The Access Group Australia Blog
Articles to help you focus on the success of your people, your customers, and your organisation.
Are you a client-facing accountant working in public practice in either Australia or New Zealand? Do you sometimes feel like you and your clients need to be on the same page? Are conversations going around in circles? Do you find yourself frequently chasing them up for more information? The root cause of all these problems might be poor collaboration.
- Topic:
- Accountants
Australia has a robust payroll compliance framework. Employers must adhere to a variety of various regulations, from tax obligations to superannuation requirements, to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
The Australian payroll compliance landscape is ever-evolving, so staying up to date is crucial for businesses. There are several changes and amendments that employers need to be aware of for the financial year 2023/2024.
- Topic:
- Payroll
If you're reading our article, chances are your accounting firm is seeking ways to define an effective client onboarding process.
- Topic:
- Accountants
Building a solid accounting firm tech stack will ensure your operations run successfully and affordably.
- Topic:
- Accountants
While the method of recording a general ledger may have shifted over time, its importance for recording financial health has remained the same.
A general ledger is an imperative accounting record accounting firms use to evaluate their clients' business health and form the basis for significant financial reports.
In our general ledger guide, we'll delve into what a general ledger is, its primary function, why a general ledger is important for accountants, and how general ledger software can move the needle for your practice.
- Topic:
- Accountants
We often overlook how fortunate we are to live in a time when banking is becoming more transparent so that transaction data is easily accessible for accountants.
- Topic:
- Accountants
The end of financial year can be a daunting period for small to medium-sized businesses, but with the right planning and efficient processes, you can navigate its complexities with ease. Here, we provide eight essential tips to streamline your end of financial year and help you avoid the tax time rush.
- Topic:
- Finance
As we hit the triple-whammy of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas gift-giving season from November through January, e-commerce businesses, 3PL and warehouses alike can use this handy checklist on navigating peak season order fulfilment and keeping your ducks in a row.
- Topic:
- ERP
Small to medium-sized Australian businesses are increasingly transitioning to cloud-hosted software.
The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that in the 2022 financial year, 59 per cent of the nation’s businesses invested in paid cloud computing, which includes cloud-hosted software. This figure has risen sharply in recent years, up from 42 per cent in 2018.
So, why are businesses increasingly embracing cloud-hosted software?
- Topic:
- Finance
The high expectations of today’s online customers mean it has never been more important to minimise manual fulfilment errors.
Next day or same day deliveries are not only desired, but expected. For warehouses, third-party logistics (3PL) providers and online retailers, even a single instance of failing to deliver on time, or getting order items wrong, can lead to lost customers and reputational damage.
A survey of online retailers by Stitch Labs reveals that nearly two thirds (66 per cent) of inventory or fulfilment issues are the result of human error from manual processes. The study also reveals that almost half (45 per cent) of online retailers believe that customers ordering an out-of-stock item is the biggest reason why they never come back.
- Topic:
- ERP
