In today’s fast-paced business environment, the average business owner often finds themselves needing an additional four hours in their working day just to complete their admin tasks, as highlighted by recent research from OnePoll. If your team is spending 20 hours per week on tedious and unproductive admin, it’s detrimental to both your business and efficiency. Fortunately, technology and software automation can significantly reduce these low-level admin tasks.
Better Productivity Through Automation
Automation is a crucial strategy for easing your business workload. A variety of business apps and cloud solutions are available to help automate your admin tasks. With the rise of ‘smart business tools’, software is increasingly using automation algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and cognitive solutions to eliminate mundane admin tasks from your workflows.
Core Processes That Benefit from Automation:
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Automated Bookkeeping with Xero: Simply take a photo of your receipts, expenses, and invoices, and optical character recognition (OCR) technology will digitise the output and integrate it into Xero. This eliminates data entry, human error, and lost receipts. We ensure your records are accurate.
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Automated Credit Control with Xero: Chasing debts and late-paying customers is time-consuming. Xero tracks your debtor numbers and automatically sends customised chaser emails when an invoice is late. This reduces your credit control time, speeds up cash collection, and cuts your aged debtor figure.
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Automated Payment Collection with Xero: The easier it is to pay you, the faster your customers will pay. Xero offers automated card payments and cloud-based Direct Debit solutions, allowing you to automatically take payment from a customer as soon as an invoice is due. Some solutions even automate the invoice matching and bank reconciliation process.
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Automated Reporting and Forecasting with Xero: Better reporting and business intelligence make it easier to make informed decisions about your company strategy. Xero provides automatic, real-time reporting and forecasting, giving you access to important numbers and metrics quickly.
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Automated Digital Marketing: Digital marketing is key to raising your brand’s profile. Marketing platforms offer time-saving ways to create, schedule, and post social media content, or email automations to send a pre-programmed cadence of emails to specific target audiences within your wider customer base.
Talk to Us About Embracing the Power of Automation
If your admin is holding you back, come and talk to us about how automation can handle some of the heavy lifting and provide you with the metrics you need for decision-making. We can review your business processes, identify automation opportunities, and help you choose the best apps to drive your business efficiently. We also provide comprehensive training in Xero, ensuring that you and your team can fully leverage its capabilities to enhance your business efficiency. Embrace the power of automation with Xero and transform the way you manage your business.