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Understanding the benefits of AI in accounting

Future CFO

One of the five agendas that the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) identified for finance professionals to create a a better, fairer, and more sustainable world is the importance of understanding the benefits of artificial intelligence in the accountancy profession.

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Small improvements can bring big wins in invoice processing

Future CFO

The invoicing process encompasses much more than simply creating and transmitting an invoice. The total process cost per invoice includes the total cost of personnel, outsourcing, systems, overhead, and other allocations to these activities. per invoice. per invoice. Source: APQC. and top performers spent US$2.00.

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5 Ways to Mitigate the Accountant Shortage

CFO Leadership

The start of 2024 saw several high-profile accounting mistakes with companies having to publicly correct their quarterly earnings statements. While the specific causes of the errors were unclear, the incidents had many pointing the finger at a burgeoning risk factor: the shortage of certified public accountants.

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Inspyrus Debuts Invoice App For AP Professionals

PYMNTS

Accounts payable solutions firms Inspyrus announced a mobile app aimed at enabling invoice management for AP professionals on the go. The tool, developed on the Oracle Mobile Cloud Service, provides invoice automation for a mobile platform. An announcement on Monday (Sept.

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Challenges and opportunities in the automation of accounts payables

Future CFO

FutureCFO spoke to Marcus Rex, managing director for Asia-Pacific, xSuite, for his perspective on how finance automation in general, and accounts payable in particularly, can help transform finance into a profit centre. Myths around accounts payable (AP) automation. Recurring pain points in accounts payables.

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Strategizing The ‘Ugly Child’ Of Corporate Finance: Accounts Receivable

PYMNTS

Accounts receivable (AR) is a function that spreads across multiple tasks of an enterprise, from corporate finance to sales teams and vendor relationship management initiatives. Accounts receivable and the management of it within order-to-cash processes has historically felt like the ugly child, or unwanted area within the business,” he said.

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How to Handle Deferred Revenue

VCFO

They are paid an average of $1M upfront for each location, book that invoice as deferred revenue, and then recognize the revenue based on the completion of milestones that are spelled out in the contract using the percentage of completion method. As the points suggest, deferred revenue isn’t just an accounting issue.