Spotlight Articles for Advisory & Business

Ethan Spadino, Spotlight Reporting’s North America Business Development Manager, knows all too well about these core aspects of forging a strong business.

The combination of technology and human expertise is a powerful one, with leading accounting firms bringing these two important ingredients together to better serve clients and grow business. HW Fisher is setting an example of how technology can elevate advisory services and specialised offerings.

In tough economic times, it is more important than ever that businesses help one another. With eye-wateringly high energy prices, a soaring inflation and businesses struggling to make ends meet, it is now that businesses must innovate and plan, which is exactly what the team at Moracle have been helping their clients do since 2008.

For a global accountancy firm such as Moore, with history dating back to the early 1900s (a time where nobody had even heard of Excel - or a computer!), the waves that technology was slowly making saw the start of something new.

In the role of Senior Account Manager, Gurpreet Lidder supports our United Kingdom and South African clients to get the most out of their software, and extend offerings with advisory services in their select categories.

Spotlight Reporting experienced a number of big wins in 2022, including its continued expansion into the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. With a strong team already focused on the market, Miranda Kendall has officially stepped in to lead the charge, operating as Director EMEA.

This year was a busy one for us, and one we’ve enjoyed immensely. One aspect of our work we’re always proud of is our product innovations. In 2022 we’ve rolled out a number of important updates to make our Reporting and Forecasting capabilities all the better.

QuickBooks Connect is one of the most popular annual accounting conferences that’s geared toward accounting professionals also featuring many exciting and entertaining events.

The accounting and bookkeeping community in Canada has undoubtedly been one of the industries that has faced some of its toughest challenges in the past few years. Xero Roadshows, that bring together our resilient and inspiring community, are one of the most anticipated series of events every year in fall - and even more so now.

I was recently lucky enough to have Paul Gardner from Fresh Accounting to join me to chat about everything from navigating accounting in 2022, how to ensure a strong team, and what non-financial KPIs tell us about a business.

In such a technology-focused business landscape, businesses like Empowered by Cloud are revealing just how useful and transformative cloud accounting solutions such as Spotlight Reporting can be in everyday use.

Forecasting has long been a firm favourite for businesses and accountants across the globe, and demand for such tools has only increased dramatically, with businesses relying on forecasts to weather unexpected storms.

With £’s, $’s, €’s and more, we know it can be challenging to support your customers across borders.

Wednesday 12th October marks the beginning of the Northern event of the year in the accountancy world, Accountex Summit Manchester 2022. The much anticipated event brings together over 1,000 accountants, finance directors, bookkeepers and more for one day from all over the north of the UK to be a part of the future of accountancy and finance.

When we help our customers this has a knock on effect of helping them to build fantastic relationships with their clients, to boost the finance industry as a whole. This is why we need great people backing up our customers, including Melanie Rollason, a Customer Success Specialist based in the United Kingdom.