Accounting Apps Podcast

Today I’m speaking with Will Buckley, Country Manager at Xero Australia. Will was appointed Country Manager, Australia in 2022 following other leadership roles at Xero including three years as Country Manager for Canada. As Country Manager, he is responsible for supporting the small business economy in Australia and for Xero’s relationships with the Australian government, financial institutions, a...

Kelly Gonsalves Founder of Totally Booked and many more companies joined me today and we had an in depth discussion about all things eCommerce What first interested Kelly about specialising in eCommerce? What changes have Kelly has seen in the eCommerce space in the last five years? What are some tech solutions Kelly likes working with in the eCommerce space? What are some myths out there about eC...

Due to a series of unexpected, serendipitous events, I attended all three Xerocons. As soon as my adventure commenced, people were weirdly obsessed with which #Xerocon was the best. I was asked the same questions repeatedly, with many asking me to report back to them to let them know. It was never my intent to review and compare the three Xerocons, but there’s been so much interest in it I felt I...

Today I’m speaking with Cassandra Scott , the Director of Laurus Bookkeeping   Based in Brisbane Cassandra is a Registered BAS Agent, Xero Certified Advisor, Xero Platinum Partner, mentor and Director of the Australian Bookkeepers Association. She recently gave a heart warming speech about the importance of the accounting and bookkeeping community at the Brisbane Roadshow, so initially I am going...

I'm Heather Smith and welcome to Cloud Stories, a podcast exploring the Accounting and Business Apps community. Stay up-to-date with the curated content I'm sharing by signing up for the Accounting Apps newsletter, available at  https://HeatherSmithAU.COM  As you will be aware, I strategically partner with a number of Accounting Apps in the community and one of them is  Fathom .  Geoff Baker , Glo...

Today I’m speaking with Kelly Gonsalves, Founder & Chief Visionary of  Totally Booked New York ,  Totally SEO ,  Ideation: Think Forward , &  Leading Lady Machine Works In this episode, we talk about . . . After successfully co-founding three companies, Kelly shares advice for future co-founders. What is SEO? When accountants and bookkeepers should engage professional SEO support Transform...

I’m very sorry if you’re hearing of his passing from me. I still can’t believe he is no longer with us. Today's episode is about remembering a special friend and colleague. It was not a complete conference event until you saw his smile that would light up a room and had one of his huge bear hugs. He always had time for a chat, a laugh, to share thoughtful insights or guidance. I recently attended...

Accounting Innovation and Technology Buzz | May 22 Special Guest: Trent McLaren Head of Strategic Channels at DiviPay. In this episode we discuss: Using DiviPay to pay (and easily cancel) subscriptions (notably those trial subs).   A discussion around Futrli acquisition by Sage , and what it means in the reporting space.  Data Dear will no longer be available to Xero users, here are your options. ...

Accounting Innovation and Technology Buzz | Mar 22 In this episode, we: Congratulate Trent on joining From The Trenches as their CEO. Trent also wonders what he will do with his PI tattoo, now that they've rebranded to Ignition. Ask the question is Oh My Fraud with Greg Kyte and Caleb Newquist the only accounting podcast you can play in the car with your family listening in? Talk about the upcomin...

Matt Paff of Value Adders and Trent McLaren of DiviPay joined me today, and we reflected on 2021 and discussed predictions about the 2022 Business Technology landscape. Highlights from this episode are: The workforce of the future and the technology needed to support them How identifying gaps can help predict what the driving forces behind a business may do, and The Gap in Intuit and Xero's offeri...

Today on the Cloud Stories podcast, I bring you The Accounting Innovation and Technology Buzz: Current News, Trends and Analysis for the month of December 21. Trent McLaren (Head of the Accounting & Bookkeeping Channel at DiviPay) and I talk about The Great Acquisition vs The Great Resignation. We also discuss news and trends that we saw in the industry during 2021. Highlights of this episode...

In this episode, we:  Raise a cup to thank the bookkeeping industry Congratulate the Xero App award winners Change GPS, Service M8, azupay, Moula Talk about Hub24 acquisition of Class How to win a Tesla with Expensify The Canopy 2021 Client Expectation Studies QuickBooks Desktop discontinuation in one the UK, while an connected App will be rolling out in the USA Intuits Path to Advisory ebook Xero...

Today I’m speaking with Kendra Vant Executive GM of Data at Xero and Clayton Oates, Accounting Technologist, and Founder of QA Business. In this episode, we talk about all aspects of data. Highlights include: The Accountants' and bookkeepers' data superpowers The opportunities, benefits and insights that we can explore through accessing data The newly formed Xero Data Council. Conversations accoun...

Today I’m sharing with you a panel discussion on the topic: Leveraging technology: Standing out from your competition and saving money produced by the Accounting & Finance Show Malaysia 2021.  Our expert panellists were Jovani Chinniah founder of Jovani & Co. Chartered Accountants, Jay Shong, a Management Accountant and founder of Red Beak, and YC Eng a Certified Financial Planner and Mana...

I'm Heather Smith and welcome to Cloud Stories, a podcast exploring the Accounting and Business Apps community. Today I’m trying out something new. I’ve given it the big hairy audacious title of The Accounting Innovation and Technology Buzz: Current News, Trends and Analysis. Joining me on the show is Trent McLaren . You might recall I’ve interviewed Trent on podcast shows. We’ve been friends for...

Today I’m speaking with Kelly Goss Chief Problem Solver at Solvaa. In this episode, we talk about No-code tools and why accountants and bookkeepers should embrace zapier How to holistically approach problem-solving and process improvement. The launch of her new book Automate it with Zapier The Robbie and Rowena robot love affair - a brilliant social media campaign Kelly is running. We benefitted f...

Today I’m sharing with you a panel discussion on the topic: Using online advisory services to increase your revenue from the Accounting and Finance Show Asia 2021.  The panellists included: Willy Tan, Managing Director, Forbis Accounting Pte. Ltd. Henry Tan, Group CEO, Nexia TS Will Farnell, Founder, Farnell Clarke / willfarnell.com Some of the areas the panellists and I explore include Online Adv...

Today I’m speaking with Daniel Kniaz, CEO and Founder of DiviPay In this episode, we talk about . . . Building entrepreneurial and start-up skills and base knowledge of FinTech while working in the Westpac Innovation Team. Left due to slight frustration of what they built never made it to market, and they felt (‘they’ being the other future co-founder of DiviPay) could move faster and learn a lot,...

Today I’m sharing with you a panel discussion on the topic: Do Accounting Firms need an office anymore? produced by the Accounting and Finance Show Hong Kong 2021. Our expert panellists were from Australia and the UK. We were all cloud-first, though we had different size teams, and different set-ups, be it in-office, remote or hybrid model. Of course, Covid impacted these models. As always I think...

Nick Houldsworth Exec GM Ecosystem of Xero joined me from the Xero offices in Auckland and we discussed the launch of the Xero App Store. Initially, Nick explains what the Xero App store is, and the thinking behind it. He shares how the App Store will help match the right app with the right customer, and how this will work. As you can imagine, when this announcement was made, there was a lot of di...

Today I’m sharing with you a panel discussion on the topic: HOW TO KICKSTART THE DIGITALISATION OF YOUR PRACTICE IN 2021. This session was produced by the Accounting and Finance Show, as part of the Digital Practice Summit Asia 2021. Our expert panellists were all based in Singapore, and all at different stages of their modernisation journey. I think it’s useful for us to hear different insights a...

Today I bring to you a panel discussion entitled Shaping the Future of Your Firm - AccTech and the Digital Firm. This follows on from last week's episode, where I shared the keynote speech I gave as part of the ACCA Virtual Conference 2021 Reshaping Finance: Digitally Enabled, Sustainability-Focused. This episode is the panel discussion that followed. The conference was organised in Singapore. The...

Today I’m sharing with you something a little bit different. I was asked to give a keynote speech as part of the ACCA Virtual Conference 2021 conference ACCA Virtual Conference 2021 Reshaping Finance: Digitally Enabled, Sustainability-Focused. The speech was entitled: 6 Steps to Transform to a Digitally-Enabled and Sustainability-Focused Accountancy Services Firm.   The topic was something they as...

Postcards are short current episodes, addressing a topic that currently interests me, host - Heather Smith. In the App Advisory Mastermind group someone asked How to charge for your time in scoping App Advisory, when the client kept changing their mind about what they needed. In this postcard, I talk about how I approach scoping workflow improvements and App research with a client. I also address...

Postcards are short current episodes, addressing a topic that currently interests me, host - Heather Smith. In today's postcard, I share an article that resonated with me, from the Todoist blog post written by Fadeke Adegbuyi. Makers vs Managers: The Battle Over Remote Work Managers want to go back to the office. Employees aren’t so sure. https://blog.doist.com/makers-schedule-remote-work/ Makers...