Upcoming Events
80% of companies claim disappointment with the results of their P2P technology investments.
Source to Pay (S2P) and Purchase to Pay (P2P) rightly get focused attention as processes that can benefit from digitization. This attention is focused with the hope of achieving a particular “aspiration state” for the S2P and P2P process, that typically includes one or more of the following;
- Reduce maverick spend “improve PO compliance”
- Reduce cycle time of process – “make buying simple”
- Reduce cost of goods and services “improve contract compliance and vendor oversight”
- Reduce effort and cost of process operation “eliminate unnecessary (manual) tasks”
- Optimize working capital “agree and execute optimal payment terms”
- Manage risk “maintain visibility over supply, master data, cash, conflicts of interest etc.”
Past Events
While data is a critical asset for any business, Master Data is the engine of efficiency and effectiveness. Master Data drives transactional processes and is at the core of the Shared Services or Global Business Services model.
Debra R Richardson has helped set up Shared Services functions for the $130bn behemoth that is Verizon, and others, and has focused her career on master data governance, especially Vendor Master Data.
7 Steps to Data Driven Business Processes
As a multi-function Global Business Services Leader, Steve Fox knows a thing or two about global business processes and “managing with data”.
But even he agrees that these challenging aspirations in major businesses, even at a time when this is a critical pre-condition for greater digitization and transformation.… Read More
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Impact of Post-Modern ERP landscapes and Cloud Applications
Following on from our highly successful S/4HANA enabled Transformation webcast with Dr Hermann Schuster, Chief Digital Officer at Arlanxeo, this webcast aimed to dig deeper and answer the question: “how do we digitize risk management and control to respond to working model, agility, speed and cost demands accelerated by COVID?”… Read More
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“The sudden rise in focus on attestation over user access is linked to the fact that PCAOB Audit Firm Inspections last year were very hot on this issue and so external audit firms have been taking a firm line on this with their clients, which in turn means the clients are getting audit issues raised where they might not have done before.”… Read More
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COVID-19 has been big test for the resilience and agility of GBS and Shared Services organisations as well as business as a whole.
Many have met the challenge head-on and achieved more than anyone expected In short time frames.
Recovery from this crisis, however, will not be a return to normal.… Read More
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Effective risk management is a key requirement for a major public company at any time. The current crisis, changing working patterns and the related economic challenges has raised the priority of this still further for every CFO.
But there are some systemic problems with current approaches to financial risk management.… Read More
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This is our 3rd “Pop-Up” webinar in our “Isolation Series”, designed to keep our minds on the “Important” as well as “Urgent” in these surreal times.
In a prolonged period of ultra-low interest rates, we have entered this crisis period where “Cash is not only King, it is President and Prime Minister ” and Credit, credit terms and Accounts Receivable are on the front line of operational decisions.… Read More
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You are very welcome to join our regular live events and webcasts. If there are any topics or issues that you would like us include in the future, please let us know by way of the contact panel.