The Business Advisory Blog

The Business Advisory Blog

Insight, news and updates from Alliott NZ Chartered Accountants, Auckland New Zealand. The views expressed here are the views of the author and should be discussed in further detail should an article be relevant to your individual circumstances.

While every effort has been made to provide valuable, useful information in this publication, this firm and any related suppliers or associated companies accept no responsibility or any form of liability from reliance upon or use of its contents. Any suggestions should be considered carefully within your own particular circumstances, as they are intended as general information only.

accounting
Alliott Global 2023 Worldwide Conference Recap
A record 155 accountants and lawyers from 49 countries visited Athens in October for Alliott Global's 2023 Conference.
20 November 2023 Read More
accountability
Your business leadership checklist
Five ways to take your leadership to the next level and unlock your full potential as a business leader.
18 September 2023 Read More
business owners
Financial controls for remote workers
Business owners need to demonstrate the importance of improving financial security and minimising risk. Here are 9 measures you can take.
16 August 2023 Read More
contractors
Reviewing Costs to Increase Cash and Drive Profits
In this short article, we look at 8 Best Practices when reviewing business expenses.
03 July 2023 Read More
accountability
KPIs important management tools
Need to update or develop KPIs for your business? See how to use KPIs as important business management tools.
09 May 2023 Read More
business owners
Crisis Management
All businesses will likely face a crisis, despite business leaders' desire for stability and predictability.
20 March 2023 Read More
business owners
Safeguarding business from cyber incidents
Businesses hold customer info on devices and are responsible for safeguarding it from cybercriminals.
13 March 2023 Read More
accounting
Automating Your Business in 2023
The new year is a great time to review your business processes and consider how to improve efficiency. Automation can help to standardise processes, make processes cheaper and faster, improve reporting and help your team focus on more productive activities. Here are 11 areas where automation can make a big impact on your business.
23 January 2023 Read More
accountability
8 Best Practices in Delegation
The art of delegation has been studied at length by prominent thinkers such as Dr Stephen Covey and others. Here are some ideas that may apply to delegation in your business.
04 October 2022 Read More
accounting
Creating business value
There’s more to accounting than compliance. A well-run accounting function is multiskilled… and supports business leaders to accomplish a range of different outcomes. In our article, we outline 5 important ways a business can benefit from the breadth of skills in an accounting function.
06 September 2022 Read More
employees
The case for performance reviews
The bottom line is not so much if you should run performance reviews, but how should they be designed so that all objectives can be met during the full-on activity of the year.
25 July 2022 Read More
best practice
Managing Costs - Best Practices in Expense Reporting
Expense Reporting is often considered a ‘back office’ process that shouldn’t consume much of anyone’s time. That may be true… but how a business regulates spending requires a lot of discipline and accountability.
11 April 2022 Read More
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19 March 2024 Read More