RPA

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.