How accountants can diversify their skills when working alongside robots

ACCOUNTANTS have been slow to adopt technology in recent years, although sophisticated software, tools, and solutions are now on the verge of reinventing the profession entirely. If accountants want to keep their edge, they need to learn to use technology -- at least to automate simple tasks and put them back in the driver's seat when it comes to managing the organization's financial strategy. RPA or robotic process automation is one technology they can quickly benefit from. It's easy to implement, affordable, and very effective. The technology could easily make repetitive, monotonous tasks redundant and free them up to get involved with data interpretation and management, allowing them to investigate errors and anomalies in data which requires their time, energy, and attention and has the potential to save the business money.