The document provides best practices and benefits for managing procurement cards (P-Cards). It recommends training employees well, having clear policies, auditing frequently, and using a trusted partner for P-Card management. The benefits highlighted include centralized access to spending data, mobile approval and reporting capabilities, reduced manual work, and potential cost savings. An example case study outlines how one large organization was able to gain control over its decentralized spending and improve processes by implementing a P-Card management program.

1. P-Cards: All You Need To Know

2. Best Practices
• Train employees well.
Then train them again.
•Take control.
• Have a fair, but clear policy.
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3. More Best Practices
•Audit. Audit. Audit.
•Have a trusted P-Card
management partner.
•Use receipt management
software.
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5 Benefits of Program
Management You Might
Be Missing Out On
1.Centralized Intelligence Access
2.Approve & Submit On The Go
3.Reporting & Flexibility
4.Less DIY & More DFY (Done For
You)
5.Save Money & Get More Done

5. What Your Free Banking
Program Hasn’t Told You
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What can’t they give you?
•P-Card Control with Flexibility
•DCAA and SOX Compliance
•Third-party Service Integration
•Full Auditability with P-Cards

6. • HCR Manorcare had:
• 55,000 employees
• No P-Card experience
• Highly dispersed end users
• A need for self-service access
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How did one organization
benefit from P-Card
program management?

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What did DATABASICS do
for HCR Manorcare?
•DATABASICS assisted by:
• Reducing invoice processing costs
• Improving vendor relations
• Allowing managers increased
visibility into spend