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[ ] ALLAN FISHER [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 2008 CHAVONE JACOBS [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 2003 COREY PEARSON [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 2008 Streamline Accounts Payable [ August 28, 2009 David Ulin Mid-West Regional Manager Blake Evans SAP Specialist
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. 2 Document process automation The AP invoice process = painful process? Any solutions? Demonstration Bottom line impact Agenda
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. What should an AP invoice process be? Receive invoice Approve invoice Pay invoice (inside payment terms) What does a manual AP invoice process look like?
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. AP Process Diagram 3.Code 5.Approve 7.To AP 4.Re- Route 6.Re-Route8.Log 1.Receive & Sort 2.Log 9.Data Entry 11.Pay10.Appr to Pay 1. 10. 2. 1 day 3. 3 days 4. 7 days 5. 14 days 6. 21 days 7. 28 days 8. 31 days 9. 40 days 11. 45+ days
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Top pain points for AP processes Source: PayStream Advisors Financial Automation Survey
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Best Practice Recommendations Centralize invoice receipt Centralize control Establish imaging early in the AP process Complete & early visibility Eliminate redundancies Enable up-front duplicate checking Capture data from the images Eliminates hand keying (both header and line items) Leverage data for sorting and workflow Intercept invoices and auto-post with minimum handling Match and auto-post PO based invoices where possible Auto-route invoice exceptions and those requiring approval w/workflow Leverage workflow to SAP users and those outside of SAP Use SAP “real time” data validation to ensure accuracy Leverage analytical data to manage and improve processes Spot trends and process bottlenecks Root cause of specific problems
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Efficiency Eliminating unnecessary work Eliminating duplicate efforts Optimizing the process itself Control Standardizing processes Ensuring all follow the process Cycle Time Removing all friction in the process Eliminating all wait time Visibility Process visibility Total liabilities The Four Pillars of Accounts Payable
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Fulfilling AP Needs for SAP Users: Principal Components Supplier self service Lookup Entry Mgmt of incoming EDI documents Workflow Exceptions Approvals Control center for incoming invoices Statistical analysis of all activity Email Enquiry & automated status notification Approval from mobile devices
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Demonstration
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Bottom line Impact Typical reduction of manual data entry is 50% or more Time-to-Pay - reduced from 20+ days to under 7 days Discount capture & late fees improved by 80% (25% of respondents said that 50% of discounts are missed) Average Return on Investment of 6-8 months Sources: ReadSoft, IAPP, ASUG, PayStream Advisors
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage.
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[ Market Share - Global leader of AP process efficiency 1 st to market in several categories 6,000 customers around the globe Over 500 SAP customers using end to end solutions Processing over 400 million invoices annually Wider range of customers by volume Legitimacy - Data capture & workflow solutions are Fully SAP certified http://www.sap.com/ecosystem/customers/directories/SearchPartner.epx http://www.sap.com/ecosystem/customers/directories/SearchPartner.epx Seamless integration with SAP Security Established in 1991 Publicly traded 465 Employees in 16 subsidiaries Over $76 million annual revenue ReadSoft is the Leader in SAP Accounts Payable Automation
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. 15 ] Thank you! www.readsoft.com Questions? David Ulin (512) 379-4333 David.Ulin@ReadSoft.com
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