Spotlight Articles for Advisory & Business

Virtual CFO services are a huge value add for clients, and a revenue booster for the firms that offer them. Dale Crosby, a Director at High Tech Soft Touch Advisors, knows this better than most

“My biggest tip in terms of Spotlight would be, first of all give it a go. Take the time, set it up and really explore the different opportunities that it will provide your client.”

Congratulations to all our winning subscribers! 🎉 The Australian Accounting Awards recognise the best and brightest in the Australian accounting industry.

There is huge scope for accountants to step up and do more work of passion and purpose, while boosting their own revenue. And yet, many firms are hesitant to take the plunge.

Fresh Accounting was designed to be cloud-first—so much so that they were the first Spotlight Reporting users in the region, and one of the first 10 Spotlight users globally. They’re a pioneering firm for cloud accounting in Asia, and as such, they’re in high demand.

Now, you can quickly and easily exclude inter-entity balances and values to get the full picture of forecasted group-level performance, and ultimately get the best shot at success.

Sign in to Spotlight Reporting quickly, conveniently and securely using ‘Sign in with Xero’!

Xero connects with over 1,000 apps that help small businesses and their advisors succeed. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive.

Steve Janz, an Accounting Instructor at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, firmly believes that Spotlight Reporting is the future.

"Postponing the Tokyo games out one year to July/August 2021 has affected our funding and our costs," says Tracey. "I've been doing a lot of financial modelling over the last year, and using Spotlight Reporting to present to the board."

Senior Account Manager James Hoare tackles a question we hear all too often.

We’ve crafted this new Industry Template to help you capture and visualise the right key performance indicators (KPIs), so you can grow your (or your client’s) online business.

Richard Francis (CEO) and Matt Kekena (Product Manager) took us through Spotlight Reporting’s product vision for 2021 and beyond. See what's included.

Today, we’re thrilled to launch our latest Industry Template: The Real Estate Template 🎉

Despite starting their firm in August of 2020, Strata Cloud Accountants managed to grow their client base from three to 52, in just seven months. Here's how they did it.