Our Views
Accounting is constantly evolving – and the way firms work must evolve with it. Here, we share our perspectives, insights and practical guidance to help you navigate changing technology, shifting client expectations and new ways of working, so you can unlock fresh opportunities for your firm.
The accounting industry is changing rapidly with technology pushing production efficiency and business model boundaries across the sector. Real-time access to cloud-based data, AI-powered automation and new advisory services are reinventing the services and how they are delivered. At Silverfin, we’re proud to support this transformation including streamlining compliance work.
Martin Nielsen • VP of Product, Silverfin
Leadership & Culture
Leadership isn’t about authority alone. It’s about creating an environment where curiosity is encouraged and every voice is heard. At Silverfin, our approach to leadership shapes a culture built on collaboration, resilience and innovation. We believe a strong, inclusive culture is the foundation of a successful organisation – one that drives individual growth and collective achievement.
Strong culture has strong threads and values but also allows for individual expression and alignment – as that is what ensures inclusiveness. Not textbook diversity and inclusion, but true acceptance of the differences that can create great, unthought of and yet aligned outcomes.”
Lisa Miles-Heal • CEO at Silverfin
Agility is super important for leaders because things are evolving in business at such a pace. While people want to see consistency in their leaders in the way they operate, they also want to see them adapting to new challenges, opportunities, and trends.”
Cameron Ford • General Manager UK and Growth Markets at Silverfin
AI is Transforming the Future of Accounting
AI is rapidly reshaping the accounting profession, delivering far more than simple automation. Forward-thinking firms are using AI to move beyond traditional compliance and provide deeper, data-driven insights that elevate advisory services.
By automating repetitive and manual tasks, AI frees accountants to focus on higher-value work such as strategic analysis and informed decision-making – unlocking new levels of efficiency, accuracy and client value.
Firms that embrace AI today are strengthening their competitive position, streamlining processes and future-proofing their practices. Adopting AI is no longer optional – it’s essential for firms that want to lead, not follow.
Thought Leadership
How to Create an AI Policy for Your Accounting Firm
Lisa Miles-Heal, CEO of Silverfin explains why AI needs guardrails if accountancies are to enjoy the significant benefits AI brings – and how firms can establish an AI policy, in this Accountancy Age article.
Can AI Solve the Talent Shortage and Win Over Gen Z in Accounting?
In this Accounting Insight News article, discover how leveraging AI and automation can help accounting firms attract Gen Z talent, addressing the projected shortfall of 60,000 accountants in the UK by 2050.
Supercharging Your Accounting Practice: A Practical Guide to Growth
Whether accounting firms are looking to take their established business to the next level or explore new avenues for growth, Silverfin shares some practical tips in this exclusive article published in Elite Business.
What Does a Successful Digital Transformation Strategy Look Like?
The five stages of digital maturity and how Silverfin can help
With experience supporting more than 930 accounting firms, we’ve mapped out a clear digital transformation strategy for the profession. We call it the Digital Maturity Scale.
Progressing along the digital maturity scale is essential for ambitious accountancy firms. The right technology doesn’t just improve efficiency – it enhances service delivery, strengthens compliance, and unlocks new advisory opportunities.
Each stage of maturity introduces new tools, processes and ways of working. But with every step forward comes the opportunity to improve performance, increase staff engagement, and deliver a better experience for clients.
The five stages of digital maturity and how Silverfin can help
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CONNECT
You’ve centralised client data from multiple bookkeeping systems, financial platforms and spreadsheets, enabling secure, real-time data flow across your firm. By working in the cloud, data silos are eliminated and everyone can collaborate on the same client file seamlessly, using a single, up-to-date source of truth.
STANDARDISE
You use tools like AI Mapping to automatically map imported accounting data to a standardised chart of accounts across all clients. This reduces manual effort, improves accuracy, and ensures every file is built on consistent, real-time client data.
AUTOMATE
You’ve agreed on a firm-wide way of working and embedded it into automated workflows. This ensures everyone follows the same processes, delivering faster, more accurate compliance and financial reporting across the business.
OPTIMISE
You’re using AI to continuously scan client data for anomalies, errors and advisory opportunities. Automated alerts flag key benchmarks, risks and compliance events in real time, while intelligent recommendations suggest next steps based on historical data and patterns.
ADVISE
You’re using AI-driven analytics and reporting to uncover meaningful insights and trends – not just within individual client performance, but across entire portfolios and your firm as a whole. This broader perspective enables you to deliver more strategic, data-led advice to clients with confidence.
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