The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. Digital Automation as the Binding Force We’ve all thought it at some point, there’s an app for everything these days, and we all seem to have way too many of them. Well, we’re…
8 Great Tools for Managing a Remote Workforce
Remote Workforce Management Essentials Tapping into the freelance workforce gives companies access to a rich and varied pool of talent. The number of freelance or contract workers has been rising for years, since technology has made remote work far more feasible — in fact, according to a 2017 study, freelancers are expected to outnumber employees within…
A Call for Accountants to go Paperless (Accounting Today)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. Paperless Accounting – About More That Just Going Green Accounting Today’s Voices series dives into the benefits of going paperless by transitioning operations from traditional to digital. According to the article, 20 percent of total…
From Artificial Intelligence to Accounting Intelligence Summary (Accounting Today)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. Accounts Payable (AP) Automation – a process that is roughly 20 years old has come a long way and then some. As part of their Voices series, Accounting Today discusses the ways in which…
Automation and the Future of Accounting Summary (Accounting Today)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. Accounting Automation…Friend or Foe? Accounting Today’s podcast with digital evangelist Dave Bergstein dives into how new software solutions are shifting the accounting landscape. Accountants Aren’t Going Away For those who think that professional…
The 3 Mistakes That Crushed Zirtual Overnight
The Teampay CFO Series: The 3 Mistakes That Crushed Zirtual Overnight Original Publication from Teampay Virtual assistant firm Zirtual went from a Silicon Valley darling to a financial disaster in less than a year. The company was forced to halt operations and lay off 400 employees literally overnight. Understanding how such a catastrophe could occur…
Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era Summary (Harvard Business Review)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. Financial Reporting…A Dinosaur in the Modern Era? Digital companies are reshaping the narrative that the numbers tell. What is being done about the reporting process? Harvard Business Review conducted in depth interviews with…
Being the Bookkeeper of the Future Summary (Accounting Today)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. What is the Future of Bookkeeping? “‘The definition … is continuously changing,” Accounting Today provides insights based on recent industry data regarding how bookkeepers are in the midst of an occupational face lift….
The Future Workplace: How to Automate Intelligently Summary (Ernst and Young)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. What is Automating Intelligently? Ernst and Young conducted an in-depth study regarding the potential for automation across 16 different industry sectors. The goal was to identify which sectors had the greatest potential for…
The case for Payment Automation Summary (Accounting Today)
The Joy of Finance curates and summarizes the best finance and operations content for busy folks. You can sign-up for the newsletter here. Estimates claim that up to 75% of accounting-related costs can be mitigated by automating the payment processes. Yes, you read that correctly. While navigating the accounts payable jungle, employees in the accounting department…