While 84% of typical accounts payable (AP) days are bogged down in administrative, manual, repetitive tasks, Mark Brousseau of Brousseau & Associates and representing IOFM, shares how the role of AP and AR leaders is undergoing significant transformation. Beyond driving efficiency and lowering costs with fully automated end-to-end AP and AR process, they’re now expected to elevate themselves to a far more strategic role, delivering more insight into the office of the CFO and the business.

IOFM evangelist sees growth spring from AP automation

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To ensure financial stability in the UK, banks and other financial service firms operating in the UK must be ready to handle unexpected disruptions to their services. Our guest, Richard Ransom, discusses the UK’s new legislation (SS1/21) and the responsibility firms have to mitigate any risk, minimize impact, and continue providing essential services regardless of the cause of the disruption.

Operational Resilience Rules for Organizations: What You Need to Know

In this episode, we speak with highly regarded accounts payable (AP) speaker, trainer, and consultant Debra R Richardson about avoiding fraud, potential fines, and bad vendor data in the AP vendor space. Given her extensive experience and interaction with AP professionals, Debra shares the loopholes she sees, precautions to take, and valuable advice for flagging potential fraud. Enjoy the listen.

Securing your AP Vendor Setup & Process

While ISO 20022 is not new, it will soon become the de facto standard for sending financial messages between financial institutions and businesses. The drive and industry development behind upgrading payment infrastructures, instant payments and cross-border payment capabilities make adopting ISO20022 paramount in its importance and urgency. Only with it can true interoperability be achieved. We gain more insight from payments industry expert Mike Chambers and Bottomline's Frederic Viard.

ISO 20022: Reckoning with change in the global payments system

Our guest in this episode is Ernie Humphrey, the chief evangelist of The Finance Collective, who has over 20 years of experience in treasury leadership. Ernie will discuss the importance of soft skills in treasury, such as listening, building relationships, and communication, and how improving them can lead to better productivity.

Soft Skills for Treasury with The Finance Collective

VSE Corporation is a complex business with operations in multiple segments, including Aviation, Fleet, Energetics and Federal & Defense. Managing payments and cash visibility for such a diverse business can be a real challenge. Shaun Eaves, the assistant treasurer at VSE, is highly skilled in analyzing financial data, applying key accounting concepts, and utilizing his comprehensive knowledge of investment strategies. He speaks with us about tackling complex treasury and payment challenges in his role at VSE.

IOFM evangelist sees growth spring from AP automation

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