3 Solutions to Automate Your Accounting Workflow (…and save millions)!

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Matterhorn Business SolutionsTel. 587-350-1082Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca

http://matterhornsolutions.ca/automate-accounting-workflow/

3 Solutions to Automate Your Accounting Workflow

(…and Save Millions)!

Matterhorn Business SolutionsTel. 587-350-1082Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca

http://matterhornsolutions.ca/automate-accounting-workflow/

Having worked in I.T., computer and business consulting since 1994, we have a lot of stories about accounting department disasters.

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In the past few years with our Calgary clients, we’ve been focusing on process automation and data integration.

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The following story isn’t from Calgary but we think you’ll find it very interesting.

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Back in 2012, two senior finance staff at the Utah Education department were asked to resign. The reason?

An incorrect referencing on an Excel spreadsheet which cost the Education department $25 million!!

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This put the funding of several schools in jeopardy. How’s that for an Excel error?

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Needless to say, we all dislike daily repetitive tasks, knowing well that its not what sparks interest in our work or adds value to our customers.

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Whether it is:• The inefficient linking between spreadsheets,• Manual data entry, or• Downloading bank statements & manually reconciling them

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They are tedious … but not anymore!

The technology is here. It will automate the mundane and allow you to focus on the adding value part of your job.

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The three following tools are useful when it comes to automating the mundane aspects of accounting workflow.

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1. Receipt Bank.It extracts key information from your bills, receipts and invoices, and then can (a) publish the data to your accounting software

(b) be downloaded as a spreadsheet (c) be used to create expense reports

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2. Hubdoc.(a) Converts scanned documents into searchable data(b) Automatically downloads daily activity in your bank accounts(c) Integrates right within your accounting statement, making

the reconciliation process super streamlined.

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3. Workiva.A cloud based financial software that:(a) integrates cloud based Word and spreadsheets(b) allows changes spreadsheets to update automatically in all

the tables and numbers in Word financials.

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The accounting industry is ripe for disruption by technology and the tools above are just an indication of advances that we expect to see in the future.

Matterhorn Business SolutionsTel. 587-350-1082Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca

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Reach out to us about how we can help automate your business process so you can focus on:

• delivering the highest value to your customers,• reduce errors, and who knows …. • perhaps save millions along the way!

Matterhorn Business SolutionsTel. 587-350-1082Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca

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Matterhorn Business Solutions is located in Calgary, Alberta. We provide I.T. support and custom application development for process automation and data integration.