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Automation And People Doing Their Job
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So I have written about growth companies headcount reduction and hiring as great situations for accounting automation. Today’s installment on the series of people, companies and situations that are best for automation is one of my favorites. A Young Old Timer I have been working with companies helping them go from paper to automated accounting…
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Headcount Reduction and Accounting Automation
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I am on the last leg of a three-part series on reasons why accounting processes should be automated. Last week, on Friday, I wrote about growth companies greatly benefiting from automation. Continuing with different situations that are good for automation, today I am going to write about headcount reduction. The Middle Market I was recently reminded by…
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Situations that are Best for Automation
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When I started this series I really (really) wanted to write about the situations where accounting automation is best used. I know that makes all of the other article seem like I wasn’t that interested… I was very interested, however, business situations in my experience have been the most overlooked and impactful area for justifying…
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Final Thoughts on Types of Companies and Automation
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Just like people, companies are all unique, and the risk in writing an article that generalizes types of companies that fit best can seem like I am saying some companies shouldn’t try to automate. I have worked with big brand name companies that had huge headcount reduction plans all they way down to a 75…
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Other Companies and Accounting Automation
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This is my final stop on writing about companies that can benefit from accounting automation. I wanted to write a “catch-all” article because I didn’t want to leave any out. Well that’s not true… I am not from the generation where everyone got a trophy. I remember playing tee-ball in the seventies and (this must…
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Project Based Accounting and Automation – 3 Things
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I am continuing to write about the different types of companies and the impact that automation has. Today I am writing about project based accounting. These are companies where their business is dependant upon certain events in order to bill or be billed (I am very proud of myself for not using the word “project”…
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Accounting Automation and the Controller.
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Just like the CFO the Controller and/or Director of Accounts Payable has particular needs that can be satisfied by accounting automation. There are so many areas to talk about as it pertains to the middle managers of an accounting department. I have to write, however,“I feel your pain”. Pain, that’s probably the best place to…
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The CFO and Automation.
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This week’s series is focusing on the people who can best benefit from accounting automation. I am starting with the accounting department and the different roles within the department. Starting at the top of most accounting departments is the CFO or Chief Financial Officer. If you are a CFO or report to a CFO, my experience…
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People Who Benefit From Accounting Automation.
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At first glance this may seem like a silly statement “People who benefit from accounting automation“. There is a couple of ways of looking at that statement. One is to ask the obvious question of “who wouldn’t benefit from accounting automation?” Let me deal with that first. It is true… everyone in the business can…
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What is Automation Good For?
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People are still struggling with justifying accounting automation (the definition of accounting automation is no paper invoices, an accounting system and no paper checks) . I have written it several times that the United States is one to three federal laws away from mass automation adoption. Until those laws are on the books, companies and…