Optimizing Your SAP Investment with Accounts Payable Workflow Automation
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© Esker 2013 Accounts Payable Optimizing Your SAP® Investment with Accounts Payable Workflow Automation Jason Anderson www.esker.com November 2013 ESKER ON DEMAND
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The accounts payable (AP) landscape is rapidly changing in today’s high-tech world. Manual methods of vendor invoice processing — although still widely used — often prevent AP staff from meeting their performance goals and can restrict a company’s ability to reduce costs and stay competitive. For leading chemical company, Albemarle, the answer was clear: adopt a cloud-based automation solution that could integrate with its existing SAP® interface. With Esker, Albemarle was able to achieve end-to-end AP workflow automation while maximizing its SAP investment.
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© Esker 2013
Accounts Payable
Optimizing Your SAP® Investment with
Accounts Payable Workflow Automation
Jason Anderson
www.esker.com
November 2013
ESKER ON DEMAND
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Esker Overview
SAP-certified integration
50% of Esker customers run SAP® solutions
Document feedback in the SAP interface
Dedicated R&D team focused on SAP solutions
Patented DeliveryWare Rules technology
Software as a Service (SaaS) pioneer
Esker is an SAP customer
SAP is an Esker customer
Serving SAP customers is Esker’s top priority
Esker’s objective: offer SAP customers the best
document process automation solutions
Highlights Worldwide Presence
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In This 60-Minute Webinar:
The Manual AP Process
AP Automation
– Benefits
– Process
AP Automation in the Cloud
Case Study
Q & A
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THE MANUAL
AP PROCESS
Accounts Payable:
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Accounts Payable Objectives
Accurate and timely closing
Avoid late payment fees and capture
early payment discounts
Minimize vendor communication time
Keep the supply chain running smoothly
Provide high level of service
Automation
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Open Mail Key-in Invoice
Accounts Payable
Manager Approves PO Created
Your Supplier
Goods Delivered, Invoice Created
Goods Receipt Manager Approves
Archive Invoice
Purchase Request
Manual AP Process (PO)
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CFO
Supplier
CEOAP
BuyerVendor
Invoice
Cycle
Who Feels AP Pain?
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AP AUTOMATION
Accounts Payable:
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Drivers for AP Automation
Improve productivity
– Automate instead of adding staff
– Reduce time and money spent chasing paper
Shorten reconciliation and payment cycles
– Eliminate duplicate payments and fraud
Gain visibility
– Invoice processing and approval
– Reporting and audit trails
– Connect accounting and procurement functions
Help improve cash-on-hand planning
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Drivers for AP Automation
Supports Shared Services Center
– Diverse ERP environment
• Multiple ERP system instances
• Legacy and homegrown applications
• Need to maintain an AP workflow tool
for each system
• Inefficiency, cost and consistency issues
– Risk of disrupting ERP system integrity
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Register for the Full Webinar
Optimize Your SAP Investment with
Accounts Payable Workflow Automation
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT
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