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Accounting in an era of disruption

Accounting Today

AICPA chair Lexy Kessler looks ahead at the challenges and opportunities that are facing the profession, and what accountants need to do to be ready for them.

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Beyond Efficiency: Why AP Should Own More of the Finance Strategy Conversation

Ascend Software blog

In many enterprise organizations, accounts payable has long been seen as a quiet, operational function — efficient, reliable, and often overlooked. But that perception is changing. Leading finance teams are beginning to recognize AP not just as a transactional necessity, but as a strategic asset. With the right systems in place, AP becomes a source of real-time financial insight, operational resilience, and cross-functional agility.

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The Hidden Costs of DIY Bookkeeping (And Why Hiring Local Matters)

Stephanie Peterson

By Stephanie Peterson, Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor | Superior Virtual Bookkeeping LLCWhen you’re running a small business, it’s tempting to do everything yourself; especially your books. With QuickBooks Online or other DIY accounting software, it might seem like handling your finances is just a few clicks away.But here’s the truth: DIY bookkeeping often costs more in the long run; especially if you’re not trained in accounting or tax strategy.

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What is Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)?

oAppsNet

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is a crucial financial metric that evaluates how effectively a company collects cash from its credit sales. Simply put, DSO measures the average number of days it takes for a business to collect payment from its customers after a sale has been made. For CFOs and financial managers, understanding and optimizing DSO is essential to maintaining healthy cash flow, minimizing liquidity risks, and ensuring the company’s operational efficiency.

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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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KPI Checklist for Evaluating Your Controller

Gaviti

Key Takeaways: Identifying the right controller performance metrics is essential to evaluate operational efficiency and strategic alignment. A structured financial controller evaluation template provides consistency and clarity across performance reviews. Metrics such as DSO, cash flow forecasting accuracy, and budget variance are vital for measuring controller effectiveness.

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What Finance Leaders in U.S. Non-profits Need to Know

Compleatable

If you’re working in non-profit finance, be it as CFO, CEO, VP, or in procurement, you’re witnessing first-hand how 2025 has brought a wave of mounting demand and dwindling resources. So how do non-profits plan for tomorrow when today is so uncertain? The Crunch Is Real The Non-profit Finance Fund’s (NFF) 2025 State of the Non-profit Sector Survey , which polled 2,206 organizations , paints a stark picture: 85% expect increased service demand in 2025. 36% ended 2024 in the red—the

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Beyond Credit Reports: Exploring the Expanding Universe of Business Information

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

Get ready for a front-row seat to the transformation of business information. In this episode of Credit on the Go , host David Schmidt sits down with Rich Ferrara, former Dun & Bradstreet executive and business data consultant, to unpack how digital innovation, AI, and fintech are reshaping the industry. Discover why the explosion of new data vendors and emerging use cases, from credit and supplier risk to KYC and fraud prevention, compliance, and B2B marketing, are changing how companies as

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What is Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)?

oAppsNet

In today’s fast-paced business environment, managing cash flow effectively is paramount for sustaining operations and fueling growth. For finance leaders, Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) is one of the most important financial ratios to track. This ratio measures how long it takes a company, on average, to pay its bills, including invoices from suppliers, vendors, and creditors.

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Streamlining document security and workflow in accounting

Accounting Today

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Why Historical Cost Accounting Is Broken (And What Could Fix It)

Earmark Accounting Podcast

What if the foundation of financial accounting is fundamentally flawed? Tom Selling, author of The Accounting Onion blog, argues that historical cost accounting creates a "truth in labeling problem" that allows management to manipulate earnings while failing to capture economic reality. Through compelling examples from oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and subscription businesses, he explains why value creation often occurs years before GAAP recognizes a single dollar of revenue.

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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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Exploring the Benefits of Hiring Accounting Firms in Vancouver for Your Business

Acton Accounting & Bookkeeping

Unlocking the Potential of Your Business with Accounting Firms in Vancouver As a business owner in the vibrant city of Vancouver, you are likely aware of the dynamic and competitive nature of the local market. Navigating this landscape requires not just a keen understanding of your industry but also a robust financial strategy. This is where accounting firms in Vancouver come into play, offering you the expertise and guidance needed to streamline your business operations and ensure compliance wi

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Are Your Collection Emails Getting Results?

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

A properly managed Accounts Receivables (AR) portfolio is essential to maintain the liquidity your company needs to sustain its business and grow. This requires efficient and effective collection practices, a well-trained staff, and some degree of process automation. Reaching out to customers by email to collect open balances is a key element in a comprehensive collection approach.

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Tipalti buys Statement to add treasury automation capacities

Accounting Today

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Financial Warning Signs Your Business May Be Heading for Bankruptcy

Remote Quality Bookkeeping

Business bankruptcy is rarely the result of a single misstep. It’s usually a culmination of warning signs that go unnoticed or unaddressed for too long. With recent data showing that overall bankruptcy filings rose 13.1% during the 12-month period ending March 31, 2025 , the need to recognize trouble early has never been more urgent for small businesses.

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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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The Ultimate Guide to AR & Credit Insurance: Is It Worth the Investment?

Gaviti

In the dynamic world of B2B transactions, managing financial risk is crucial to ensuring sustainable growth. One area that often gets overlooked until disaster strikes is the exposure embedded in outstanding receivables. When a customer defaults or declares bankruptcy, your company might be left scrambling to recover payment, if recovery is even possible.

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5 Best Financial Reporting Software in 2025

Fit Small Business

I’ve researched different financial reporting software, and Oracle NetSuite is the most complete option I’ve found because of its real-time visibility, customizable analytics, and native integration with core business systems. I love how it is built to scale and handles complex requirements, like multi-entity consolidation and regulatory compliance, with ease.

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In the blogs: Breathing room

Accounting Today

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Unlock greater insights with Analytics powered by Syft: Now rolling out in early access to Australia

Xero

Earlier this year, we announced that Analytics powered by Syft, Xero’s new offering that integrates Syft’s small business features into Xero, was rolling out in early access to a select group of plans in the United States. After a very positive response from customers included in that preview, we’re continuing to build on our promise to empower small businesses and their advisors with the tools they need to make more informed business decisions by extending access to all US customers.

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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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Discover What’s New: FundThrough’s June 2025 Feature Releases

FundThrough

We’re excited to share the latest innovations in the FundThrough platform—updates designed to make your funding experience faster, easier, and more transparent. With improvements to reporting tools, customer management, and invoice uploads, along with a new way to fund for Enverus clients, these changes are all about helping you access capital more efficiently.

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Accounting Basics: What Do Debit and Credit Mean? 

Nolan Accounting Center

Accurate bookkeeping is essential for the success of every business enterprise. And central to accurate bookkeeping is the concept of double-entry accounting, where debit and credit entries are used to record all transactions. What Do Debit and Credit Mean? Keeping the financial records of every business in order requires tracking all the money flowing in and out of the company.

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Broker-dealer audit deficiency rates remain high

Accounting Today

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Practice Management Software – A Guide for Modern Accountants

Ace Cloud Hosting

In the fast-evolving accounting landscape of 2025, staying ahead means embracing technology that enhances efficiency, accuracy, and client satisfaction. Accounting Practice Management Software (APMS) has emerged as a game-changer for.

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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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How Business Process Automation Reduces Operational Costs Without Sacrificing Control

NextProcess

Reducing costs is one of the biggest reasons for a company to implement Business Process Automation (BPA) software. Automation lowers labor costs, cuts down on costly errors, speeds up financial processing, and streamlines workflows. It’s an efficient method for managing financial processes that yields a good return on investment. People often wonder, though, about potential downsides to BPA software.

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Accounting Basics: What Do Debit and Credit Mean? 

Nolan Accounting Center

Accurate bookkeeping is essential for the success of every business enterprise. And central to accurate bookkeeping is the concept of double-entry accounting, where debit and credit entries are used to record all transactions. What Do Debit and Credit Mean? Keeping the financial records of every business in order requires tracking all the money flowing in and out of the company.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

Accounting Today

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8 Key Challenges Firms Face While Adopting AI Technologies-and How to Overcome Them

Ace Cloud Hosting

AI is no longer a futuristic concept in accounting—it’s a present-day disruptor. From automating routine bookkeeping tasks to enabling predictive financial analysis, artificial intelligence is reshaping the accounting landscape. The.

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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 Successful CAS Practices: Insights from Industry Experts

Jetpack Workflow

In this episode, we kick off an engaging panel discussion featuring industry experts Debra Duffer, Amy Vetter and Deneen Dias. Deb shares her impressive journey in public accounting, highlighting her success at BDO where she grew the technology team and outsourcing practice significantly. Now at Woodard Consulting, she assists top firms in developing their Client Accounting Services (CAS) practices using the Woodard methodology.

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The Essential Guide to Selecting a Vancouver Accountant for Your Business

Acton Accounting & Bookkeeping

Understanding the Importance of Choosing the Right Vancouver Accountant In the bustling business landscape of Vancouver, securing the right accountant is crucial for maintaining your business financial health. Whether you're a tech startup in Gastown or a retail business in Kitsilano, the expertise of a seasoned Vancouver accountant can be instrumental in navigating the complexities of financial management.

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A new revenue strategy for firms

Accounting Today

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What "Good" Looks Like: AP Benchmarks Every Modern Team Should Know in 2025

Ascend Software blog

In conversations with our Account Managers, one theme continues to emerge: high-performing AP teams are focused on results that are measurable and repeatable. These teams aren’t just looking to automate for automation’s sake—they’re aiming to hit specific operational benchmarks that deliver tangible business value. From quality metrics to time and cost savings, the bar for what "good" looks like in accounts payable has never been clearer.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i