Australian accountants are looking to a 6-12 month business slowdown, and possibly longer, and are starting to cut fixed costs. Those fixed costs which can easily be released are the offshore full time labour force, which usually require 1-3 months notification to let the staff be returned to the offshore labour firm. Those firms will still need resources for ad-hoc …
Forex Risks: It’s time for Australian accounting firms with offshore labour resources to look at the fine print
The Australian dollar is diving down. Australian SME’s need to not only manage supply chains in a difficult time, but also manage the foreign exchange issues. Since the beginning of 2020, many offshore markets such as Vietnam, India and Philippines are observing a big down in foreign exchange rate with Australian dollar. For example, Philippine peso has gone down from …
The Coronavirus challenge: Forget the historical Compliance work, now is the time for Australian accounting firms to be working real-time with their SME clients to support and ensure their survival…!
The world has been scrambling to deal with the outbreak of Coronavirus. Governments are limiting travel and imposing quarantines to curb the spread of the Virus. Conferences and meetings are being cancelled. Key supply chains around the world are disrupted. Many businesses are struggling, releasing staff, or just shuttering their doors. Accounting firms are operating in a difficult environment with …
Top 5 Accounting Trends Which Will Shape Australian Accounting Industry in 2020, and Beyond
Being an Australian accounting professional, you will wish to maintain your competitive advantage in 2020 and beyond. For that, it’s vital that you understand important accounting trends. The prominent of Cloud-based Software and AI The technology has continuously developed and provided more effective applications to boost various accounting tasks, such as bookkeeping and tax preparation. Among technology trends in accounting, …
Take a look at the Work-life balance inside the market leader of outsourcing for Australian Accounting Firms
Many people who start their Australian accounting business have chosen outsourcing because they want freedom. It might be freedom to make decisions or freedom around their time and choosing where and when they work. There is a temptation to do everything yourself, often because you feel the need to control everything. Eventually though, you realise you are better off hiring …
Design Metrics to Measure your Australian Accounting Outsourcing Performance
When outsourcing accounting work to overseas has become a trend to many Australian accounting firms, measuring your outsourcing partner’s performance is important for your firm growth and to optimize the outsourcing benefits. In a previous article, we talked about the Guidelines to choose the right outsourcing partner. Metrics are useful for decision-making. Let’s design the metrics (Key Performance Indicators) to …
Australian Accounting Firms: Do you tell your clients about the value they receive from your Outsourcing Partner?
While outsourcing bookkeeping, accounting, and compliance jobs has become a common trend for Australian accounting firms, there’s always a different reason for which you are outsourcing. Maybe you’re short on in-house resources, maybe you don’t have enough staff for some rush periods, and you could need outsourcing to catch your deadlines. You could also be outsourcing if you want to …
Process Standardization In Outsourcing Australian Compliance: the key success of a BPO service provider
Imagine if your offshore staff had no set guidelines for handling a compliance job. It would be like you picked up randomly some people from the street, sat them down at the helpdesk, and expected them to complete the job well. Every BPO provider for Australian accounting usually work on tons of compliance jobs, and need to finish them smoothly …
Guidelines to qualify BPO service providers for Australian Accounting firms
There is no doubt that outsourcing has become the mainstream for Australian accounting firms to achieve high performance and productivity for their services at lower costs. Searching for a qualified outsourcing partners for your accounting business requires a big effort. Let us show you a quick start guide of what to look at when selecting BPO service providers. How long …
Let’s look inside the current Australian accounting compliance Bots and the hidden offshore processing behind the scenes!
With the rise of automation and AI in the Accounting industry, many accounting firms invest in cloud software packages. Cloud bookkeeping is becoming a standard for many businesses enabling them access to accounting information and management reports in real time. Indeed, AI / automation are the keys providing the processing speed that is required for the “real time” promise. But …
