From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Upgrade Your Finance Function
Hi and welcome back to Shared Services Weekly!
We know finance teams are juggling more than ever – AI, automation, compliance, and collections are all competing for attention. That’s why we’re asking: What’s driving the most effort in your AP/Finance function right now? Take a moment to vote in our Poll of the Week and see how your peers are managing similar challenges.
In this edition, you’ll discover real-world strategies, success stories, and practical tips to help your team work smarter and achieve real impact.
Unlocking GBS Potential: Strategies You Can Use
Explore the future of Shared Services and GBS in the Middle East in the webinar “Middle East Shared Services Outlook: Trends, Benchmarks & Strategies for 2025” on 17th September. Discover the region’s strategic advantages, talent opportunities, and automation trends shaping 2025 and beyond. Here from speakers, Barbara Hodge and Heather King, as they share research and insights to help organizations stay ahead in this rapidly evolving landscape. Secure your spot today.
Discover how high-performing organizations are navigating the next frontier of automation in “The State of Intelligent Automation 2025”. This report highlights the rise of Agentic AI, strategies for avoiding “automation overload,” and practical playbooks from companies like Takeda, DHL, and ServiceNow. Learn how to align automation with strategic outcomes and scale digital capabilities for 2025 and beyond. Download your copy here.
Attend SSON's "Intelligent Automation World Series” on 9–10 September to see how GBS organizations turn AI and automation breakthroughs into measurable outcomes. Learn from industry leaders how generative and agentic AI can optimize finance, talent, and operations to deliver strategic impact. Reserve your spot today!
Make AP Work Smarter, Not Harder
Join HighRadius in their upcoming webinar “How Danone America Added Back $25.5M in Working Capital from Big-Box Retailers” on 17th September. This webinar will take you through workflows, AI-driven deduction processing, and strategies to optimize cash flow and transform the office of the CFO into a value-creation engine. Register now!
See how mid-market finance teams turn 10-day invoice cycles into next-day cash in “Beyond the Myths: Turning AP Bottlenecks into Bottom-Line Wins” on 25th September. Speakers Elizabeth Gerrity and Tara Pawlak will uncover common myths slowing automation, reveal hidden bottlenecks, and provide practical strategies to optimize invoice-to-pay processes. Secure your place here to understand how this webinar can help your finance teams cut costs, accelerate cash flow, and protect automation investments.
Join Medius to see how AI transforms accounts payable from basic automation to fully autonomous processes in their webinar “AP without AI is just OK: How AI combats AP fraud & improves compliance” on 1st October. Medius' Senior Solutions Consultant will demonstrate AI applications for forecasting, cash flow management, fraud prevention, and improving employee satisfaction and financial transparency. Register here.
Discover strategies to overcome common AP automation challenges in “Breaking Down Roadblocks to AP Automation: Exceptions, ERP Integration & Hyperautomation” on 29th September. Learn how to handle complex exceptions, integrate with ERP systems, and deploy enterprise-wide hyperautomation to enhance efficiency, visibility, and cross-functional collaboration. Attend here.
Learn how to align AP automation with ERP migration in “Lessons from Lutron: Aligning Automation with SAP Migration” on 9th October. Steven Davidson from Lutron Electronics and Victoria Kapke from xSuite North America, share practical strategies for managing complex workflows, overcoming integration challenges, and modernizing AP processes effectively. Reserve your spot today!
From Manual to Magic: Transforming Cash & Collections
Explore how AI is revolutionizing cash application and deduction management in “Leveraging AI to Transform Cash Application and Deduction Management” on 30th September. Emagia will take you through real-world use cases that accelerate cash flow, reduce manual effort, and enhance customer experience, while providing actionable insights on invoice-to-cash workflows and data-driven decision-making. Register here!
See how AI agents improve collections in “Collections Reimagined with AI Agents: Melding Operational Efficiency and CX” on 24th September. FIS's Go-To-Market Strategy Leader will demonstrate how AI automates communications, provides actionable insights, and optimizes decision-making. Attend this webinar and see how FIS can help your AR team manage high volumes and reduce repetitive tasks while enhancing customer experience. Secure your spot today!
Audit-Ready AI: What You Need to Know
Learn how AI can be safely integrated into audit and compliance processes in “AI in Audit & Compliance: Will Auditors Trust Your AI?” on 2nd October. Aico: AI-Powered Financial Close Automation and KPMG Finland will explain how to design audit-ready workflows for reconciliations, journal validation, and anomaly detection while maintaining transparency, human oversight, and a full audit trail that satisfies auditors. Register now!
Stay ahead of evolving e-invoicing regulations in “5 Ways To Solve Your e-Invoicing Challenges (Advanced Insights for Compliance)” on 18th September. Listen in as Thomson Reuters share strategies for compliance, vendor consolidation, and monitoring regulatory changes across jurisdictions to improve operational efficiency and audit readiness. Sign up here!
Take Your Document Processing to the Next Level
Attend SSON’s “Intelligent Document Processing Digital Summit” on 7th October, to discover how Gen AI, agentic AI, and no-/low-code tools enable end-to-end automation, accelerate ROI, and empower teams across the enterprise while maintaining data privacy and security. Register now!
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The SSON Digital Team
