Automating the Accounts Payable and Invoice Process Robert Ripley Chief Operating Officer iPayables
AGENDA Evolution Discounts Latest Trends Business Case Q&A
PAIN Invoice process costs Late payments Missed discounts Cash management Visibility / Month end
4 vs 16 Days to process
3 vs 16 $ Invoice
36% APR
1-5m/1b Discount Capture
EVOLUTION OF OPTIONS Paper Back-End Document Capture/Archive Front-End Document and Data Capture Front-End Capture with Matching and Workflow Electronic Invoicing with Imaging and Workflow
NON-PO – ELECTRONIC INVOICING W/ IMAGING & WORKFLOW
PO – ELECTRONIC INVOICING W/ IMAGING & WORKFLOW
EXPANDED PAYMENT TERMS
DYNAMIC DISCOUNT CAPTURE Standard & Contractual Auto Sloping Early Payment
Latest Trends
PAPER not going away just yet ACCOUNTS PAYABLE moving toward strategic
ADOPTION is the key THE CLOUD is where things are going
LARGE & MID-MARKET solutions ANALYTIC & REPORTING is revealing
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT is increasing CASH FLOW is still king
BUSINESS CASE
EFFICIENCY GAINS 20 FTE 10,000 Invoice/month Non-PO & Purchase Order
DISCOUNT CAPTURE $1 Billion in Spend 5% participation Avg 15 days early
ROI Efficiency Gains + Discount Capture = 654%
CONCLUSION Electronic, Image, Workflow, Matching Dynamic Discounting Strategic, Cloud, Adoption Profit Center
THANK YOU! Robert Ripley Chief Operating Officer office mobile Q & A