With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now”, which is available for download here. Over the next few months, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report.
The speed of innovation within the world of finance is accelerating and new technologies and strategies are emerging that will make a big impact on the accounts payable (“AP”) industry. Leading AP teams have already begun to harness these new tools and ideas and are well on their way to becoming a more strategic business unit; in some cases, these leaders are already viewed as critical to business operations. Despite these successes, a larger group of AP departments still struggle with the basics. But whether an AP department is at the cutting edge or bringing up the rear, it is critical that it keep an eye on the future.
In 2018, AP leaders understand that they must ascend to a path that is paved with transformative, innovative, and effective strategies. Access to this path generally requires a major shift in thinking to derive more business value from AP operations and a dynamic approach to get to the next level of results. The future of the accounts payable function is bright, more importantly, the future of AP is now.
Ardent Partners is excited to announce the publication of its 13th annual report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now”, written by Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Director, Bob Cohen. This report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of accounts payable today, by drawing on the experience, performance, and perspective of AP and finance executives. With the 2018 edition of the report, AP executives must plan for the next generation of AP programs, today. The report will detail performance benchmark information and the strategies that Best-in-Clas AP departments use to gain an advantage in areas of P2P, cash management, and invoice and payment processing.
The future of the accounts payable function is bright, more importantly, the future of AP is now! (Click here to download your copy of this landmark report today)
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