In the not-so-distant past, bookkeeping was a labor-intensive process, with a bulk of the time spent entering transactions and reconciling bank statements. Today, new accounting technology has changed the role of the bookkeeper, and while some might see technology as a threat to its existence, others see it as an opportunity. A study by Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne at Oxford University predicted that accounting is one of the sectors most likely to suffer job loss due to technical innovation and automation.
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