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Fusion Accounts has been accredited by the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers. Fusion Accounts, is an innovative, web-based business management, bookkeeping and accounting system.

Product manager Stuart McLean spoke about what this means for the company

‘We are delighted that our online accounting software has been accredited by the largest bookkeeping institute in the world. To be recognised by the Institute and to be described as a comprehensive package which includes all of the functionality of more well known bookkeeping software packages is exciting for the company’

‘We would like to use this opportunity to thank all of the businesses using our online accounting system Fusion Accounts, for their ongoing contribution and feedback which has resulted in many new enhanced features and functionality. We also look forward to continuing to meet & exceed their expectations’

The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers was established to provide a series of professional qualifications that reflect the needs of business and the aspirations of people wanting to enter the profession. It exists to represent bookkeepers at all levels and to promote the professionalism of bookkeepers to businesses, government and the general public.

In today’s world more and more businesses recognise the importance of having real-time access to their financial data. To assist these businesses Fusion Accounts have put in place a simple and easy migration path to help businesses import their existing data from other accounting packages that don’t offer this anytime, anywhere access.

In reviewing the software the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers point out that the beauty of an online bookkeeping package is that it can be accessed from any computer with internet access. Speaking directly about Fusion Accounts the Institute commented on how the software offers businesses good value for money as support, upgrades and backups are included in the monthly price.

A real benefit of Fusion Accounts is the fact the multiple users can access the software simultaneously and user access can be restricted for privacy and security.

Bookkeeping is a growing profession. It is about understanding how a business works and then providing accurate figures that enable the business to know exactly how well it is doing. Fusion Accounts aims to help business reduce costs, save time and become more profitable.

Fusion Accounts are attending The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers International Conference which takes place on 26th & 27th November at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, London.

Now the world’s largest bookkeeping institute, the ICB was established in 1996 to provide a series of professional qualifications to reflect the needs of business and the aspirations of people wanting to enter the profession. The ICB exists to represent bookkeepers at all levels and to promote the professionalism of bookkeepers worldwide.

During this two day event Fusion Accounts will be demonstrating to bookkeepers across the globe how their online bookkeeping software can help businesses reduce costs, save time and manage their cash flow more successfully.

The latest release of Fusion’s online accounting software and the fact that it supports foreign trading will no doubt impress those attending the conference and will encourage many bookkeepers to take advantage of the 60 day free trial and the free sage import which Fusion are currently offering.

To find out more about the international conference click on the link provided.

http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/

An upgrade to Fusion Accounts is due to be released shortly.

The new version will focus primarily on the 'usability' of our software enabling tasks to be performed more quickly, hence allowing businesses to adopt more efficient working practices.

The new features include search filters so that users can easily find what they are looking for, and improved and more consistent navigation.

We have also included some functional enhancements such as the ability to set credit limits against customers and suppliers.

These enhancements have been developed with the customer in mind.  We value the feedback we receive from our users and use this information to continually develop our product further.

We have captured some of the new features we are about to launch, so click on play to have a look.

If you would like to be notified each time we introduce new features and functionality to Fusion Accounts then subscribe to our 'change log’.

Fusion Accounts will be exhibiting at the 2009 Softworld Accountancy and Finance Exhibition. The show takes place on the 13^th & 14^th October in London Olympia. The Fusion stand will be located in the online accounting arena.

Since we launched our online accounting software we have received an increasing number of requests from businesses to offer an import service of their sage data into Fusion.