Author: Stewart Hayward

How Often Are Suppliers Checked?

When asked how often they conduct checks on their suppliers, most respondents in a recent survey conducted by Purchase to Pay Network (PPN), in partnership with FISCAL Technologies, answered that it is only once, at the time when the supplier is initially onboarded.

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Politics, Sanctions and £1m fines

Sanctions are in the news again. As one of the tools used by governments to implement their foreign policy, it is the situation with Russia and Ukraine that is currently creating threats of new and stronger sanctions on Russia being imposed by UK and US governments, among others.

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Protecting Financial Operations in Retail

The world is certainly a different one to before the pandemic. The outlook is not promising, but according to Deloitte’s 2022 Retail Industry Outlook, there are opportunities available. It could be considered a reset if retailers restructure supply chains, rightsize inventory management, and reinvent their online/offline strategies to shape themselves for a new future.

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AP automation is NOT the answer. Not to everything…

Core business processes, like supplier spend, have been thrown into complete disarray, as their teams have been unable to get into the office and follow their existing, often manual processes, so the need for change and improvement has been accelerated into focus and moved to the top of their to-do lists.

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ERP Migration – P2P risk protection

With an ERP migration – and most other finance transformation projects, there are risks to your Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle that increase significantly during, and possibly after, the migration project. Careful planning will mitigate these risks and leave you with a new ERP system that’s optimised for P2P risk detection and continually protected.

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