Basware Invoice Automation
Demonstration
Better Buying, Better Selling,
Connected Commerce with
Basware
Thomas Noe | Presales Engineer
Mobile: 917-207-7689 | Email: [email protected]
Rich Roberts | Account Executive
Phone: 203-487-7900 | Email: [email protected]
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Agenda
Today’s Accounts Payable Challenges
Meeting Those Challenges With Basware AP Automation Exploring Benefits Felt Across The Organization
Why Basware Demo
Q & A
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Improve confidence in decision making?
Better align AP with goals of the organization?
Ensure cash management is optimized?
Reduce operational costs while doing more?
How do I…?
…solutions that eliminate manual touch points
…full process visibility and analytics
…tools that facilitate AP processes for all stakeholders
…shorter invoice cycle times
Addressing these requires…
Improve communication with customers & suppliers? … solutions that embrace multi-enterprise collaboration
Today, Accounts Payable organizations are facing
many Common Challenges…
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What is your organization faced with?
…Systems and processes are decentralized and/or non-standardized
…Accounts Payable is managed purely as a back-office function
…Invoices are often paper-based and slow to process
…Currently working with a mix of scanning, paper and ERP workflows
…Interaction with suppliers is time consuming and generally negative
...But why do so many organizations struggle to
address these challenges?
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300% higher costs with paper invoice processing
Manual data entry errors, loss of discount opportunities
Inability to drive process improvement
Accounts Payable is ignored as an organization wide value creation opportunity
Slower invoice cycle times negate cash management opportunities
…Is this You?
The result?... Finance pain & profit drain …
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Meeting the challenge..
..with Basware Accounts Payable Automation
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®
Our Solutions
Intelligent AP Automation
Smart Processes Driving Maximized Efficiency & Value
Empowered Compliance
Cut Costs
2.
Pre-processingValidation ensures good data & process
Invoices are received into the system as true e-invoices
1.
Smart workflows automate the process
3.
AP Clerk focuses only onexceptions - codes and sends into flow for approval
6.
Partial Automation:
Invoices are sent into approval flow coded
5.
Full Automation: Invoices are matched and sent for payment
4.
MATCHING INVOICE PO
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Analytics provides real- time, actionable insights into process performance and cash flows
7.
Summary: Value of Intelligent AP Automation
AP AP
pre-booking invoice
received
envelope opened
clips,
separation manual input coding routing review approvals AP review ERP archive
paper search
PAPER PROCESSES
AP
pre-booking invoice
received
envelope opened
clips, separation
manual validation
scanning coding routing review approvals ERP archive
SCANNING PROCESSES
E-invoice received
approvals ERP archive
FULL AUTOMATION PROCESSES
Auto- Matching
Manual Matching
Analytics
Exploring the benefits..
Basware AP Automation
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Accounts Payable Automation
Summary of Benefits:
Actionable &
Accessible
Full AP process visibilityReal-time view on cash flow
Enterprise-wide spend visibility
Streamlined &
Automated
Reduce transactional costs
Speed up invoice cycle times
Reduce time spend on non- value adding tasks
Transparency &
Accountability
Approval policies consistentand followed
Process is easily auditable
Compliance with SOX, IFRS, etc.
Control the
Process
1. 2. Gain Visibility 3. Cut Costs
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Benefits of Basware AP Automation felt
across the organization…
CFO • Improve return on invested capital
• Reduce reliance on external finance
• Reduce costs, protect margin
• Manage cash & working capital
• Accurate, credible forecasting
• Operational excellence
SSC Manager
• Manage segregation of duties
• Deliver high level of service
• Support standardization and rationalization of the process
• Process adaptability
• Ensure a compliant process
AP Manager
• Full visibility to all invoices
• Easily audit any BU, Supplier, individual, cost centre or account
• Ensure invoices are paid on-time
• Quickly resolve supplier inquiries
• Collaborate actively with line managers for a faster process
• Realize significant cost savings immediately
• Handle more invoices with less resources
• Improve auditability and reporting
• Provide better service to SSC customers and suppliers
• Reduce workloads and remove bottlenecks
• Make straight-through processing reality
• Gain spend visibility for better cash management
• Optimize payment strategies Basware AP Automation
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56% less AP Users, 60%
STP
Consolidated 100% of their Invoices
48 hour invoice
cycle time 90% STP
40% less AP
Reduced invoicing costs by 75%
130% ROI in first year 50% FTE reduction
.. and beyond .. To your suppliers too!
• Access to world’s largest network of buyers
• Improved visibility to demand
• Shorter DSOs with reduced risks
• Reduced AR processing costs
• Easier catalog content management
• Improved customer service
• Enhanced confidence/assurance
Suppliers
Buyers
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Basware AP Automation
WHY BASWARE?
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History
• Founded 1985
• Publicly listed 2000
• Consistently Ranked #1/
#2 by analysts across P2P and e-Invoicing
• Offices in Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific
Corporate performance
• Net sales >$150m in 2013
• 1,400+ employees
• Millions of business users in 900,000 companies in 100 countries
Basware Commerce Network
• 1.9m suppliers listed
• >60m e-invoices/POs
(2013 annualized)
• $425b total annual spend across network
(2013 annualized)
• 170+ partners
• >50 e-invoice formats
Basware in numbers
Cross-Industry
References
Food / Beverage
Medical / Pharma / Biotech
Chemicals Manufacturing
Professional Services
Services Retail
Energy
Construction Banking / Finance
Transportation / Logistics
Public Sector
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Why Companies Choose Basware AP Automation?
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Basware AP Automation
Control your process
Know your process
Standardized best practices SSC centralization SOX/IFRS compliance
Full P2P Platform
Improved visibility
Actionable insights
Dashboard process visibility Roles-based UI
Consolidated spend data Out-of-the-box analytics
Efficient processes
Hard savings
Match invoices to POs Handle invoices on the go Automate recurring invoices Largest open commerce network Basware Invoice Basware Invoice
Basware Analytics
Basware Match Basware Mobile
Basware Commerce Network
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Basware Match