Description

A progressive shift is taking place within organizations. As finance automation tools increase efficiencies, improve accuracy, and decrease risk, accountants are unleashed to focus on the bigger picture, such as driving strategic opportunities, providing forecasts, and evaluating business decisions.

This is what the future of accounting looks like: time-consuming manual processes are automated, data is connected, and the role of the modern accountant augmented, requiring a combination of skills that go beyond number crunching. We call it the role of the Exceptional Accountant and will dive into what this looks like within the new landscape.

After this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Employ best practices, so underutilized team members can become Exceptional Accountants, with more time to focus on high-value services like fraud detection, compliance, data analytics, technology strategy, and business advice.
2. Transform the way accounting and finance work at their organization, utilizing Finance Automation to attract and enable talent instead of losing them to burnout
3. Understand the power of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and how it strengthens Accounting organizations by liberating accountants from rote and mundane tasks

Speaker(s):

• Michael Shultz, Director of Finance Transformation, Blackline