REMOTE ACCESS AND DESKTOP AS A SERVICE FOR CPA FIRMS

For quite a long time, terms like Cloud accounting and remote access services have held the interests of people in the business. Amidst the current situation of the world, what can be better than actually implementing these and benefiting the enterprises in all-new ways. In this article, we will be outlining how remote access services can serve as a boon for CPA firms and what are immediate benefits we can expect from its implementation.

How this all works

To date, many people are confused by all these contemporary technologies flooding the market and budding businesses adopting it swiftly, bringing a wave of change worldwide. In the purest form, the cloud is a fully outsourced platform for firms to operate and store their data utilizing the resources provided by the vendor, where users pay according to the number of resources they consume and maintenance of the cloud is the provider’s responsibility. Now, as the data is not localized, it can be used by the operators anywhere, and anytime provided, they have the access key. This feature is known as remote access as the operator needs not to be at the office desktop to have access; they can remotely access it from anywhere.

Remote work from a virtual office is the growing trend these days. With the majority of CPA firms drifting to cloud accounting, features of remote access and remote desktop is now open for workers as well as clients. If we look into the process behind these long terms, the vast cloud data is protected by various keys and authentication gateways that only authorized operators can access. It’s only after an operator passes the verification process and proves its authenticity, the access to encrypted data of the firm is granted to them. Once the access is granted, the worker can work with the data like it’s done in localized setups of the companies. The clients of the firm can also view and obtain essential information via interacting with cloud servers, making it time-saving and easy for them.

Remote desktop service, if said in simple words, is another name for screencasting but with operability benefits. The operator’s screen can be shared with the client, and they can see and make edits if they wish from remote desktops. If an operator or owner wants to work with a physically distant team, remote desktop serves as a savior. All the members can use this feature and work on a single screen while simultaneously bringing out professional results.

RRS Features of Remote Access services

Just like any other business, now CPA firms have to prepare themselves for remote work culture using virtual offices. Anachronistic work methods of serving clients and accessing files will not suffice anymore. RRS stands for three significant features remote technology helps with: Reliable, Robust, and Secure.

i. Reliable

With CPA firms shifting onto remote service platforms, reliability is the first thing they need to check. Firms will be storing all their essential information and files on the cloud from where it should be accessible to everyone anytime. Such open data is undoubtedly a luring thing for any vendor, so the vendor’s reliability is essential for smooth processes to follow. Later the vendor must ensure no lag and delay in the services and facilitate an environment where all employees can work with mutual coordination.

ii. Robust

A few employees using remote services through their small servers of limited capacity is not a concerning issue. Still, the whole staff of the firm going distant, whole working day, and every day will overwhelm the setup in no time resulting in poor performance and more extended downtime or unavailability periods. This indicates the need for CPA firms to upgrade to cloud solution vendors to cope up with the immediate and drastic increase of traffic.

iii. Secure

With this online drift of workspaces, the risk of cyber-attacks has also increased. In CPA firms, the files are shared in antiquated ways of emails that are not secure at all, especially when planning to shift to remote servers. With cloud services, this risk reduces; recently, a vendor identified and prevented malware attacks on two major CPA firms before they could cause much harm. Information is the most essential asset for any organization and more critical to CPA firms who handle data from multiple other firms. Moving while monitoring the security of data is a crucial feature of remote services.

Benefits Remote Access Services Offer

Works amid crisis

With the situations everyone is facing right now, remote access services are a solution to keep the business pace steady and not let the conditions affect progress. CPAs can work in their environment with remote access facilities without sacrificing the security of data and efficiency of performance.

Staff optimization

With every progress in the database being recorded by the time and ID of the operator, it comes handy for the owner to check out the progress made by each employee. These data statistics can be used by employers to maintain quality staff and eliminate the ones who are not contributing their dues. For employees, this data can be used as a self-grading tool where they can evaluate their performance and judge their standing in the market.

Cost reduction

With remote services goes the stress of regular upgradation and maintenance. Usually, with conventional methods, once the data space increases or new application software arrives in the market, forms have to update versions of their software costing time as well as money. While using remote services, all this work is the vendor’s responsibility while maintaining the firm’s data integrity.

Ensures Work Continuity

As automatic backups and upgrades are provided by the vendor periodically, the flow of work goes on unhindered.  The data is automatically backed up, making it secure from localized damages like local machine malfunctioning. It also plays a significant role against domestic device attacks. As the data is stored on a very secure cloud, any attacks which are performed on a local machine won’t damage the primary data of the cloud under any condition giving it an extra security edge.

Stay in contact

 Being remote means, there are no work timings. Operators can schedule their meetings and work according to the client’s time zones giving the business a global and flexible exposure. It also helps operators to have a relaxed work experience, which is not possible with localized services and desktop jobs. With remote services, operators can work as their time allows bringing out better results in many cases.

Remote Working is game-changing and broad-spectrum, considering the fact anyone from anywhere can contribute to it. Few milestones to this culture like proper and adequate technology availability secured private connection, transparent and pre-agreed expectations, and mutual trust can be easily achieved with time and experience. Remote services of data processing and desktop sharing CPA firms will manifest goals we are trying for the last few years along with steep growth in technical advancements and top-notch security. This is going to be a transforming era for accounting labels and all kinds of businesses who were hoping for an economic and technical transformation.

“Embracing the remote work life might give some firms a taste of the potential where they would not want to go back,” Mason said, considering most employees of CPA firms won’t be willing to get back to antiquated ways of accounting once they get comfortable with a remote environment. For now, adopting remote services is a survival tactic, but soon it will be a trend, and everyone who wishes to survive in the market has to keep pace with it. Owners have to keep their records as current and relevant as possible for which cloud services are the god sent option with reduced costing and efficient time-value index.