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Special Edition: Kevin Sharma (Director of Sales & Marketing at Doc-It)

Published on: 2nd October, 2021

On today's deep dive special edition episode of the Accounting Influencers Podcast, of the Accounting Influencers Podcast, Rob Brown of the Accountants Influencers Podcast interviews Kevin Sharma of Doc-It on how accounting firms can increase efficiencies and performance.

Kevin is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Doc.It by IRIS. Over the past nine years, he has helped hundreds of accounting firms improve efficiency, data security and enhance their client services with Doc.It's document management, workflow and web portal tools.

Kevin loves travelling, sports (Toronto Raptors), concerts and bakes cheesecakes as a side hustle. He also enjoys spending time with his family and 2 year old son.

Key shownotes from the whole interview include:

➜ What you learn from talking to thousands of accounting firms and the key questions accountants ask

➜ The curiosity factor - what drives accountants and CPAs to know what their peers are doing

➜ How signing online forms and digital data has moved so far for accountants and their clients

➜ Considerations for data security for clients of accountancy firms in a remote world

➜ The benefits to accounting firms and their clients to go paperless and in the cloud

➜ What will happen to desktop and paper based accountants who are unwilling or unable to go digital

➜ How technology helps accounting firms attract better talent

➜ Why apathy and complacency are the biggest competitors for fintech firms like Doc-It

➜ Lessons learned from a North American fintech company entering the UK accounting market

➜ How being acquired by a big fintech player like IRIS affects a smaller company like Doc-It

➜ An overview of the 4 core Doc-It products of document management, workflow. the web portal and the PDF editor

➜ How accountants are coping with overwhelming client demands and technology overload

➜ The average number of tech apps, systems and softwares the average accountancy firm runs

➜ Questions accountants should answer to strategically choose the right tech stack

➜ The problem of 'over-promising' with the accounting fintech vendor agendas

➜ The importance of education and adoption with fintech software and the need for support

➜ How Covid has changed the game in which accounting firms buy software and technology

➜ Where technology is going in the accounting world over coming years

➜ Advice to accountants and CPAs to help them make better tech decision in a busy world

➜ What will happen to the accounting firms who do not embrace the new tech in coming years

Go to https://www.doc-it.com/aip to learn more and get a special free white paper free white paper "Choosing a Client Portal for Your Accounting Firm"

Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinnsharma/

NOTE TO LISTENERS:

This is a full-length interview (usually 20-30 mins long) from which the highlights show earlier in the week was taken. You can listen to this on a previous episode.

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Accounting Voices Podcast
Accounting Voices helps people in the accounting world stay relevant visible and vocal. Host Rob Brown interprets trends reshaping the profession and gives listeners insight to build authority influence and a stronger voice in firms and markets.
Accounting Voices, hosted by Rob Brown, helps decision makers and leaders in accounting and finance stay relevant, visible and vocal in a profession being reshaped by technology, private equity, regulation and shifting client expectations. Each episode interprets the trends disrupting accounting and finance such as AI, automation, M&A, talent and the move to advisory and translates them into practical insight that strengthens authority and influence.
Accounting Voices is also a platform for the wider ecosystem of networks, associations, educators, consultants, software vendors and technology experts who serve accountants and finance professionals worldwide. It extends into regular Accounting Voices networking sessions that connect this audience and amplify ideas that move the profession forward. With its international reach and long shelf life the show delivers credibility and commercial value for listeners and sponsors alike. Search for "Accounting Voices" on YouTube for all episodes and connect with Rob Brown on LinkedIn to find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrown

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Rob Brown

ob Brown is the creator and host of the Accounting Voices Network, a media platform that includes the flagship solo podcast Accounting Voices and the panel shows Accounting M&A and Accounting Tech. He chairs conferences, panels and virtual events worldwide and is recognised as a leading advocate for the accounting profession.

He is an accomplished speaker and authority on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, succession, executive presence and the forces shaping the future of accounting. Rob is the author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk The Personal Brand of You has been viewed more than 400,000 times.

A former co-founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable, Rob now focuses on amplifying the voices of leaders, firms, networks, vendors and influencers across the global accounting ecosystem.

Outside of work he is a stroke survivor, lives with epilepsy, holds a black belt in kickboxing and is based in Nottingham, UK. He plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.