Bookkeeping, practice management, audit, close and accounts payable
Top 10 AI Tools for Accountants
The AI tools accountants and bookkeepers are using to automate data entry, run their practices and test the numbers. Each entry links to the maker's site.
An editorial selection, not a ranking from independent testing. AI can misread documents and miscategorise transactions, so review its work before filing or signing anything. This page is not accounting or tax advice.
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What it does
Online accounting software with JAX, an AI assistant that drafts invoices, reconciles transactions and answers questions about the books.
Why it matters
Very widely used by UK small businesses and their accountants, so its AI reaches a lot of everyday bookkeeping.
2
What it does
Cloud accounting that automates bookkeeping, invoicing, bill payment, payroll and reporting, with Intuit Intelligence built in.
Why it matters
The largest small-business accounting platform, with AI agents that take on routine categorising and chasing.
3
What it does
An AI assistant inside Sage products that automates tasks, surfaces insights and answers questions in plain English.
Why it matters
Brings AI to the many UK firms and finance teams that already run on Sage.
4
What it does
Captures receipts and invoices, extracts the data and sends it to your accounting software. Formerly Receipt Bank.
Why it matters
Removes the most tedious part of bookkeeping and is a standard tool in many practices.
5
What it does
Practice management for accounting firms, with an AI assistant called Kai that summarises emails and drafts replies and tasks.
Why it matters
Helps a firm keep track of client work and deadlines as it grows.
6
What it does
An AI assistant for tax, audit and accounting professionals that draws on Thomson Reuters' research content.
Why it matters
Useful for technical tax and accounting questions where you need to see the source.
7
What it does
An Excel-based platform that uses AI agents to match documents to figures and automate audit and finance testing.
Why it matters
Widely adopted by audit teams because it works inside the spreadsheet they already use.
8
What it does
Analyses every financial transaction, not a sample, to flag unusual items and risk for auditors and finance teams.
Why it matters
Changes audit from spot checks to full coverage, with explanations for why an item was flagged.
9
What it does
A financial operations platform that uses AI agents to automate reconciliations, the month-end close and invoice-to-cash.
Why it matters
Aimed at larger finance teams that want a faster, more controlled close.
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What it does
Accounts payable software that reads, codes and approves supplier invoices with little human input.
Why it matters
Cuts the manual work of processing invoices for mid-sized and large organisations.