593 THIS Drives Better Accounting Firm Workflow [How modern firms have found a better workflow approach]

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! 📧 Email me! [email protected] In this episode, I share a practical framework to fix productivity in accounting firms, from planning your day and reducing distractions to structuring your team for better output. I walk through a real bookkeeping firm doing $800K and break down why they’re hitting a ceiling and how to restructure using pods and incentive pay. I also cover where AI actually fits in running a firm today, why most firms are focusing on the wrong things, and how to balance AI curiosity with building a profitable business. 🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale 🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps 💰 Today's Sponsors Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason Financial Cents: Book a demo at https://hubs.li/Q03PYVrp0 or sign up at https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0 and use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users. Verito: https://verito.com/ MakersHub: https://makershub.com/get-started?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=jasonstaats // Chapters: 00:00 Intro and productivity framework setup 02:04 Why most accountants feel unproductive 02:25 Building a daily plan 03:50 Prioritizing your own work vs email 05:00 Structuring your day for energy levels 06:10 Managing distractions and focus 09:16 Maker vs manager schedules 12:56 Structuring meetings for productivity 16:57 Health, sleep, and performance basics 18:57 Starting hard tasks effectively 20:31 Firm culture and productivity 21:00 Roast a Firm: bookkeeping firm breakdown 24:37 Identifying the growth ceiling 26:07 Moving to pod structure 27:10 Contractors vs full-time employees28:50 Incentive-based compensation 31:05 Workflow and scaling challenges 34:00 Business model reflections 36:55 Mailbag: AI agents and software 41:00 Security and real-world AI limitations 44:40 AI vs running a firm 46:12 Business fundamentals vs AI focus 51:00 ChatGPT vs Claude discussion 55:00 Future of AI in accounting 57:30 Closing thoughts 🗣️ Continue the discussion on social! X https://twitter.com/jasononfirms LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa