Tech-enabled Bookkeeper
Tech-enabled bookkeepers shift their focus on manual execution to managing and validating the RPA scripts and their 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.
How this role is evolving
Skills Implication
New Knowledge and Ability
| Work Functions | Skills impacted | New Knowledge | New Ability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 is a role that can either be its own job or merged into the Senior Accountant job depending on the context of the organisation.
