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Accounting Apps Podcast

Accounting Apps Podcast

著者： Heather Smith | Accountant & Storyteller
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Exploring the intersections of accounting, technology and modern practice methodologies. Each month guests share how they built their business and how your business or clients can use technology to be more effective and efficient. This may include exploring:


*How you can implement and integrate business tools with your online accounting software to automate processes, improve productivity, and profitability;
*How to build a business developing business apps; or
*How to build a tech stack that meets your business needs or introduce your clients to them.


Brilliant guests include entrepreneurs, founders, business consultants, accountants, bookkeepers, small business owners, cloud advisors, developers, cloud integrators and solution providers.


Hosted by Heather Smith, an award winning Chartered Accountant with a flair for storytelling. Heather is obsessed with how effective automation and integration can produce timely clean data, to surface information for brave, fast data-informed ...ANISE Consulting 2015-2025 政治・政府
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  • AI in Sport: How Formula One and SailGP Are Using AI, Data and Technology

    AI in Sport: How Formula One and SailGP Are Using AI, Data and Technology
    2026/10/28

    Reporting from SuiteWorld and AIWorld 2026 in Las Vegas, Heather Smith shares insights from Jack Harrington, Head of Technical and Performance Partnerships at Oracle Red Bull Racing, and Matt Lord, Group Technology Director at SailGP. The discussion covers race strategy, equipment maintenance and talent development, alongside Heather’s question: with so much technology involved, where does that leave a young person dreaming of becoming a sporting superstar?

    Key points

    • AI agents: Red Bull Racing engineers can query racing regulations, while SailGP is developing tools to help coaches interrogate performance data.
    • Data sharing: Formula One teams closely protect their performance information. SailGP gives competing teams access to shared data to help improve performance across the fleet.
    • Equipment maintenance: SailGP uses sensor data and anomaly detection to identify potential component failures before they disrupt racing.
    • Race strategy: Red Bull Racing runs billions of simulations to assess pit-stop timing, changing conditions and competitors’ possible responses.
    • Talent development: Sim racing creates alternative routes into motorsport, while both organisations explore how technology can support training and widen participation.

    The session offers a practical look at technology already being used in elite sport, alongside projects still in development. Engineers, coaches and athletes use these

    tools to inform decisions, with human judgement central to how the information is applied.

    Heather attended SuiteWorld and AIWorld 2026 as hosted media, as a guest of Oracle NetSuite.

    Episode resources and links:

    https://www.oracle.com/

    https://www.netsuite.com/portal/home.shtml

    https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en

    https://sailgp.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-lunsford-2a401a1/

    If this episode helped you, the best way to support the show is to leave a review somewhere as it helps more people find us. And if you want to continue the conversation, come find me Heather Smith | Accountant and Storyteller on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherSmithAU/

    Accounting Apps newsletter: http://accountingapps.io/

    Accounting Apps Mastermind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XeroMasterMind

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ANISEConsulting

    X: https://twitter.com/HeatherSmithAU

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    29 分
  • Making Ecommerce Bookkeeping Boring Again: Automation, Accuracy and AI | Daniel Little

    Making Ecommerce Bookkeeping Boring Again: Automation, Accuracy and AI | Daniel Little
    2026/10/28
    Guest: Daniel Little, Co-founder and CEO of Link My Books What happens when an entrepreneurial e-commerce seller discovers that inaccurate bookkeeping could derail the sale of his business? For Daniel Little, that realisation helped spark the creation of Link My Books, an automation platform designed to simplify e-commerce accounting. In this episode of the Accounting Apps podcast, Heather Smith speaks with Daniel about his remarkable journey from selling Coca-Cola from his school locker to building and selling multimillion-pound e-commerce businesses, and eventually co-founding Link My Books. Together, they explore the complexities of reconciling online marketplace transactions, the importance of accurate tax reporting, and how automation can transform the way accountants and bookkeepers support e-commerce clients. Daniel also shares practical examples of AI agents working inside his business, insights into Link My Books' acquisition by Visma, and opportunities for accounting professionals to build profitable specialist practices. Key Discussion Points From school locker entrepreneur to accounting technology founder: Discover how Daniel progressed from selling Coca-Cola and sweets at school to creating successful Amazon brands, including swimming goggles, sporting goods and beauty electronics. Hear how an unlikely friendship with a competitor led to the creation of Link My Books.Making sense of e-commerce bookkeeping and tax: Understand why marketplace payouts rarely match actual sales revenue. Daniel explains how refunds, fees, withheld taxes and marketplace reserves complicate reconciliation, and why accurate transaction-level accounting matters for compliance, profitability and business valuations.AI agents, automation and financial accuracy: Explore where Daniel trusts AI for data analysis, brainstorming and business intelligence, and why he favours rules-based automation for financial accounting. He shares practical examples of AI agents handling weekly competitor research, customer follow-ups and employee performance review preparation.Scaling Link My Books and joining Visma: Learn why Daniel and co-founder Peter Morin chose Visma as their acquisition partner in January 2025, despite receiving other offers. Daniel discusses the advantages of remaining founder-led while accessing the collective knowledge, marketing expertise and experience of Visma's wider accounting technology portfolio.Building a profitable e-commerce accounting specialisation: Discover how accountants and bookkeepers can replace time-consuming spreadsheets with automated workflows, develop specialised industry knowledge and provide meaningful advisory insights. Daniel explains how monitoring refund trends helped him identify a costly product fulfilment problem, illustrating the value of turning financial data into actionable business advice. Final Thoughts E-commerce accounting presents significant opportunities for accountants and bookkeepers willing to specialise, embrace automation and understand the operational challenges of online sellers. Daniel's experiences highlight the importance of getting the fundamentals right. Accurate financial records support tax compliance, cash flow management, profitability analysis and ultimately the value of a business. The conversation also offers a useful perspective on AI adoption. Creative brainstorming, market intelligence and management reporting present opportunities for AI-assisted workflows, while financial accounting benefits from dependable, rules-based systems and appropriate oversight. For accounting professionals looking to grow their e-commerce client base, the message is practical: automate repetitive processes, understand the industry, and use the resulting financial insights to help clients make better business decisions. Listen to the Accounting Apps podcast to hear Daniel's entrepreneurial story, his practical approach to AI agents and his advice for building a scalable e-commerce accounting practice. Episode resources and links: Link My Book : https://linkmybooks.com/ Daniel Little : https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-j-little/ Travis Marziani's YouTube video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3YxwWyrLIM If this episode helped you, the best way to support the show is to leave a review somewhere as it helps more people find us. And if you want to continue the conversation, come find me Heather Smith | Accountant and Storyteller on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherSmithAU/ Accounting Apps newsletter: http://accountingapps.io/ Accounting Apps Mastermind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XeroMasterMind YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ANISEConsulting X: https://twitter.com/HeatherSmithAU
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    43 分
  • 🧩 Simplifying Your Firm’s Tech Stack for Better Workflow Visibility

    🧩 Simplifying Your Firm’s Tech Stack for Better Workflow Visibility
    2026/07/01

    Technology should make accounting firms more efficient, but many firms have accumulated layers of disconnected tools that create complexity rather than clarity. In this discussion, Heather Smith is joined by Tyler Caskey from The Bean Counters and John Munden from Cloud Office to explore how firms can simplify their technology stack, improve workflow visibility, reduce manual work and make better technology decisions.

    Key Discussion Points
    • Tyler Caskey shares why firms often accumulate too many disconnected tools and how visualising workflows can reveal inefficiencies.
    • John Munden explains how standardised workflows help reduce bottlenecks, improve onboarding and create consistency across teams.
    • The panel discusses common technology traps including decision fatigue, duplicated processes and underutilised software.
    • Practical advice is shared on auditing a tech stack, identifying manual processes and prioritising integrations.
    • The conversation explores leadership, change management, client communication challenges and the future role of automation and API-driven workflows.

    The key takeaway is that firms do not need more technology. They need better connected technology, clearer workflows and a structured approach to change. By focusing on visibility, automation and process consistency, accounting firms can reduce overwhelm and create scalable systems that support long-term growth.

    Episode resources and links:

    Tyler Caskey : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylercaskey/

    John Munden : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmunden/

    Cloudoffis : https://cloudoffis.com.au/

    Apps & Tools Mentioned

    Xero, SharePoint, APS, Excel, Microsoft Lists, HandiSoft, BGL, NowInfinity, FYI Docs, Xero Practice Manager, Content Snare, Annature, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, Employment Hero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Stripe, Pinch Payments, Macquarie Bank Feeds, Mayday, Seamless

    If this episode helped you, the best way to support the show is to leave a review somewhere as it helps more people find us. And if you want to continue the conversation, come find me Heather Smith | Accountant and Storyteller on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherSmithAU/

    Accounting Apps newsletter: http://accountingapps.io/

    Accounting Apps Mastermind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XeroMasterMind

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ANISEConsulting

    X: https://twitter.com/HeatherSmithAU
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    50 分
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