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Updates and new releases from Xero connected apps
New feature shout-out
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ApprovalMax
approvalmax.com
Setting up approval workflows in ApprovalMax has just become even more simple thanks to the recently introduced possibility to copy workflows within one organisation or several organisations under the same account, as well as to copy rules between requesters, approvers and reviewers.
Castaway Cloud
castawayforecasting.com
Castaway Cloud will be released to the market in early 2022. This is a major announcement from the company who brought us the #1 forecasting and modeling tool used by high-performing businesses around the world. Castaway Cloud is a powerful and robust application that has been trusted as the foundation for strategy in businesses around the world.
Chaser
chaserhq.com
Chaser’s newly released functionality, SMS payment reminders, helps businesses reach out to customers about payments in the most effective ways possible and get invoices paid faster.
ExpenseOnDemand expenseondemand.com
New function releases help customers manage their expense management processes better: Advances - This function allows Claimants to request Advance(s). Expenses made against the advance, can be tracked in real time. Advances can be returned or requested to be returned, with a full audit trail on the dashboard. Multiple Country - A Finance Manager can use this function to set up Claimants in other countries who will be claiming expenses on behalf of the business. They can also pay Claimants in their local currency as per their local tax rules and compliance. A Finance Manager can link multiple companies to export data from ExpenseOnDemand to Xero for all their linked companies.
Flagship Reporting flagshipreporting.com
- Enhanced workspace management has been created so you can invite and share reports and companies with other members of your team or a client. - Customising chart of accounts enables a user to drag accounts between sections and create new customer sections.
G-Accon
accon.services
There are new features and functionality introduced by G-Accon: • Cloud Templates Library • Multi-Currency Service • Profit and Loss and Budget
Variance Report • A large set of additional filters to create your own report • Group/Domain license
HR Partner
hrpartner.io
HR Partner now includes custom forms to allow you to survey your team, collect important information (like bank account details or emergency contacts), and make special requests. Integrates with Xero for leave requests too.
Kolleno
kolleno.com
Kolleno has improved its credit control tools by automating email templates, sequences of emails and SMS based on customer profiles to better meet client AR management needs.
Additionally, the sentiment analysis of communications was introduced to increase the likelihood of client responses, along with action boards and to-do lists of follow-ups and invoices.
Bigger companies now can import CSVs to test manual actions before implementing custom credit control automation
NextMinute
nextminute.com
Back Costing is here allowing Trade Businesses to track section by section (stage by stage) quoted costs vs actual costs on their fixed price jobs. Helping them can stay on track and ensure profitability… in real time!
28-29 April 2022 ICC Sydney
accountingbusiness.com.au
QicWorks mobile app has received a recent upgrade which includes a fresh new look, easy navigation and more features. Now work teams can access documents and forms direct from the field. Choose from 4 different ways to record time. View rosters and worklists. Complete asset transfers and audits. Record safety events. Access their digital ID and stay connected with our chat feature. Available now from Google Play and App Stores.
Satago
satago.com
Satago have launched a new and improved version of Portfolio Overview, providing more detailed data for their accounting partners to accurately diagnose client credit control problems. With four new data points to measure the health of a clients’ debtor book and filters, to help quickly identify client subsets and pinpoint which clients need support, Satago continues to make it easier for accountants and bookkeepers to offer essential services to clients. Balance Sheet Account Groupings - Grouping related accounts on the Balance Sheet is now available for enhanced readability and analysis. You can now focus on the information that really matters by grouping together non-essential accounts and highlighting the important ones.
Tidy
tidyinternational.com
We’re excited to announce that Tidy’s Partner Programme is refreshed and simplified to help our partners build their businesses and connect with more clients. The improvements include a fresh-new webpage for the Partner Programme, intuitive online registration process and streamlined onboarding process. We welcome you to (re)visit our partner page at: tidyinternational.com/support/ become-partner. Take the pain out of payroll with Upsheets - a handy new integration between WorkflowMax and Xero. Pushing payroll data into Xero can now be done in just a few clicks saving you time and ensuring accuracy. You’ll never have to painstakingly type, copy or paste your timesheets or leave requests again! Now available in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Zahara
zaharasoftware.com
The new release of Zahara Express allows small businesses and accountants to quickly process invoices with unlimited users, pages and line items. This allin-one solution for invoice OCR and approvals is tailored to each business. £69 per month + VAT.