What problem does Systemise solve for accountants and bookkeepers?

Creating more consistent and connected workflows:

Maintaining consistent processes across an accounting or bookkeeping practice can be challenging, particularly when different team members have their own ways of completing tasks. Important bookkeeping information can also become disconnected from the checklist being followed, making it easier for issues to be overlooked.

Systemise brings the workflow and bookkeeping data together within Xenon Connect. Relevant bookkeeping checks can be embedded directly into specific task steps, ensuring team members have the information they need at the right point in the process.

For example, an unexpected tax code check could be linked to the relevant step within a VAT return workflow. This allows the person completing the task to identify and review the issue as part of the process, ultimately helping the team complete work more consistently and in line with the firm’s expectations.

Managing deadlines and workloads:

This visibility also benefits managers by providing an overview of workloads across the team. They can quickly identify where work may be falling behind, where additional support is needed or whether tasks should be reviewed, prioritised or reassigned. 

How is the Health Score calculated?

The Bookkeeping Health Score isn’t just a random percentage. It’s calculated using the results of Xenon Connects checks, with each issue contributing to the overall score based on its severity.

For example:

– Older unprocessed bank transactions will have a greater impact than newer ones.

– High-value transactions affect the score more than low-value transactions.

– Long overdue unpaid invoices and unpaid supplier bills can reduce the score significantly.

– Other bookkeeping issues identified by Xenon Connect also contribute to the final score, with some checks carrying more weight than others. 

This means the score reflects not only the number of issues found but also how important those issues are.

By prioritising the most significant bookkeeping problems first, firms can improve data quality far more efficiently. 

Xerocon is always one of the biggest dates in the accounting technology calendar and this year’s event certainly didn’t disappoint!

Across two busy days, the Xenon Connect team caught up with existing partners, met plenty of new faces, explored the latest innovations and had some great conversations about where the profession is heading. 

More than anything, Xerocon gives us the chance to listen. It’s where we hear first-hand what challenges firms are facing, what they are excited about and software is helping them work more efficiently. 

Here are some of Gareth and Brian’s biggest takeaways from Xerocon 2026.

The Problem That Sparked an Idea

Imagine reviewing bookkeeping records for multiple clients every week…

The same duplicate transactions.

The same coding errors.

The same reconciliation issues.

Over and over again.

After years of manually identifying these problems, Gareth found himself asking one question: “There must be a better way of detecting highly-probable bookkeeping errors programmatically within my own firm.