm here to introduce you to our guest speaker of episode 127, Carmen Rene. Carmen is the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at Salt Health.

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Construction Input Prices Rise 4.6% in May; Softwood Lumber Prices Up 154% From a Year Ago

NACM

Construction input prices increased 4.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 4.8% for the month.Construction input prices are 24.3% higher than a year ago, w.

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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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Building an Accounting System for Scale with Jeffery Giavotella

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram !

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Is Your Business Big Enough For AP Automation?

AvidXchange

Despite the benefits of accounts payable automation, plenty of companies haven’t made the investment. The biggest blocker for many of those still laboring through piles of paperwork the old-fashioned way is the belief they’re not big enough to enjoy the financial rewards of AP software. However, these companies (regardless of size) should take a closer look at how AP automation can facilitate long-term success.

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The Ultimate Saas Unit Economics Guide: Calculating Unit Costs

CloudZero

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is one that, as you might expect, relies heavily on marginal data. Finding ways to reduce marginal costs, such as the cost of acquiring new customers (or even keeping a customer), can help companies improve their overall financial performance and gain a competitive edge.

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AWS Glue 101: What Is It And When Should You Use It?

CloudZero

By the time AWS Glue was being introduced in 2017, big data had already been widely recognized as a critical resource to any organization that intends to outperform its competitors.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.