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 Research shows that bookkeepers and accountants are making more mistakes as their workload has increased over the last few years. The data also shows that the more capacity constrained accounting professionals are, the more likely they are to make data errors on manual work and miss issues when conducting regular reviews on accounting records.
And while this certainly does not mean accounting professionals across the board are doing poor work, even the best accountants are feeling the pressure. As their time continues to be squeezed and their responsibilities expanded, good accountants are finding that they need to work even harder to maintain the top-notch work that they are doing. The result is an environment more conducive to burnout and errors regardless of the integrity and work ethic that they bring to the role. If your books are messy due to overworked bookkeeping and accounting staff or turnover in those roles, you need to be able to figure out what needs to be fixed, understand how to fix it, and take a proactive approach to avoid future accounting issues!
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 Cash-strapped startups need to be judicious with how they spend their money on everything from operating expenses to hiring costs. When there is just not enough room in the budget to pay an accountant market value for their experience, a startup may need to get creative with their overall compensation package, rethink their “ideal candidate” profile, and potentially even consider outsourcing as an option (at least temporarily).
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As a nonprofit we want to save as much money as possible because the donors expect their money to go to the cause, not admin expenses. We also have to meet the requirements to be in compliance with all applicable standards and regulations, so we know it’s an area worthy of investing funds. This conversation expresses the quandary that nonprofit organizations deal with every day – they understand the importance of good financial management, but they also realize that getting funding to invest more in this area is going to be an uphill battle. As a result, they need a cost-effective way to hire a nonprofit accountant or find accounting services on a budget.
10/20/2025 Are You Tracking the Right KPIs? An accountant on a laptop with “KPI – Key Performance Indicator” written nearby surrounded by business icons and financial charts. 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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I have a lot of respect for accounting leaders who take pride in the way they manage every aspect of their company.
Let’s take a look at a few reasons why maximizing efficiency in your accounting department is important. |
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