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[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] Cash management is a critically-important piece of the corporate puzzle. For the continued health of the average business, maximizing cash on hand has become a [...]

[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] Last week on our journey through Ardent Partners’ Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2019 (click to download) we took a look at some of [...]

[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] In his first Inaugural address as President of the United States in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt said “the only thing we have to fear is [...]

When we think about the entire procure-to-pay process, it is during the “Pay” phase of the process that accounts payable (“AP”) can add significant value by working closely with treasury and finance to develop more sophisticated payment strategies and implement processes to optimize working capital (however, it should be noted that the efficiency and accuracy [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent Partners on our upcoming webinar, Accounts Payable 2020: Big Trends and Predictions (click to register), next Thursday, December 12th at 2 PM ET.] The accounts payable (AP) industry is consistently evolving and shifting, forcing AP and finance professionals across the globe to prepare for change and innovation in technology, business regulations, [...]

In 2019, the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continue to expand, straddling the traditional areas of financial stewardship and the more progressive areas of strategic and business leadership, while frequently including direct responsibility for certain business functions. This significant, role-based expansion is perhaps best-evidenced by the “CEO-in-Waiting” status that many CFOs now appear [...]

Another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Rob Israch, Chief Marketing officer of global payables automation solution Tipalti. Rob joins me to discuss why payments (and payment management) are so critical in the face of incredible contingent workforce and freelancer growth. Rob and I chat about why payments are linked to the candidate [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent’s Research Director, Bob Cohen, this Thursday, October 31st at 11 AM ET on a new webinar (click to register), hosted by Determine, and learn how to make the right choice when it comes to evaluating Accounts Payable automation solutions.] Transforming an accounts payable operation can deliver a compelling ROI if the [...]

Organizations today and for the foreseeable future must have visibility into supplier and third-party operations in order to mitigate risks and achieve compliance. But, that is often easier said than done. The visibility challenge is compounded by the growing volume of data flooding the typical accounts payable and procurement organizations from multiple, disparate systems. Spend, [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the report’s key findings. If you would like to get the full report, it is available for download here (registration required).] Considering the [...]