Which of the accounting entries covered in this or previous modules would be suitable for process automation
Accounting Process Automation
Employees in all businesses train for years on ways to obtain efficiency without
sacrificing accuracy. “Best practices” and standardized procedures were once the human
employees’ goals. With the increasing capabilities in business intelligence technology,
organizations can turn human best practices into machine-driven processes. By doing so,
it is possible to harness the massive quantities of information already contained within an
accounting system in a more strategic manner.
As part of the initial process to automate accounting tasks, accounting staff
knowledgeable about the organization’s operations and conventional methods needed to
assess which tasks could be automated and how quickly. For this assignment, you will
formulate a “mapping” plan as if you were beginning the process of accounting system
automation for a governmental unit. Utilizing the required reading content on process
automation, assess the following and provide support for your response.
1. What overall considerations do you think you would make in deciding whether or
not to automate an organization?
2. How will you assess a particular task on its ability to be automated?
For the next 3 questions, please create a table in MS Word to summarize your responses
with your written response and rationale to follow in the Word document.
3. Which of the accounting entries covered in this or previous modules would be
suitable for process automation? Provide at least 5 along with your rationale.
4. Which entries could be automated but might require human interaction to review
for accuracy? Provide at least 5 along with your rationale.
5. Which entries are nearly impossible to automate? Provide at least 5 along with
your rationale.
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