Cloud accounting software has made it easier for enterprises of all sizes to manage their books, either internally or in collaboration with outsourced bookkeepers. Software as a service (SaaS) accounting platforms are available for a range of purposes: some for general purpose accounting; others for more specialised functions.
Hubdoc is one of the latter. Rather act as an overall accounting platform, Hubdoc tries to fill the gap that exists between accounts on the cloud and the disparate data sources those accounts rely on. It’s an automated data entry and management tool that makes other cloud accounting platforms work even more efficiently.
Do Away with Manual Data Entry
Hubdoc’s focus is on expediting the data entry process. It does this by 1) automatically fetching data from a variety of sources; and 2) efficiently capturing data from other sources, according to users’ requirements. The first function, automatic data fetching, works mainly with bills and bank statements. While it takes some time to set up, it makes things go much quicker later on. Hubdoc can be set up to automatically source data from banks and several major vendors—such as telecoms and utilities—and archive them. While the program automatically generates folders, files can be manually sorted later on for other organisation schemes and purposes.
The second function, data capture, relies on optical character recognition (OCR), which is a method used by other similar programs. Users can upload other documents by taking a photo of them through the mobile app. Using OCR, the app then creates an entry using data from the document. This allows users to add data from sources that can’t be indexed automatically, such as bills from smaller vendors, receipts, and even checks.
Hubdoc for Business
With its focus on data fetching, capturing, and management, the platform can be useful to businesses in a number of ways:
Amid a variety of more general-purpose accounting platforms, Hubdoc makes its mark by focusing on a specific process—getting and managing all the data you need for bookkeeping—and making it much more efficient.
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Chris Kleeman has even been named as one of the top 50 Hubdoc Cloud Accountants for 2017 http://content.hubdoc.com/hubdoc-top-50/top-50-cloud-accountants-of-australia-2017
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