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Automate finance workflows

Many finance teams still operate disjointed and paper-intensive manual processes with limited integration with existing internal systems.

Automating finance processes with workflow automation software reduces manual processing and enables finance to work on more strategic tasks.

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Understanding your challenges

A finance department relying on manual and paper-driven processes presents several challenges. These include:

  • Manual processes: Many finance teams still operate disjointed and paper-intensive processes which leads to time-consuming, repetitive work. Manual work can also result in higher costs from duplicate and unauthorised payments, lost documents, missed discounts, compliance fines, and late fees.
  • Slow approvals. Paper-based processes depend on manual routing. Manager approvals, rework, and time spent chasing updates lead to lengthy cycle times and delayed or late payments.
  • Out of date financial information: Consolidating financial information in spreadsheets from multiple sources for onward distribution is problematic, with data quickly becoming outdated.

These challenges mean financial processes are ripe for digitalisation, with corporate finance automation heavily adopted by Finance Directors in recent years, with 88% reporting increased implementation.

Automate finance processes

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CapEx approval

eCapEx replaces paper, Excel or email-based CapEx approval with dynamic electronic requests, automated approval workflows, budget tracking, dashboards and reporting – helping Finance improve visibility, accelerate approvals and strengthen governance.

Tailored to your requirements, eCapEx can also extend to CapEx planning and post-investment review, providing an end-to-end CapEx management solution as your needs evolve.

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Purchase orders

Streamline ordering products and services by automating the approval, processing, and tracking of purchase orders for faster payments and increased visibility of expenditure.

Invoice management

Automate the accounts payable process, from receiving invoices to approval and payment. This reduces time-consuming manual routing and data entry, resulting in faster approval cycles.

The transformation of the paper-based process for processing invoices will eliminate lost invoices and delays/late payments, improving supplier relationships.

Procurement

Automating the procurement process with workflow automation software helps the organisation comply with preferred supplier rules and cease local buying practices.

It also allows you to negotiate better pricing, diversify your supplier base, and reduce the risk of working with a single vendor. A vetted backup supplier is good business practice as it avoids disruption, spreads risk, and ensures service continuity.

Employees benefit from greater visibility of cost-saving initiatives and sourcing goods and services from preferred suppliers, while senior management benefits from the knowledge that the request will contain all relevant information when asked to review the submission.

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Timesheet processing

Eliminate paper timesheets and productivity record sheets with a TeleForm-based timesheet processing system to capture data from scanned timesheets and extract the information, ready for export to payroll, billing, and external databases.

Expense management

Streamline the employee expense claim process, from submission and approval to notification and reimbursement of expenses.

The expenses claim workflow allows for an employee to submit detailed expense reports for reimbursement. Employees can submit intuitive expense claim forms with real-time data validations for approval on behalf of themselves or a member of their team. The form will capture information about the employee (name, job title, department, manager), business purpose, and expenditure details with the user able to upload scanned receipts to the form.

Once the form has been submitted, a notification is sent to the relevant approver who will review the request and act accordingly.

Supplier management

Most companies manage multiple suppliers, especially in large organisations.

Workflow automation software allows businesses to undertake supplier due diligence, perform financial checks, manage supplier onboarding, and track supplier performance.

With the supplier management process, once a supplier is approved, you can automatically initiate a separate workflow for purchase order approval with pre-approved suppliers, terms and conditions, and shipping locations/methods available to select in drop-down lists to pre-fill fields and accelerate submission.

Benefits of finance automation

Eliminate repetitive tasks

Eradicate manual data entry and repetitive tasks, enabling finance leaders to save time, improve productivity, and focus on more strategic work.

Increase visibility

Visualise financial data in real-time, allowing financial leaders to make more informed, data driven decisions and resolve problems faster.

Maintain regulatory compliance

Automation significantly mitigates compliance risk by enforcing standardised procedures and processes.

Robust audit trails automatically track and record every financial transaction in a way that can be retraced later by managers, auditors and regulators.

Accelerate approval cycles

Expedite processing cycles leading to improved bottom-line performance and monthly financial close.

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    Case studies

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    Rentokil Initial automated its CapEx approval processes across Europe, Asia, Latin America and the USA, providing greater centralised control, standardisation, financial transparency and compliance.

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    Millennium Hotels and Resorts automated its CapEx approval process, involving up to 28 approval steps across its international portfolio of 100+ hotels.

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    Initial uses Process Director to give local procurement teams greater visibility of direct and indirect cost-saving opportunities generated through central procurement.

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    Automating finance processes, such as invoice processing and CapEx approval, will eliminate repetitive manual tasks and accelerate processing cycles.

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