AI to empower accountants, not automate them

Independent accounting firms are running into a wall in North America. Over 300,000 professionals are estimated to have exited the field since 2019 and the pipeline meant to replace them has been falling short. At the same time, work is moving in the opposite direction - regulatory complexity is expanding, client expectations are rising, and the gap between what firms are asked to deliver and what they have to deliver it with is widening.