The New Standard: How Mid-Sized Firms Are Fully Automating Bookkeeping

What used to take days now happens in minutes, with zero spreadsheets.

For years, bookkeeping has been one of those “necessary evils” for growing businesses. Time-consuming, detail-heavy, and often the last thing your team wants to deal with at the end of the month.

But in 2025, the landscape is changing, and fast.

Mid-sized firms across industries are embracing fully automated bookkeeping not as a trend, but as a standard operating model. From retail to professional services, automation is helping finance teams close the books faster, improve accuracy, and focus on strategy, not spreadsheets.

So, how are they doing it? And what does “fully automated” really look like?

Let’s take a closer look.

The Problem with Manual Bookkeeping (Even When It’s “Digital”)

You might be using accounting software. You might be importing bank feeds. You might even be storing receipts in the cloud.

The New Standard: How Mid-Sized Firms Are Fully Automating Bookkeeping