<description>&lt;p&gt;David and Mark shared their insights from their experience in the accounting industry as Smi&lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; winds down its activities with events and this final webinar. Lots of questions answered and many insights shared.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presented By:&lt;/strong&gt; David Smith &amp;amp; Mark Holton, Smi&lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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David and Mark shared their insights from their experience in the accounting industry as Smithink winds down its activities with events and this final webinar. Lots of questions answered and many insights shared.Presented By: David Smith &amp; Mark Holton, Smithink

Conversation: 50+ Years of Accounting Industry Insights with David and Mark

<description>&lt;p&gt;Measuring performance is crucial for any accounting firm, but understanding how your firm compares to industry standards is key to driving improvement. This session will explore the latest industry reports, examining trends and benchmarks for 2025. Mark and Julia will discuss how these insights can help you assess and enhance the performance of your firm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presented By:&lt;/strong&gt; Mark Holton, Smithink + Julia Thomson, The Benchmarking Group&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can contact Julia directly at: &lt;a href="mailto: julia@benchmarking.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;julia@benchmarking.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And find out more about &lt;a href="https://benchmarking.com.au/accounting-industry-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;The Crunch here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Measuring performance is crucial for any accounting firm, but understanding how your firm compares to industry standards is key to driving improvement. This session will explore the latest industry reports, examining trends and benchmarks for 2025. Mark and Julia will discuss how these insights can help you assess and enhance the performance of your firm. Presented By: Mark Holton, Smithink + Julia Thomson, The Benchmarking Group You can contact Julia directly at: <a href="mailto: julia@benchmarking.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">julia@benchmarking.com.au</a>And find out more about <a href="https://benchmarking.com.au/accounting-industry-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Crunch here.</a>

Accounting industry trends and benchmarks 2025

<description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hear from a leading firm that&amp;#39;s built a high-performing offshore team.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore how structure, culture and governance turn offshore teams into long-term assets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discover the best practice behind sustainable capacity planning.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presented by: &lt;/strong&gt;David Smith, Smi&lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt;, Stephen Hogg, Krish Sritharan, Solutions Centric + Ross Hedrick, Kidmans Partners&lt;/p&gt;
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<ul><li>Hear from a leading firm that&#39;s built a high-performing offshore team.</li><li>Explore how structure, culture and governance turn offshore teams into long-term assets.</li><li>Discover the best practice behind sustainable capacity planning.</li></ul> Presented by: David Smith, Smithink, Stephen Hogg, Krish Sritharan, Solutions Centric + Ross Hedrick, Kidmans Partners

A practical look at offshoring done right

<description>&lt;p&gt;The rise of artificial intelligence has opened up exciting opportunities for accounting firms to deliver more value through advisory services. But with so much information available, how can you leverage AI effectively? How do you turn it into a service that clients find valuable and are willing to pay for? And, importantly, how do you price that service based on value? This webinar will address these questions and explore how you can structure your firm’s advisory services to harness the full potential of AI.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presented by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark Holton, Smi&lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The rise of artificial intelligence has opened up exciting opportunities for accounting firms to deliver more value through advisory services. But with so much information available, how can you leverage AI effectively? How do you turn it into a service that clients find valuable and are willing to pay for? And, importantly, how do you price that service based on value? This webinar will address these questions and explore how you can structure your firm’s advisory services to harness the full potential of AI. Presented by:Mark Holton, Smithink

Artificial Intelligence and Advisory Services: What’s all the fuss about?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Australian accounting and advisory firms are increasingly building offshore teams to address talent shortages, rising compliance demands, and the need for greater capacity. By shifting routine work such as bookkeeping, SMSF, BAS, payroll, tax preparation, and paraplanning to skilled offshore teams, firms can free their onshore staff to focus on client relationships, strategic advisory, and growth initiatives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well integrated offshore teams complement onshore teams by providing scalable capacity, faster turnaround times, and cost efficiency, allowing firms to manage workload peaks, expand service offerings, and remain competitive, all while maintaining quality and compliance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presented By:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;David Smith, Smi&lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; + Stephen Hogg, Krish Sritharan + Bhavishya Sharma, Solutions Centric&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact the Solution Centric team to learn how offshoring could work for your firm: &lt;a href="https://solutionscentric.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;www.solutionscentric.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Australian accounting and advisory firms are increasingly building offshore teams to address talent shortages, rising compliance demands, and the need for greater capacity. By shifting routine work such as bookkeeping, SMSF, BAS, payroll, tax preparation, and paraplanning to skilled offshore teams, firms can free their onshore staff to focus on client relationships, strategic advisory, and growth initiatives. Well integrated offshore teams complement onshore teams by providing scalable capacity, faster turnaround times, and cost efficiency, allowing firms to manage workload peaks, expand service offerings, and remain competitive, all while maintaining quality and compliance. Presented By:David Smith, Smithink + Stephen Hogg, Krish Sritharan + Bhavishya Sharma, Solutions Centric Contact the Solution Centric team to learn how offshoring could work for your firm: <a href="https://solutionscentric.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.solutionscentric.com.au</a>

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