Covid-19 has affected everybody over the past nine months. People have had to adapt to working from home, communicating via video calls, making their living rooms their new office and so much more. Employers have had to work out the best and most efficient way to run their company remotely.
We have collected information on apps that may be useful for your company and allow you to access live information about various developments across your business for remote working such as time tracking, organisation, making payments, and accounting tools.
Time tracking
The pandemic has left many employees and employers alike working remotely from home without a clear idea of when it will be safe to head back into the office – or in some cases whether they ever decide to go back into the office. Because of this, it is key there is a structure or system in place to keep track of what tasks are being completed and by who.
Whilst you may have already implemented a way of working remotely, by now you may have discovered that you need to make adjustments to systems and processes so that they work even better.
App suggestions to track time, organise work and connect employees include:
- Deputy: perfect for time tracking, connecting employees, managing payroll HR
- Harvest: reporting and invoicing. Its timesheet data creates invoices based on tracked time. Ideal for small businesses including accountancy firms.
Making payments
Getting paid quickly and efficiently is obviously an important part of your business, so why not try and make it as quick and easy as possible? Finding an app which can do this will also ensure those making the payments are able to do so with ease.
App suggestions for virtual payment
- PayPal: Send money and shop
- Worldpay: Suitable for small businesses from card machines to online accounts
- Square by Xero: Sell, manage accounting, bills, cash flow and more.
Accounting tools
There are many apps out there specially made for accountants. Whether its budgeting, forecasting, reporting, business data, sales, marketing, comparing performance across the industry, and much more, there are apps out there for the task at hand. As well as the time tracking apps mentioned previously, there’s two accounting stalwarts.
- Sage Accounting: 4.6 stars on IOS, assist in reducing time of admin tasks such as organising simple invoices, quotes and expenses
- Xero: Ideal accounting software for small businesses covering bank transactions and invoices.
When choosing an app, don’t download the first one you see. Every app will have different features, some may work well for your business and others might not so take the time to figure out what would work for your business and workforce. Also, when introducing a new app or system make sure everyone understands how it works, this might mean prepping a presentation which gives a run through of the app. Whilst this might seem more time consuming, in the long run it will ensure a more efficient use of the apps.
Accountancy firm apps
Read our previous blog covering a variety of apps for accountancy firms. It’s interesting to see that apps such as Xero, Square, and PayPal, are still go to apps. This is because the firms constantly innovate, updating and adapting features to keep up with the ever-changing demands.
If you are looking to grow your business, get in contact with Smart Cow today for a free consultation on what digital marketing we can bring to the table to help your firm become a lead generation magnet.