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Automating your Accounting Workflow in 5 Simple Steps

Korey Cournoyer • Jan 04, 2024

Automating your Accounting Workflow in 5 Simple Steps

Process Optimization helps you work on the business, not just in the business. Let's automate your processes, so you can grow your firm without the extra overhead. These are GrowthLab’s 5 steps to automating your accounting workflow. 

5 Steps to Automating your Accounting Workflow

Step 1: Take Inventory of Your Tech Stack

Make a list of all of the different technologies and apps that you use within accounting. This is the first step so you can see what apps are already integrated, what apps can be integrated, etc. If you’re using a NoCode tool like Zapier, does an integration exist between your apps? This step will help us identify needs for the following steps. 

Step 2: Know Your Existing Value Streams

Take a look at all of the processes you have at the moment. Simplify by dividing processes into ‘buckets’ (

i.e., Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, etc.). This will help organize your process so you can see what you

have, what's missing, and what can be consolidated. 

Step 3: Identify Your Pain Points & Prioritize the Associated Processes

During this step, you want to start small. Small wins can lead to better automations down the line. 

Step 4: Map your Processes 

You can begin to map your processes by using tools like Lucidchart or Miro, or sticky notes! Mapping helps to identify areas for automation. It also helps you to identify the ‘Trigger’ (if you’re using Zapier) or initial step in your automated process.

Book a FREE Process Mapping Session

Step 5: Start Building Your Automation

Using your NoCode platform of choice, you can now begin to build your automation. Start with your Trigger, which will fire off your automation, and add subsequent steps that you’ve previously mapped out. 


How We Automate Your Firm

Process Documentation

Schedule a process documentation session to help your team uncover automation potential.

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Proposal

We put together a proposal based on the automation needs we uncover for your business.

Development

Sit back as we build the custom automations for your business. On average, this takes around 4-8 weeks.

Go Live

Automations go live, our team maintains and updates your automations every month for you!

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