The Accounting Disruptors Podcast: Episode 1 | The AI Revolution in Accounting

Matt Harpe, co-founder of Basis AI, joins Wiss CEO Paul Peterson to discuss how artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the accounting profession. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Matt reveals the dual mission driving Basis: eliminating manual workflows that cause accountant burnout while enabling the depth of financial insights businesses have never had access to before.

In This Episode:

• Why we actually need MORE accounting work, not less—and how AI makes it possible
• How AI agents transform accountants from manual workers into strategic managers of AI workforces
• The real problem: most health systems can’t even tell you what an MRI costs them
• Why this isn’t incremental change—it’s a complete transformation of how accounting gets done
• What the “firm of the future” looks like when every accountant manages a team of AI agents

About the Guest:

Matt Harpe is the co-founder of Basis AI, a company serving many of the top 100 accounting firms in the country. Before Basis, Matt worked in machine learning in healthcare, where he witnessed firsthand the accounting challenges that inspired him to transform the profession.

About the Series:

The Accounting Disruptors Podcast features conversations with innovators who are reshaping accounting through technology, strategy, and vision. Hosted by Paul Peterson, CEO of Wiss.

🔗 Learn more about Basis AI: https://www.getbasis.ai/

🔗 Learn more about Wiss: https://www.wiss.com

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