DDB AI & Automation
AI-enabled delivery for global clients
Automation, AI-assisted workflows and a qualified team in Kathmandu take accounting, reporting and operational processes off your desk — on your timetable. Dedicated desks serve Australia and Singapore.
DDB AI & AutomationAccounting, reporting and operations for firms in the Australia, Singapore, US, UK, Europe, Middle East, India, wider Asia
7Reporting frameworks
10+Countries served
50+Professionals
10+Years on Australia & Singapore work
How we serve global clients
From your inbox to a reviewed report pack
Every engagement follows the same four steps, whether we are running one process for you or your whole back office.
Scope and secure set-up
We agree processes, volumes, deadlines and review standards, then set up access in the systems you approve.
AI-assisted capture
Invoices, receipts, statements and payroll inputs are read and coded automatically. Anything unclear is queued for a person.
Automated processing
Matching rules, recurring journals and bots prepare reconciliations, schedules and report packs to a set timetable.
Professional review and reporting
A qualified reviewer checks every output, resolves exceptions and releases the pack with open queries listed.
How it works
What you hand over, and who does what
Start with one process or combine several. Each comes with the automation that suits it.
Work you can hand over
Bookkeeping & accounting
Day-to-day ledger work, payables, receivables and bank reconciliations.
AI reads and codes documents; bank rules clear routine items.
Financial reporting
Month-end and year-end packs under seven reporting frameworks.
Draft schedules and variance commentary from your trial balance.
Assurance support
Working papers, testing support and file preparation for accounting firms.
Full-population analytics highlight unusual items for testing.
Payroll & HR administration
Payroll inputs, HR records and related accounting.
Validation checks compare each run with the last one.
Tax compliance support
Data preparation and reconciliations behind your filings, including BAS and GST cycles.
Automated tie-outs between ledgers, returns and schedules.
Virtual CFO, CEO & MD support
Management reporting and decision support, long term or short term.
KPI dashboards that refresh from source data.
IT support
Support for the systems your finance and operations teams rely on.
Ticket triage and knowledge-base answers for routine requests.
Process automation & ERP
SOP automation, ERP implementation support and tax automation.
Bots and rules for recurring work, with exception routing.
AI and people
Automation makes the work faster and more consistent. Responsibility for the result stays with people.
| AI & automation | Our professionals |
|---|---|
| Reads and codes invoices, receipts and statements | Set the coding rules and resolve anything unclear |
| Matches bank, ledger and intercompany transactions | Investigate unmatched items and agree adjustments with you |
| Drafts schedules, reconciliations and variance commentary | Review, correct and sign off before anything is released |
| Flags unusual entries, duplicates and cut-off issues | Judge what matters and follow up |
| Runs recurring workflows on schedule | Own deadlines, quality and client communication |
Engagement models
Dedicated team
A team assigned to your work, following your processes and calendar.
Shared capacity
Monthly or as-needed support for defined volumes, without a fixed headcount.
Project or short term
Year-end support, backlog clean-ups, system migrations and one-off reviews.
Fractional leadership
CFO, CEO or MD-level support on a long-term or short-term basis.
Country desks
Dedicated Australia and Singapore desks
More than ten years for firms in these two markets, run by teams who know the framework, the software and the filing calendar.
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Australia desk
Bookkeeping, management accounts, financial statements, assurance support and tax filing support under AASB. BAS and payroll run to your calendar.
Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks
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Singapore desk
Bookkeeping, management reporting, unaudited financial statements, assurance support and GST and tax filing support under SFRS.
Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho Books
Work is prepared in Nepal and reviewed by a qualified professional. You keep the client relationship, the filing and the sign-off.
Time zones
How our working day fits yours
Kathmandu runs on UTC+5:45. Pick your city to see where our office hours and yours overlap today, including daylight saving.
Choose a city to see today’s shared office hours.
Times are shown in your selected city’s local time for today. Office hours are indicative; we agree cut-off times for each engagement.
Try it now
Build your outsourcing brief
Answer a few questions and a draft brief builds on the right. Send it to us, email it or copy it — it takes about two minutes.
Responsible AI & data security
Your data stays under control
The principles we apply to AI and the safeguards around client data.
Human review, always
Every client deliverable is reviewed by a qualified professional before it is released.
Your data, your permission
Client data is used with AI tools only with the client’s agreement and inside agreed systems.
The right tool for the task
Automation handles repetitive steps; judgement stays with people.
Open about AI use
We tell clients where AI assisted with their work.
Access you control
We work inside systems and permissions you approve, and access is reviewed when roles change.
Confidentiality in writing
Confidentiality terms are set out in the engagement letter before work begins.
No client data in public AI tools
Client data goes into AI tools only with your agreement and within approved systems.
A review trail
Documented procedures and sign-offs show who prepared and who reviewed each output.
Questions
What global clients ask us
Still deciding? DDB Assist can answer questions about our services at any hour.
Do you work with Australian and Singapore firms?
Yes. Our leadership has run Australian and Singapore bookkeeping, reporting, assurance support and tax filing work for more than ten years, and both desks sit inside the outsourcing practice.
Will AI replace the accountant on my work?
No. AI and automation prepare and check; qualified professionals review, decide and sign off. You always have a named team.
Which systems do you work in?
Usually yours — for example Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Tally, SAP or spreadsheets. Tell us what you use and we plan the work around it.
Is our data used to train AI models?
Client data is used with AI tools only with your agreement and within approved systems. We confirm the tools and settings with you at set-up.
How do we get started?
Share a short brief (the builder on this page takes two minutes). We propose a scope, agree the engagement letter and usually start with a pilot on one process.
Can you work to our deadlines and time zone?
Yes. Kathmandu runs on UTC+5:45, so work handed over at the end of a US day can be processed overnight, and our hours overlap with UK mornings, the Gulf working day and Indian office hours.
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