Tech-enabled Bookkeeper
Unlike the current bookkeeper role, tech-enabled bookkeepers focus on managing and validating RPA scripts instead of manually executing outputs. This role enables bookkeepers to use and manage RPA with their accounting system to maximise efficiencies and should be seen as an interim role in the job redesign process prior to taking on a tech-capable bookkeeping role.
Job Scope Evolution
Skills Implication
New Knowledge and Ability
Work Functions | Skills impacted | New Knowledge | New Ability |
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Perform accounting services | Digital Literacy (RPA) | RPA software (e.g. UiPath) | 1.Explain flow of RPA scripts. 2.Pick-up RPA error messages. 3.Execute RPA scripts for all accounting solutions. |
RPA Management | Digital Technology Adoption and Innovation | RPA software (e.g. UiPath) | 1.Troubleshoot and/or debug simple errors to produce desired output. |
Interaction Mapping
Current
Future (tech-enabled bookkeeper)
*RPA champion can be an independent role or subsumed under the Senior Accountant role depending on the organisation context.