3 Reasons to Use Cloud Accounting Software to Build a More Efficient Organization, part 2
Cloud Accounting Software Helps Build Efficiencies in 3 Ways Picking up from part one of this cloud series, part two takes a look at the ways cloud...
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Mark Severance Fri, Oct 09, 2015
There is more to accounting than just managing numbers in a spreadsheet. There is an aspect which is more about nurturing client relationships, which is done by aligning revenue recognition and billing with service delivery, ultimately ensuring that your overall approach to managing company finances is setting everyone up to have the right tools and data on hand to maximize the profitability of current and future projects and job functions. With the centralized nature of accounting, it’s natural to expect a reliable and versatile financial software solution that brings data from all areas of the business together. Now, more than ever, it is crucial that accounting tools be flexible, since so many people use mobile devices to complete specific tasks. That is why every professional services organization should have accounting software able to connect to the Internet on-demand.
While cloud solutions are growing in popularity, the reality is that many SMBs are still only getting started with them. Cloud-based accounting software provides convenient access to comprehensive functionality. A 2014 survey from Software Advice found these results:
Many professional services firms have yet to adopt cloud-based accounting, though it is arguably inevitable that they shall. Let's consider these three ways in which it can help improve organizational efficiency.
1. Simplify strategy by simplifying workflow
2. Automated data capture and real-time analysis
How much time has been spent going back and manually calculating the expenses of a project after the fact? Not only are these efforts extremely time consuming, but they end up inaccurate at times. What's needed is automated data capture that allows for information to be pulled into an integrated system for real-time analysis.
"Automated data capture allows for real-time analysis of business relationships."
In practice, this setup allows for better client relationship management. Once you are able to integrate timesheets into your cloud financial software, calculating the cost of a project becomes simple since the total hours logged on a project are right there. That way, you can see when and where your consultants could be best utilized in the endeavor.
3. Seamless collaboration across all departments
Why not use data across all departments? The automation and real-time character of cloud-based solutions open up so many possibilities. Since implementing cloud software can help break down the silo mentality usually associated with the use of spreadsheets and on-premises accounting systems, there will be no limit to the new uses for data across all areas of your company.
For example, the finance department becomes more like a business development consultant than just a records-keeper. Without constraint of application of data, the facts become advice, capable of offering insights on the efficiency of daily operations.
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Arxis Technology, Inc. is an ERP technology consulting firm specializing in the implementation and support of accounting and business management software, custom application development, and network engineering and design. As ERP consultants and resellers for Intacct Cloud Financials, Sage 100 ERP (formerly MAS 90), Sage 300 ERP (formerly Accpac), Sage 500 ERP (formerly MAS 500), SAP Business ByDesign, SugarCRM, and SageCRM, Arxis services clients from locations in Los Angeles, Orange County, Chicago, Phoenix, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Ireland.
Another version of this blog was posted on Arxis Technology, Inc.’s blog site on 7/31/2015: http://www.arxistechnology.com/news/intacct-news-building-a-more-efficient-organization-with-cloud-accounting-software-part-1.asp
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