Xero, the global small business platform, today announced Xforce by Xero. The new offering gives accounting firms a team of forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) and partner consultants. These experts will work with each firm to design workflows for the AI era. Moreover, firms will build those workflows on a trusted platform they control.
The team will use XeroForce, Xero’s APIs and Xero OS. In addition, it will integrate with other software in a practice’s technology stack. As a result, firms can automate workflows from start to finish.
“Xero is excited to be working with these firms as our first design partners for Xforce by Xero. Together, we’ll explore how AI and automation can make everyday accounting simpler, giving their people more time to support their clients. Our shared ambition is to champion clients’ success, combining great technology with the personal advice and support that help their businesses thrive,” said Jolly.
How Xforce by Xero Builds on XeroForce
Xero announced XeroForce in May. The tool helps practices turn manual tasks into durable, scalable workflows. Now, Xforce brings the expertise. FDEs and partner consultants help firms put XeroForce to work for their practice, their employees, and their small business clients.
Diya Jolly, President of Product and Technology at Xero, explained the thinking behind the launch.
“Building on positive feedback on XeroForce in beta, Xforce by Xero puts experienced experts in the field with firms, helping them embed trusted, repeatable and scalable AI workflows that deliver greater consistency and efficiency, and give them time back to reinvest in growing their practice,” said Diya Jolly, President of Product and Technology at Xero.
Xforce is currently in beta. Xero is developing it with a handful of design partners in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Liston Newton Advisory represents Australia. Nexia Christchurch and Shepherd Hensman join from New Zealand. Azets and Sumer round out the group in the UK.
Why AI in Accounting Needs Hands-On Support
Xero brings 20 years of proprietary data and infrastructure to the table. More than 5 million customers around the world trust it. Furthermore, the company deeply understands the workflows that matter to accountants and bookkeepers. All of Xero’s AI innovations rest on Accountable Intelligence. This includes JAX, its agentic platform. They also sit within the AI-native Xero OS.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, described the pressure on the profession.
“Accountants and bookkeepers are being asked to do more with fewer people, and fewer are entering the profession,” said Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero. “AI can help, but to scale it firms need hands-on support to build it into the way they work. Our partner consultants provided that support when thousands of firms moved from desktop to cloud, and now Xforce is designed to do the same for AI, with every firm deciding what gets automated on a trusted platform they control.”
Importantly, control stays with the firm. With Xforce, firms decide which clients and data the workflows touch.
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