Automation

While a growing number of tasks are automated, accounting leaders say there's no reason to fear an implosion in the profession's headcount.

In this installment of The Frontier, Wesley Hartman says RPA should be used to bridge gaps between myriad solutions.

In this first installment of The Frontier's second series, experts explore why, despite automation freeing the profession from the routine drudge work, accountants seem to have less bandwidth than ever.

The idea of automation often inspires a 'fight or flight' reaction in accountants, but it shouldn't.

Successful accountants don't do everything — but that which they do, they do their best.

Plus, Iris launches an Employee Self Service module for payroll; Replicon releases an automated time tracking solution; and other news from the accounting technology world.

The business payments platform introduced new OCR features to its solutions, allowing for faster automated invoice data entry.

There's automation and then there's what BlackLine says is "hyperautomation," which is how they describe their newest product offering.

A recent survey found that finance leaders are busy automating back office functions, with accounts payable being the top priority for these upgrades.