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The recent AICPA Agriculture Industry Conference held in Boston proved to be a pivotal event for agricultural accountants across the United States. One of the highlights was the joint presentation by Figured and Intuit, "Scaling the Ag CAS Opportunity," which focused on how agri-accountants can leverage their people, data and technology to establish and scale high-value services. 

In a resounding testament to innovation and excellence, Figured has emerged as the recipient of the prestigious AusAgritech Scale-Up Award. This landmark achievement not only reaffirms Figured's commitment to transforming the agricultural landscape but also opens an exciting new chapter for accountants seeking to embrace cutting-edge agri-tech solutions.

Ever wondered who on earth you’re talking to when you pop open the bubble for help? Wanna get to know a few of our faces before you get to know some product? Bored at work and looking for a momentary distraction? Well good news, you’re not only in the right place, but you’re also about to see some pretty fab people!

As we wave goodbye to the winter of 2022/23, many farms now move into their new financial year. This time of year is a prime opportunity for accountants and farm consultants to collaborate with their farming clients, get under the hood of their business to help them understand how they’re tracking, and identify areas to improve performance for the year ahead.

2022 has come and gone - another year filled with a number of challenges, uncertainty, as well as some outstanding achievements from our partners. Figured has had an incredibly exciting year, adding several improvements, new features, and fixes to the app. To wrap up the year and share some of the great new features that have come to Figured in the past year, here is a recap of some of those highlights you shouldn’t miss!

It’s been 3 years since the last Xerocon, and it's fair to say there was plenty of pent-up demand for the 2022 event. Tom FitzGerald, Partner Success Manager at Figured, shares his experience of the event and offers his thoughts on the changing landscape of agri accounting in the UK.

Two of New Zealand’s key agri-tech solutions – Figured and FarmIQ – have joined forces to give farmers and their accountants a real-time view of their farming system. The new financial data connection automatically transfers stock transactions into Figured as soon as data has been entered into FarmIQ. This allows the farmer’s accountant to get the stock information straight away, including deaths, births, sales and purchases.

Figured GM for ANZ, John Gibson, spent some time travelling Australia and reconnecting with our accounting partners and hearing their thoughts on where the market is heading. See how the surge of fintech and adoption of cloud technology is changing the landscape of agri accounting in Australia.

With a number of our great Figured developers starting their Figured journey as interns, we know the value of bringing in great interns and designing a programme that nurtures those emerging talents. Over the summer, we had the opportunity to find five amazing interns to take on a development internship; with a real focus on maximum learning and making a real impact. We asked them about their experience interning for Figured and here’s what they told us.