I have a Medium account – you can find it and follow it here: https://medium.com/@HeatherSmithAU Honestly, I'm still trying to figure it out. The purpose of this post, it to keep track of my learnings, so it shall be active and updated periodically. I have a paid Medium membership, but you can subscribe for free. You [...]
How to use Microsoft SharePoint for Accountants and Bookkeepers. The session is aimed at an existing user, so sits at an Intermediate or Advanced level. This is two hours long, and it’s jam-packed with information – so hopefully you can enjoy listening to us on a long walk, or bike ride, or multi-tasking! The session [...]
"I don't want the accounts team feeling like they've got to navigate through this world of construction software. We should have those two systems talking to each other, and quite literally the construction delivery teams; so your project managers, all those types of people; they shouldn't only not know how to access the accounting [...]
'Mongolia was about me taking myself out of my comfort zone. That was about me stretching myself to think differently. That was about having a bit of a breather, and climbing a mountain in Mongolia is one way to get a bit of a different perspective on the world. It took me out of [...]
The ACCA and CA ANZ has developed a wealth of excellent resources for anyone interested in learning more about a Modern Accounting Practice. Many thanks to Aleksandra Zaronina Head of SME Professional Insights who provided the framework for the following information. Sign up here to receive their recently launched newsletter focused on the Small to [...]
I’m celebrating 9000 YouTube subscribers and I thought as part of recognising this milestone, I should share some tips of how I got here. From a technical perspective I try to keep abreast of the changes and evolutions that come through the YouTube platform. Over the years that have been many changes and honestly, I've [...]
I just believe it's actually the personal side of the profession. When you look at GL advisory, a lot of the deliverables are around an impersonal deliverable. We're looking at forecasting, we're telling the numbers and secondary to those numbers are people. Same thing with apps. We're talking about automation, we're talking about integration, [...]
We're seeing the government actually provide FinTech banking charters in the US, which still it's very early days on it. But our belief is that over time, we'll actually be able to get something like a FinTech banking charter, which is actually something I believe is happening in Australia, where it's much easier to [...]
Help you identify triggers which should raise concerns, help you, help your clients navigate their journey, and help you ask informed questions, during these challenging times. Today’s episode is not centred around Accounting Technology, let me explain what I have lined up, and you can assess whether you are going to listen in, or [...]
"It strengthens and protects the relationship between the business owner, accountant, and the bookkeeper. It's not just about little errors that get made. There's automated integrated apps that put things in there, that don't necessarily always get it right. There's insights that we surface to potentially have conversation about unusual activity. It gives advisors [...]
