Syft Analytics

Have you found it difficult to find new accountants to join your firm? Or to retain your current staff? You're not alone.

How to tackle the accounting staffing problem

Unlock enduring success for your accounting firm by prioritizing client retention over acquisition. Learn strategic approaches here.

Why you should be focusing on client retention

CPD is a terrific way to sharpen your skills, refine your services, and prepare for increasing digitalisation, but how do you find the time?

3 simple ways accountants can stay on top of professional development

There are several steps that you can take to future-proof your accounting practice and ensure that it remains successful and competitive.

5 steps to future-proof your accounting practice

The future is unpredictable for all, and in particular, for accounting practices.  How do we support our clients while working remotely?

The best apps for accountants working remotely

With so much data available, we are capable of making far greater business decisions, but equally capable of being completely overwhelmed.

The future of accounting part four: accounting meets the Internet of Things

This article unpacks ways in which software can help lessen the load, as well as other tips to implement to avoid burnout over tax season.

How automation can help you survive a truly taxing season

Tekpon, the online marketplace for SaaS and Software, has unveiled its much-anticipated list of the top 10 Accounting Software for 2023.

The future of finance: Tekpon's top 10 accounting software picks for the modern business

The Xero Team takes us through why the future of accounting is analytics and why this is a very exciting development.

Why the future of accounting is analytics

In 2020, we caught up with Jeremy from An Accounting Gem based in Ipswich, UK. The family-run firm have been helping businesses since 1988.

Interview with An Accounting Gem

Discover the impact of AI in finance and accounting. Navigate the hype, harness AI's power, and master its limitations.

Keeping up with AI as an accountant

Accountants aren't known for having a great work-life balance. But with the right tools, you can save time to focus on what matters most.

How to free up time as an accountant

While the accounting principles have stayed the same for hundreds of years, the practice of accounting isn't what it once was.

No more talking about debits and credits: how to communicate more effectively with clients

The primary role of an accountant is to prepare financial statements and reports. More recently, accountants have widened their offering.

Accountants need to advise their clients more than ever

The accounting space is changing alongside the explosion of data and advent of new, advanced technologies.

The future of accounting part two: tips for accounting students

Let's look at the obstacles accountants face and how you can overcome them, as well as the most important quality to embrace in the future.

What vital quality do cheetahs and the accountants of tomorrow share?

The 10th of November is International Accountant's or Bookkeeper's Day, so we recapped the history of the profession to celebrate!

Remembering accounting's roots on International Accountant's Day!

Contrary to the noise about accounting being a "dying profession," accountants were in high demand in crisis time and remain in demand now.

5 reasons to consider offering advisory services

I spoke to Ricardo Ghanem, Director of Wingman Accounting, about why he chose to use Syft. He listed siz key reasons he moved to Syft.

Six reasons Wingman Accounting chose Syft

I spoke to Greig Sinclair, Director of Hobbs Sinclair, about the future of accounting in terms of outsourcing and remote work.

The future of accounting series part three: time and accuracy

From the quantity of data available to the pace of technological development, the future accountant will look very different.

The future of accounting series part one: integrated insights

There’s been a great shift in accounting work from compliance to advisory offerings. Accountants can fulfil the role of CFO at a lower cost.

How a CFO adds value to your business: interview with the CFO of the Year 2021

If you're an accountant, what you offer your clients is a service. And while it's crucial, services are trickier to sell than products.

How to turn your service into a product 🎀

Accountants are often stereotyped as dull number people. But accountants confront real-world fraud and shady business operations daily.

3 ways crime fiction is like accounting and 1 crucial way it's not

High-growth practices invest in marketing. They zero in on arguably the most crucial element of marketing - differentiation. Learn more.

Why conducting marketing research is vital to accounting firm growth

Writing useful articles on your website gives you a chance to illustrate your knowledge and expertise.

Why your accounting practice needs a blog - and how to make it effective💥

A data-driven approach can be very helpful when it comes to eradicating personal biases from the decision-making process.

Make data-informed decisions with your chart of accounts

Mind Your Assets Accounts is an accounting firm based in Sheffield, UK. We spoke to their founder Bev Flanagan, back in April 2020.

Interview with Mind Your Assets Accounts

The idea behind client advisory services is to be able to help your clients better understand their financials. So communication is key.

How communication drives accounting firm growth

Today's accountants and bookkeepers have no shortage of competition. So, it's crucial to be able to differentiate yourself.

Remember the name: make your small firm stand out

In May 2020, we caught up with The BookSitters, an accounting firm based in Bowral, Australia. We spoke about how they use Syft for clients.

Interview with The BookSitters

In March 2020, we caught up with Matthew Kendall from Kendall Accountancy Services based in Hull, UK.

Interview with Kendall Accountancy Services UK

With high ratings on various app marketplaces and a number of awards to our name, Syft is a beloved software for many. Let's unpack why.

7 reasons your firm should use Syft Analytics

Adapting to change can be difficult, especially if you've been in practice for a long time and are used to doing things a certain way.

5 key ways to deal with change in your firm

In 2022, Jodilee joined us as our new Head of Education and Implementation. Learn about the exciting initiatives she started.

Meet our new Head of Education and Implementation! 👩🏻‍🎓

We've developed fantastic new features to enhance your Syft experience. To support these improvements, we will be adjusting our plans.

Unlock the ultimate value with Syft's plans

George Lucas and his team created iconic films and changed the film industry. Here's what you can learn from this as an accountant.

What accountants can learn from the making of Star Wars

Alex

Catherine

Accountants

Reporting

Customers

Talk to us

Consolidations

Syft Campus

Status

Integrations

Support

Financial statements

Security center

Spreadsheet Link

Review

Product

Resources

Company

Visit Syft Analytics

Find answers and get help from Intercom Support and Community Experts

Conversations you've started through the messenger will appear here.

No conversations created by you

Try using different keywords or checking for typos.

No conversations found

Title

This site employs cookies and other technologies that we and our third party vendors use to monitor and record personal information about you and your interactions with the site (including content viewed, cursor movements, screen recordings, and chat contents) for the purposes described in our Cookie Policy. By continuing to visit our site, you agree to our {websiteTermsLink}, {privacyPolicyLink} and {cookiePolicyLink}.

This site uses cookies and similar technologies ("cookies") as strictly necessary for site operation. We and our partners also would like to set additional cookies to enable site performance analytics, functionality, advertising and social media features. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for details. You can change your cookie preferences in our Cookie Settings.

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Advertising cookies are set by our advertising partners to collect information about your use of the site, our communications, and other online services over time and with different browsers and devices. They use this information to show you ads online that they think will interest you and measure the ads' performance. Social media cookies are set by social media platforms to enable you to share content on those platforms, and are capable of tracking information about your activity across other online services for use as described in their privacy policies.

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details about how we use your data.

Your Privacy Choices

We use cookies to enhance your experience. You can customize your cookie preferences below. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Cookie Settings

Empty Help Center

Uh oh. That page doesn’t exist.

Home

Search results

Disappointed

Neutral

Smiley

Thinking...

Searching through sources...

Analyzing...

Tickets submitted through the messenger or by a support agent in your conversation will appear here.

No tickets created by you

No tickets found

Track the progress of all tickets and conversations related to your company.

Customer Portal.

Track the progress of all tickets related to your company.

Tickets portal.

{assigneeName} needs more information from you

Tickets

No access to tickets portal

Search

Skip the search. Describe what you’re trying to do and get a grounded answer.

Browse articles and guides in this topic.

Create your workspace and invite the people you work with.

Set up your account

Build your first workflow and watch it run end to end.

Ship something

Connect the tools your team already uses to bring data in.

Connect your stack

A quick lap of the product so you know where everything lives.

{appName} in 60 seconds

This prototype demo is aware that you are reading “{title}”. It can point you back to the current article, but a production article-aware Fin contract is still follow-up work.

Prototype article-aware answer

Because you already asked about invitations, this prototype demo can add the follow-up: use the role selector before sending each invite to limit access to the teammate responsibilities.

Prototype role-limiting follow-up

This prototype demo suggests starting with your workspace profile, inviting the team members who need access, and then connecting the integrations you use.

Prototype getting-started answer

In this prototype demo, integrations are configured from workspace settings. Choose the integration, connect the account, and review the enabled permissions.

Prototype integrations answer

In this prototype demo, invite teammates from workspace settings, then choose the access each teammate needs before sending the invitation.

Prototype invite-team answer

This prototype demo does not have a scripted answer for that question yet. Try asking how to invite your team or open a source article. No production Fin API was called.

Prototype answer unavailable

I’ve got this page open. Ask me anything about it and I’ll answer from the docs.