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Rethinking The Roles Of Data, Accountants In SMB Finance

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. “Accounting has been a problem for small businesses throughout time,” Roberts told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Because there is a big disconnect between the accounting industry and the small business owner.” “Why? ” The Real-Time Demand. “They don’t want to talk about credits and debits.

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Accelerating Financial Reporting, From Monthly Reports To Real-Time Analytics

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In today’s fast-paced business environment, the mad dash at the end of every month to close the books is hardly beneficial to today’s entrepreneur – or her accountant. “That forces the accountant to get into a phase of just trying to get it done. .” “The news is about 30 days old at best.”