Accounting stories

New Zealand mid-market businesses are losing up to a day and a half of time, per person, per week due to ineffective technology solutions.>>

Xero has opened the Xero App Store, a new way for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers to discover and purchase apps.>>

The tools combine cash flow forecasting and advanced predictions, and are a ‘culmination of rigorous testing and development with the broader Xero community’.>>

As the economies of Australia and New Zealand bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis, finance leaders should be focused on technological transformation.>>

"We believe employers should have payroll software that uses the best-practice information security techniques and that every pay office needs to be a centre of excellence.">>

The BlackLine solutions, offered as SAP Solution Extensions, align with the value proposition of RISE with SAP to help customers accelerate their digital transformations.>>

“VIQ Solutions delivered a tailored solution that met the organisation’s new needs when Covid halted in-person hearings and meetings.”>>

Payroll company MYOB has launched a new extension for its business management platform.>>

BlackLine AI Intelligence is a new offering that provides deep insights into financial risks within a customer base.>>

"Their expertise and shared knowledge will continue to guide business health as we navigate our way through economic recovery.">>

“The global pandemic is bringing to the forefront what we’ve seen for years.  Traditional manual accounting processes are not sustainable.">>

The challenges caused by manual processes have been highlighted by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to finance teams working remotely. Processes that may have worked when everyone was in the same location now need to be replaced.>>

In this interview, we speak with BlackLine A/NZ regional vice president Claudia Pirko, who discusses the role of automation and AI in finance departments and how COVID-19 has affected this.>>

Scores of finance teams around Australia are working remotely but those which practise continuous accounting are likely to find it easier to maintain business as usual while they’re out of the office.>>

The third ledger' could transform the way that organisations interact with each other, says Dr Sanjaya Kuruppu.>>

"The price increase to Xero Starter, Standard and Premium plans that was going to happen on 1 July 2020 is now delayed until further notice.">>

BlackLine has made a number of its services complimentary as it looks at ways it can help accounting teams operate during the COVID-10 pandemic. >>

Invoices can be paid instantly with Square and are automatically recorded in Xero, reducing admin time for businesses.>>

Accounts payable automation streamlines the invoice processing workflows in an organisation, Upstream Solutions says. >>

Most businesses across Asia Pacific will spend much of 2020 trying to work towards full compliance with the IFRS 16 lease accounting standards, as organisations tackle major challenges.>>

HR leaders are now under more pressure than ever to effectively manage and develop their people as they encounter a new world where technology is reshaping every job.>>

“More businesses are opting to take the guesswork out of provisional tax in favour of the greater certainty that AIM provides.">>

New Zealand’s accounting industry is ‘dying’ – and it’s a case of innovate or fade away before automation displaces traditional business accounting entirely.>>

MYOB awards high-performing accounting practices, partners and individuals across Australia and New Zealand.>>