Cloud computing. Robotic process automation. Artificial intelligence. Data analytics. These things, once on the bleeding edge of accounting technology, can now be found everywhere, from the biggest international firm to the smallest local practice. That the profession is driven not by paper and pen but by bits and bytes can no longer be in doubt: This is a technological profession for a technological age, a far cry from the days when just putting up a website was seen as the height of sophistication.
And so more than just technology itself, what differentiates accounting firms is their approach to how it can be used for both the firm itself and its clients. This year’s cohort of Best Firms for Technology are not manic early adopters buying into tech for tech’s sake but, rather, they take holistic approaches that ask seriously how an investment will improve internal processes and client engagements. They stand as examples of not just creating a tech-forward firm, but doing so in a measured way with an eye towards what new technologies mean on a pragmatic level.
With that, we give you the members of the 2022 Best Firms for Technology. (The full report, including profiles of this year's firms, is available here.)
