{"id":114974,"date":"2023-09-26t11:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-26t15:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=114974"},"modified":"2024-08-27t17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27t21:01:08","slug":"decoding-tech-and-all-those-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/09\/26\/decoding-tech-and-all-those-acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"decoding accounting tech (and all those acronyms)"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/strong><\/p>\n how to choose what’s best for your team and clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n by penny breslin<\/i> with accounting software and add-ons, from the standpoint of the person maintaining the \u201cbooks,\u201d the accounting program is the focal point. however, consider the focus of your business-owning client.<\/p>\n more: <\/b>do your apps play well with others?<\/a> | understand your online marketing options<\/a> | digital marketing strategies level the playing field<\/a> | it\u2019s ok to have favorite clients<\/a> | narrow your prospects by choosing a vertical<\/a> | eight tasks to delegate today<\/a> | ten questions for teamwork<\/a> | build your team, then choose your clients<\/a> | advisory services done your way<\/a> | yes, you can be an outsourcer<\/a> | how back office support adds value<\/a> their focus is operational. so, consider that for the business owner, the add-on is the accounting program. having the correct package of cloud-based programs turns the accounting program into a basic general journal that you, in your accounting hat, use to find any inconsistencies. the fp&a kpi program is where we can get into actionable discussions with the client. jirav, finagraph, float, fathom, qvinci and profitsense are examples of great fp&a programs. check these or any others out, and pick the one that feels best to you and your team.<\/p>\n if you are going for a vertical business, there are very good reporting and operational programs that work with cloud-based general ledgers (gls). earlier this year my nephew, brady, was visiting us. he is executive chef for a rather well known restaurant in jackson, wyoming. he walked into my home office while i was demoing margin edge<\/a> and xtrachef<\/a>. brady has won iron chef contests and worked with james beard. he was so excited to see how those particular apps work. i had him feeding me questions in the background while i was going through the demos of both apps. both of these hit all the marks of a vertical add-on app for anyone working with restaurants and both made that executive chef take notice.<\/p>\n this year we also did some quality control work for a vertical reporting app for the dental industry, practice gauge. these vertical-focused apps integrate with most of the cloud-based gls, from small business gls like qbo and xero to mid markets like dynamics and sage intacct. so if you are going the vertical route for your back office support (bos), check the industry-specific applications, then look at the gls they integrate with, rather than starting with the gl app.<\/p>\n list all the programs you currently support. are there any redundancies? is it out of date? do your employees know how to use it and where to obtain support (not from you)? if it\u2019s client-facing, are the clients actually using it? if the clients are not using the apps, find out why. do not assume it is the app. many times we find firms that have invested in learning an app from their side, then tell clients to use the app without investing in teaching the client the wiifm (what\u2019s in it for me?) aspect. consider adding an onboarding agent to your team. this would be someone who does not do the bookkeeping or accounting, but who likes technology and enjoys speaking with people. this person can also be the main contact back to the app support.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\nthe operational apps are used to manage the day-to-day of the business. from those, reports and hopefully a good financial planning and analysis (fp&a) program, managerial decisions can be made. the add-on accounting program is in the middle, receiving all the data to produce reports on finances and any potential issues with feeds.<\/p>\napplications<\/h3>\n