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The Creative Solution to Beating the Accountant Shortage in the U.S.
Would you believe a single typo could lead to a multi-million-dollar class action lawsuit? For ride hailing company, Lyft, that isn’t just a hypothetical scenario;
The Creative Solution to Beating the Accountant Shortage in the U.S.
Would you believe a single typo could lead to a multi-million-dollar class action lawsuit? For ride hailing company, Lyft, that isn’t just a hypothetical scenario;
Accounting Firm People and Profit Lessons for Uncertain Times
An article about improving accounting firm people and profitability may seem out of place in the middle of a crisis. But nothing gets better if we stand still. And it turns out that analyzing the lessons of previous downturns – coupled with capitalizing on the abundance of accounting talent currently
How and Why Accountants Are Outsourcing An Executive Assistant
Too many accounting professionals are prevented from billing their potential because of low-value, administrative work… Tasks such as email management, calendar management and reporting tend to get in the way of much more exciting, valuable and lucrative activities. Now, more and more accountants are delegating their admin burden to an
How To Maximize Efficiency & Results In Remote Accounting Teams
COVID-19 / Coronavirus has caused tremendous social and economic upheaval in a very short space of time. Accountants and bookkeepers have stepped up to help businesses and individuals optimize their affairs, access government support and navigate the crisis as smoothly as possible.
11 Non-Accounting Roles That Accounting Teams Are Hiring Offshore
It’s now normal for accounting firms to solve their capacity issues by hiring extra staff offshore. And for most firms, the logical place to start is by hiring trained accountants and CPAs to support their core accounting functions. But as firms learn more about the accounting outsourcing landscape, they are increasingly
How To Deliver A 5-Star Customer Experience (At Scale) In Your Accounting Firm
As technology automates many of the tasks accountants used to do (such as data entry), it becomes less of a “Wow Factor” and more of an expectation. Yet on the flip side, the value of the human element increases. Right now we’re seeing Customer Experience (CX) become the new competitive
10 Avoidable Outsourcing Mistakes Accounting Firms Make
Global outsourcing is now a well-established accounting industry trend. It’s a viable strategy for increasing capacity, margins and profits. However, like any new strategy, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it. To help make your outsourcing journey faster and smoother, we’ve documented the 10 most common
Top 10 Accounting Trends in 2020 (INFOGRAPHIC)
Accounting leaders who successfully anticipate accounting industry trends are able to design better long-term strategies and ride on the crest of the wave. Here are the people, software and technology trends that are shaping the accounting industry in 2020 and beyond.
Creating Your Accounting Firm People Strategy: Processes and Tools
When many accounting firm leaders are asked what makes their firm different, it’s not unusual to hear the reply, “Our People”. It’s true that people are the brains and motive force that help deliver results to your clients. Yet many firms don’t have a formal “People Strategy” to ensure they
What Will Clients Think Of Your Outsourcing Strategy?
Many accounting partners and principals wonder how their clients will accept global outsourcing as a component of their business model. Worldwide, thousands of firms are making the shift to a “two-office strategy”, with a mix of onshore and offshore delivery. So it’s clear that firms are able to bring clients along
