Sales Invoice Approval Process: How to Digitise for Paperless Accounting

If you’re in charge of a professional services company, such as an accountancy firm or design agency, then you’ll know first hand just how fun and challenging it can be. The fun part will come if you ever find yourself issuing hundreds of sales invoices every single week. You’ll undoubtedly be in dreamland – because […]

“Bruce Stevenson” revolutionised its invoice approval process

As Scotland’s largest Independent Insurance Broker, Bruce Stevenson offers niche products in a range of specialist areas, including Property, Hospitality & Tourism, Distilleries, Social Housing, Renewable Energy, Private Clients, and Farms & Estates. And as an innovative and dynamic broker, they are dedicated to uncovering efficiencies in their day-to-day processes, allowing for a greater focus […]

Xerocon London 2018: The Ultimate Roundup

Xerocon London 2018: The Ultimate Roundup We’ve been excited about Xerocon London 2018 for a long time, and since Brisbane we’ve been itching to get involved in this amazing ecosystem event. Day One Day One Morning Gary Turner, Co-founder and Managing Director: @GaryTurner BBC presenter, Louise Minchin, arrived on stage after a fantastic light show […]

Accounting & Finance Roundup: What did you miss in October 2018?

Hello, and welcome to the roundup for October 2018. In this edition, we feature stories about cloud accounting, the difficulty of filling accountancy jobs, the fear of fintech, small business CFOs, accounting in an IoT world, and the big issues facing accounting firms. Enjoy! A caveat: These are the opinions of the writers themselves. We […]

Xerocon London 2018: Ready, Set, Go!

On the 14th and 15th of November 2018, London will play host to the world’s most beautiful and innovative cloud accounting conference. We’re getting ready for two full days of learning from world-class speakers, and exploring an exhibition floor packed with more than 50 Xero-integrated apps and strategic partners. It promises to be an incredible […]

How to effectively manage spending across multi-entity businesses

Leading accountancy practice Taylorcocks embraces the cloud to help its clients take back control of their expenditure. An Accountancy Age ‘Top 100’ firm of chartered accountants and advisers, Taylorcocks specialises in the delivery of high quality, bespoke accountancy, taxation, and advisory services. Xero Platinum Partners and winners of Xero’s ‘Emerging Partner of the Year’ award […]

Purchase Orders vs Budgets for tighter spend control

Recently, we ran a webinar where we shared some industry best practices for establishing full spend control, increasing financial data quality, and optimising company spending. Did you miss it? Watch it here. During the webinar, which was attended by around 80 people, we were asked a very thought-provoking question, and we have dedicated an entire […]

App Advisory: Looking at the Process Management Perspective

The growing demand for app advisory services is not going unnoticed by accounting practices the world over. It is increasingly being viewed as a promising new way of growing revenue by extending existing finance and accounting services to include app identification and selection. In a nutshell, app advisory requires you to understand the opportunities available […]

Accounting & Finance Roundup: What did you miss in September 2018?

Welcome to the roundup, covering accounting and finance news for September 2018. In this edition, we cover blockchain (a recurring theme!) and look into how millennials are having an impact on accountancy. We also look at empowering women to take leading accounting roles, and ask, what are the accounting trends of tomorrow? Enjoy! A caveat: […]

Xerocon Brisbane 2018 takeaways: It’s all about the people

Our team at ApprovalMax has attended lots of different conferences in lots of different countries. But there’s one that stands apart as being truly special – Xerocon. In this article, we recall the most inspiring topics mentioned at Xerocon Brisbane 2018, before sharing some advice to nudge you in the right direction if you’re still […]