In this episode of Digi-Tools in Accrual World, we discuss the rapid advancements in AI and their impact on the accounting profession, looking at an insightful report by LinkedIn predicting that 70% of workforce skills will be replaced by AI within five years, and touch on the significant replacement of the bookkeeping workforce.

Updates and innovations from FreeAgent, XLedger, and Dext are highlighted, alongside an engaging interview with Dom Gibbs from S&W and Laura from Xledger, covering strategic outsourcing and technology's role in transforming finance functions.

PLUS previews of what we’re up to at Accountex this year!

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00:00 Coming Up 01:04 Intro 02:25 Accountex Previews

05:46 App News 05:51 The Accountant 2 07:46 Agentic AI edges closer to mainstream accounting adoption 16:25 FreeAgent expands integrations with Stripe and more 18:32 Dext launches Vault for AI-powered document storage 21:24 Dext rolls out supplier statement matching features 24:04 BILL expands into procurement and cashflow management 26:30 BILL powers Xero’s US online bill payments 28:41 Xero highlights April’s newest app integrations

31:15 Process Outsourcing at scale 48:28 Outro