Automation

Artificial intelligence has led tech-forward firms to be more efficient and productive, but firms have found it still struggles with precision and accuracy.

Tech-forward CPA firms reported a variety of areas in need of a tech upgrade, especially practice management systems and tech infrastructure.

The AP solutions provider has agreed to be acquired by an asset management firm and payment solutions provider, after which it will go private.

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In an ideal world, your general ledger is streamlined, automated and does financial reconciliations. In reality, most accountants still default to Excel.

We must face the fact that some areas of accounting will be completely replaced by AI, which means professionals must find new islands of safety.

How do you determine whether AI, automation, or any emerging tool is worth the investment? The answer isn't as complicated as it seems.

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Should auditors be involved in real-time financial monitoring? The potential is huge, but so are the challenges that come with it.

By streamlining tasks such as risk assessment, control testing, and reporting, generative AI has the potential to increase efficiency across the entire SOX lifecycle.

Traditional AI and generative AI aren't significantly more likely to produce high productivity gains compared to other innovations like RPA or blockchain.

FloQast and Fieldguide each announced the release of their own agentic AI solutions for accountants.

Traditional talent development models rely on in-house staff and struggle to keep pace with the changes accounting firms face.

Big Four firms EY and Deloitte, as well as accounting automation solutions provider Digits, all announced separate partnerships with technology company Nvidia.

The accounting profession, long regarded as a meticulous and data-driven field, is undergoing a significant transformation.

Accounting practice management solution provider Canopy previewed three new products that are currently in beta testing, as well as announced new hires.