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7/31/2023

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Is a Zero-Day Close Possible?

 
Will accountants even close the books in the future? If we are to believe recent news related to AI in accounting, the future may hold the possibility of a fully automated close. Imagine that: a zero-day close!
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​Accountants that have been in the industry for decades may find this idea unfathomable because they are used to the regular cadence of time-consuming, stressful closing procedures that never seem to go smoothly. And yet, as automation becomes ever more prevalent in accounting and finance, the traditional bookkeeping role is becoming largely replaceable by software, taking with it some of the tediousness and historical pain points that have traditionally been a hallmark of the industry. Will a manual month-end or year-end financial close soon become a relic of the past? 

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7/27/2023

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Recruiting Market Report - July 2023

 
Find out what we are hearing from candidates and clients and get our predictions for the future of the hiring market in the July 2023 edition of The ASP Team Market Report:
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Quinn Finnigan - Recruiting Services Leader
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Joss Stokke - Recruiting Practice Leader

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7/24/2023

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Are You Tracking the Right KPIs?

 
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Every day we talk to business owners and CEOs that are worried about how their company is doing financially, but recently there has been an uptick in uncertainty around the metrics they use to evaluate their performance as well. The trend towards questioning whether the business is measuring the right things or enough things is growing. More and more business leaders are asking things like:
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  • “Do I have enough information to understand how well we’re really doing?”
  • “If there was a problem, would we know early on so we could take the right steps before the problem got too bad?”
  • “Are the metrics we are reporting on truly meaningful to the success of the business?”
  • “Are we using the right benchmarks to evaluate our performance relative to industry averages and key competitors?”
  • “Do we really know where the money is going?”

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7/17/2023

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18 Red Flags that Indicate your Business Needs Third-Party Accounting Help Immediately!

 
​How is your accounting going?
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Is your accountant or accounting team keeping up with the latest changes that could affect your operations? Are they utilizing all of the most effective accounting best practices? Are they proactive or reactive in their efforts? Do they provide the kind of visibility into the company’s finances that leadership needs to make strategic decisions?
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​A businessman at his desk with his head covered by a laptop holding up a flag that reads “Help!”
What about your accounting platform? Is it keeping pace with business needs? Does it provide the kind of functionality that your business needs to take that next step (whatever it may be)? Does it offer sufficient automation to streamline human efforts?
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The reality is that the companies that need accounting help the most typically aren’t even aware that they need help. If you’re not sure how your accounting staff and systems are working together to deliver on key accounting functions, here are some red flags to keep an eye out for: 

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7/10/2023

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Do Accounting Job Titles Matter?

 
About 30 years ago I started to get more involved in HR work, which is typical when you are a small company finance leader. (A small to mid-sized company often does not have an HR employee so the HR compliance and management tasks fall to the accounting leader, Controller or CFO.) 
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I discovered many parts of the HR world matched my interests, so I wanted to be a finance leader who had some real HR knowledge. I pursued an SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) designation, which required studying materials and taking an exam. As time passed, I realized recruiting was the part of HR I really liked because I am a lifetime connector. Fast forward to today and I have spent most of the past 20 years as a recruiter.
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One topic that is a continual area of consternation within the recruiting world is job titles. Job seekers and hiring companies alike struggle with accounting and finance job titles. I’ll tell you why and what you can do about it when looking for or posting an accounting job:

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7/5/2023

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5 Accounting Must-Haves for High-Growth Companies

 
As accounting services providers, we regularly talk to businesses that are growing too fast for their accounting activities to keep up. Either the companies we talk to have processes that don’t scale well when the organization is going through rapid growth, or they do not have the right tools or personnel in place to handle the inevitable increase in work that accompanies growth. 
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Either way, they typically come to us with their books in disarray looking for someone that can get them back on track and put the foundational elements in place for them to manage continued growth more effectively.

Their goal is not simply to have clean books for the mere sake of doing so. Their goal is to have the kind of accurate and timely financial information needed for strategic decision-making – enabling yesterday’s growth to fuel tomorrow’s growth as well. They understand that sustainable growth must be built on a solid financial foundation.

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