Achieving Operational Excellence Through Process Automation, Cost Reduction and Staff Development.

New format for 2010 – more discussions, more panels, more opportunities for you to have your questions answered!

This is the only conference for Accounts Payable managers in Australia! And now we’ve included more time for you to interact with your fellow colleagues, and share your experiences and ideas:

• NEW Group Table Discussions: allows you to discuss the most pertinent issues in Accounts Payable and Purchasing with a small intimate group
• MORE Panel Discussions: gain some ideas and learn from the debate amongst industry leaders
• Case Studies from Australia’s leading organisations, with more time for questions per session

Meet Some of the Industry-Leading Speakers Who Will Be Presenting at The Conference!

• Christine Valentine, Business Process Team Leader, Purchasing and Contracts, Sydney Water will be facilitating a Group Table Discussion titled ‘Managing Fraud Throughout the Automation Process’.
  • Outlining some of the common threats to security and data integrity
  • Understanding how fraud audit software can assist with prevention and detection
  • Gaining value from regular fraud audits
  • Analysing what processes need to be changed to reduce the risk of fraud
• Join Scott Fowler (Kimberley-Clark Australia), Lianne Leer (Downer EDI Mining) and Mary Thwaites (Transpacific Industries) as they take part in a panel discussion titled ‘Identifying and Understanding the Selection Criteria that AP&P Professionals Should be Using When Deciding Which Vendors to Work With on the Implementation of Projects’.
  • When looking outside your organisation for help, what tools/methodology/vendors should you consider?
  • Determining the scope of the vendor market and what they can do for you
  • Understanding the problems that you may have as a potential customer in selecting a vendor to work with
  • Examining the main risks associated with working with solution providers
  • What processes can you use to narrow down your options?
  • Beware of the pitfalls: are there commonly held views or frustrations about the solution providers in the industry?
• Ray Walker, Accounts Payable Team Leader, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries will be giving a case study on the company’s automation journey, titled ‘Change Management: Securing the Support You Need to Improve AP&P Processes’.
  • Building a business case for new technology and processes
  • Communicating the value of the AP&P function throughout the organisation
  • Providing evidence for the need to change: competitor analysis and benchmarking
• Andrée Lewis, Accounts Payable Manager, Luxottica will be a facilitating a Group Table Discussion titled ‘Attracting, Developing and Retaining the Best AP&P People for Your Business’.
  • Attracting the right AP&P professionals for the job
  • Overcoming high turnover and monotony: developing staff and giving them new opportunities
  • Realising the full range of skills that AP&P professionals are now expected to have
  • Communicating regularly with your team to make sure processes are understood and adhered to

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