RPA

Interest in agentic AI as the next step in the progression from generative AI has spiked in recent months along with investment from accounting firms and vendors.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission published a framework for imposing internal controls over robotic process automation.

A study says that the most efficient way to use generative AI is a combination of robotic process automation and application programming interfaces, but it is also the most difficult to implement.

Finance professionals can utilize their valuable strategic skills once relieved of their rules-based, procedural tasks.

Since automation in the accounting profession has been a huge win for firms, it's no surprise that most of us are automating many different processes.

In this edition of The Frontier, Dr. Sean Stein Smith explains why some accounting work has been more difficult to automate due to lack of standardization between cases.

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

While the price of automation software can be intimidating to small and midsized firms, there are plenty of budget-friendly options that can still add dramatic process efficiencies.

David Cieslak, speaking at the AICPA Engage Conference, pointed to several recent developments that, combined, can serve to advance the use of artificial intelligence.

In this installment of The Frontier, Roman Kepczyk warns that enthusiasm for artificial intelligence must be tempered with caution.

In this installment of the Frontier, Jim Bourke shares his excitement about new technology — and his concerns that some solutions are oversold.

Plus, NetSuite launches training program; automated invoice processing times get faster; and other tech news and updates from the accounting world.

A recent experiment has clocked automated processes as more than seven times faster than manual processing for accounting tasks.

Robotic process automation has become a necessary technology for many accounting firms that are trying to achieve more efficiency as the staff becomes harder to find during the ongoing pandemic.

The pandemic has created renewed urgency for CFOs to automate finance and accounting.

Xero client data can now be fed into Botkeeper's bookkeeping platform for reconciliation.

Accountants can build the kinds of skills needed to stay relevant in a rapidly automating world, according to IMA president and CEO Jeff Thomson.

What exactly are bots and Botkeeper, and why is this of any interest to accountants?

A valued accountant is a holistic business advisor to clients, solving human problems that technology simply cannot — and will never be able to — solve on its own.

Firm leaders have discovered that what they originally thought was unthinkable has made its way onto the partner priority list.