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Bigger corporate firms have shifted their accounting functionality to virtual platforms, and all the medium to small scale firms are rapidly doing so.
While online accounting has become more than a trend, analyzing the outcomes becomes mandatory. Many corporate firms, non-corporate firms, outsourcing firms, and an in-house team have adopted a virtual accounting method in the business world. All of this clearly states the growing popularity, and that’s when analyzing the pros and cons become a vital process.
Before drawing any conclusion favouring or against a statement, let’s see how technology has changed the accounting industry and what are its impact!
The marginal errors- less or more?
If one thing the machine is absolutely good at is giving error-free results.
When manual accounting used to be a regular thing, the number of errors and the probability of their occurrence were quite high because we humans tend to slip on numbers because of the commotion it creates. Some accountants use MS Excel to run data entry, while others have upgraded special accounting software that promises simplified ledgers, accurate financial reports, and better data entry processes. Accounting errors can lead to consequences like tax penalities and decisions that stand uninformed. So, in terms of accounting errors, technology has benefited from accounting methods.
Accountants need IT skills along with the rest of the business skills
As a modern accountant, bookkeeper or payroll expert, having knowledge in just the specialized background isn’t enough. In addition to all the required expertise on accounting methods, it is important to have at least a sufficient understanding of the technological background because that is where it will operate—the need to merge accounting and IT is what will help. A modern world accountant should be an efficient communicator, skilled in technology handling, and obviously an expert in accountancy.
Strategic training more than basic training
Traditional accountants were like crunches continually engaged in practices like tax preparation, bookkeeping and other basic accounting practices. Today with computerized learning, this has become comparatively easier and fast. The modern world accountants are required to strategize finance more than prepare basic accounts. From giving advice on developing new processes to performing many future forecasts, there is more in the platter related to strategies than just rubbing onto the same old work planner. The introduction of various accounting software has paved the way for much advanced working methods.
From all the above information, it can be easily said that technological up-gradation of accounting practices has brought huge benefits, but with challenges of reaching the extra mile to learn a bit more to keep up with the techniques.
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