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n today’s world of big data, accounting and book-keeping is as much a data management process as a financial function. Whatever systems are set up and used, a large amount of data immediately comes into use. When harnessed and used properly, this data can provide a huge source of value to a business. In the SME market, automation can be easily implemented in tools such as; Sales feed from EPOS till to accounting system, bank feed from bank to accounting system, data feed from accounting system to forecasting system, open banking access to accounting system for credit checking, data mining customer data for marketing purposes and much more.