Accounts Payable And Purchasing Processes Summit

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Main Conference:
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Pre Conference Masterclass:
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Venue: Rendezvous Hotel,
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Increase accuracy and performance within AP and procurement to
enhance value from suppliers and service providers
20 NEW SPEAKERS IN 2012 Henry Chua Jean Paul Dizon
Director, Shared Business Contracts & Procurement
Anirban Kumar Ghosh Services, Finance Manager
Senior Controller, GE AVIATION PHILIPS SHELL
Anirban specialises in: Amit Soni Irfan Shaikh
Ÿ Financial reporting Director of Commercial Director of Finance
Ÿ Consolidation, closing & account and Finance Shared Services
reconciliations TESCO ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC.
Ÿ Drive digitization & project management
Agnes Lim Freddie S. Corpuz
Regional Financial Regional Process Owner,
Damien Williams Controller Purchase to Pay Asia Pacific
Regional Finance & Procurement Manager JONES LANG LASALLE HENKEL
(South East Asia)
THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION SINGAPORE Muneer Valappil Jazlan Mohd
Upstream Financial Accounts Payable Manager
Damien specialises in: Controller Intel Malaysia Shared
Ÿ Financial control and operational management INTEROIL Services Centre
Ÿ Developing, leading and executing INTEL TECHNOLOGY
organisational change projects Joshua Perkins SDN BHD
Ÿ Business partnering Accounts Payable Manager
Intel Malaysia Shared John Gregory
Services Centre Director, European Financial
Edoardo Peniche Zarate INTEL TECHNOLOGY Shared Services
Senior Director, Finance Shared Services SDN BHD KELLOGG’S
FLEXTRONICS
Martin Yii Ramesh Veeramuthu
Edoardo specialises in: Controller, Australia/ Strategic Sourcing Manager
Ÿ P2P processes and financial management New Zealand Financial BECTON DICKINSON &
Ÿ Shared services Service Centre COMPANY
Ÿ Lean six sigma and continuous improvement SEALED AIR
CORPORATION Omer Softic
EAME Transformation
Tim Tong Ruchika Agarwal Manager, Global Business
Regional Head of Indirect Purchasing Asia Pacific Assistant Vice President, Services
LEXMARK Business Services & Finance CATERPILLAR BELGIUM
PEARSON
Tim specialises in:
Ÿ Purchasing Philip Woodburn Dione Schick
Ÿ Lean six sigma and continuous improvement Finance Shared Services Regional Director,
Director Compliance Services
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC THOMSON REUTERS
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2. TREND WATCH: AP AND Get ready to set all-new benchmarks and outperform
previous records by evaluating the latest initiatives in AP and
PROCUREMENT PROCESS procurement. 2012 is the year to say goodbye to paper and the
9th Annual P2P: Accounts Payable and Purchasing Process
EFFICIENCY AND NEW Summit 2011 all about tackling and solving:
BENCHMARKS 1. Minimising variation of work flow between AP and
procurement to discover new avenues for reducing costs
Over the past 12 months Finance Directors in Asia were
asked if they had implemented automation. The chart below 2. Identify gaps – Get strategies and best practices to meet
summarized the responses your next benchmark
3. Increase efficiency, value and accuracy within your AP
process to leverage on supplier discounts and other benefits
Only at this event, you will discover insights from finance and
procurement practitioners that will embed the next phase of
11.3% P2P service delivery through optimised process efficiencies.
This year’s conference brings fresh and exciting insights, with
22.6% more interactive sessions covering the top challenges and giving
you answers to ramp up your operations. This is your chance to
66.1%
meet the 20 speakers with more than 100 years of experience
in delivering seamless AP and procurement services across
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the region and the globe, so you can discover and take-away
■ No practical techniques to apply and improve P2P.
■ At the point of Booking your seat takes less time than printing out an invoice –
negotiating just give me a call at +65 6722 9388 today.
Best Regards,
Over 65% have embarked on their automation journey, but less
than 10% are fully automated.
Automation has proven its value to reduce cost and streamline Nur Izzati
your processes. But with different systems and regulations, SSON
achieving end-to-end automation remains a huge challenge.
5 REASONS WHY YOU
MUST ATTEND THIS EVENT
■ No other event in Asia has this many P2P
practitioners: 90% case studies from across various industries
■ No matter how unique your operations, you get lot
of perspectives: 20 speakers from 9 different countries
■ Decide where you lead and what needs to be
improved: 10 benchmark sessions to boost efficiency in AP
and procurement
■ Extra focus on critical issues: 3 extensive enrichment
topics in the masterclasses
■ Increase idea generation: 15% of your time will be in
interactive discussions to get more out of the speakers
and your peers
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3. Pre Conference Masterclass
12 March 2012 (08:45 – 16:30)
This is your chance to ramp up your AP and procurement process
efficiency skills to deliver the lowest operational costs in your
organisation. Stand out for implementing lean processes with You will exchange business
reduced errors. cards with:
Get your thinking cap on because this masterclass will have a Ÿ Chief Financial Officers
combination of extended case studies and plenty of brainstorming. Ÿ Finance Shared Services Leaders
So all you’ll need to do when you’re back in the office is to apply
Ÿ Finance Directors
what you have learnt and get the results you want.
Ÿ Finance Controllers
Ÿ Procurement Directors
0900 Streamlining processes and cost of AP
Ÿ Purchasing Managers
operations to seize the opportunity of
Ÿ Contracts and Procurement Leaders
offering value add services
Ÿ Accounts Payable Leaders
Ÿ Reviewing cost cutting and increased time efficiency
Ÿ Head of Process Excellence
benefits
Ÿ Shared Services Leaders
Ÿ Simplifying processes to complete orders accurately
and reduce invoicing errors
Ÿ Brainstorming value added services AP can provide
Facilitator:
SSON provides research, training and networking for over
Omer Softic 4,500 shared services executive members from over 50
EAME Transformation Manager countries around the world. Whether you need resources to
Global Business Services write a report, facts to benchmark performance against or
CATERPILLAR BELGIUM simply want to meet some of your peers at the same stage
of development, we can support you. Sign up today, for USD
1100 Networking break $149.99 and receive benefits that will help you take your
implementation to the next level.
1130 Achieve lean processes in P2P and reduce
cost of operations
Ÿ Discovering the benefits of lean in P2P Website: www.ssonetwork.com
Ÿ The importance of controlling KPI’s on your Email: info@ssonetwork.com
PTP info centre
www.ssonetwork.com/linkedin/apac
Ÿ Building a solid foundation: Managing and engaging
the team to ensure efficient delivery
@ssonetwork
Ÿ Improving customer services to expand delivery
services
www.ssonetwork.com/facebook
Facilitator:
John Gregory
Director, European Financial Shared Services Stimulate and Boost
KELLOGG’S
Business Development
1330 Networking Lunch Through Sponsorship &
1430 Evaluating cost and competency when
Exhibitions
outsourcing AP Delegates at this conference are looking to increase P2P
Ÿ Comparing efficiency vs. cost: Weighing out which operational efficiency. If your company has a credible
is more important solution to address their needs, then you must have a
Ÿ Recognizing the advantages and disadvantages of presence at this event.
outsourcing AP
Ÿ Managing competency expectations when Over 2 days, you will have unlimited access to delegates
outsourcing who are evaluating strategies and solutions to achieve
Ÿ Unveiling which suits you best: In-house or streamlined processes for faster operations and lower
outsourcing costs. You will not find a more focused and intense
business development environment than this event.
Facilitator:
Irfan Shaikh To find out how you can leverage on this opportunity
Director of Finance Shared Services successfully, call +65 6722 9388 or email
ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC.
sponsorship@iqpc.com.sg
1630 End of Materclass
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4. Conference Day One
13 March 2012, Tuesday
0900 Opening Remarks from the Chairperson 1345 Increase efficiency of PO processing to less
than 5 minutes with procurement automation
0915 Developing a successful roadmap towards Ÿ Understanding the practical approach of developing
achieving 100% AP invoice automation a PO system and the benefits
Ÿ Requirements and dedication in the journey towards Ÿ Reduce PO processing time with accuracy to less
complete automation than 5 minutes
Ÿ Accuracy, transparency and reduced errors improved Ÿ Importance of PO systems affecting AP
with end to end automation
Ramesh Veeramuthu
Ÿ KPIs of a fully automated AP function
Strategic Sourcing Manager
John Gregory Becton Dickinson & Company
Director European Financial Shared Services
Kellogg’s 1430 Comparing your current KPIs to the accepted
benchmarks: How do you measure up and
1000 Key factors to achieve 3-way match rates Round
Table
what need to change get improvements?
and end-to-end automation in P2P Discussion Ÿ Producing more than 15,000 invoices per FTE per
Ÿ Identifying and measuring how master data annum
is currently handled to recognise critical Ÿ Attaining 98% match rate of PO and Invoices
requirements for improvement Ÿ More than 95% of payments are on time
Ÿ Understanding the importance of standardization in
Facilitated by:
master data management
Dione Schick
Ÿ Reviewing risks and rewards of end-to-end
Regional Director, Compliance Services
automation
Thomson Reuters
Philip Woodburn
Finance Shared Services Director 1500 Successful transformation from a Non-PO
Schneider Electric system to a PO system
Ÿ Anticipating the challenges and barriers to transition
1045 Make the most out of your conference – from a Non-PO system to a PO system
Speed Networking Session Ÿ Step by step changes to avoid disruption in daily
activities during transformation
1100 Morning Tea & Networking Break Ÿ Accuracy and transparency for stakeholders with PO
systems
1115 Challenges, results and impacts of
Irfan Shaikh
centralizing AP and procurement into a
Director of Finance Shared Services
single location
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Ÿ Comparing the before and after centralizing AP and
procurement into a single location
1545 Afternoon tea & Networking break
Ÿ Hurdles to overcome during the transition of
centralization
1600 Getting your suppliers to participate in
Ÿ Expanding AP and procurement services towards
e-invoicing for a 360° paperless process
positive impact on the working capital
Ÿ Evaluating the benefits of e-invoicing and assessing
Edoardo Peniche Zarate why your suppliers need to be on your side
Senior Director, Finance Shared Services Ÿ Converting suppliers to e-invoicing platforms with
Flextronics conviction
Ÿ Considering alternative paperless suppliers
1200 Reducing invoice and payment processing
Tim Tong
time to 9 days through process elimination
Regional Head of Indirect Purchasing Asia Pacific,
and using automation to improve
Lexmark
performance
Ÿ Identify duplicated steps and analyse what needs to
1645 Deploying multi-lingual talent: Should you
be eliminated
outsource to fill this need, or recruit
Ÿ Measure the performance improvement before and
internally?
after: Is accuracy compromised?
Ÿ Expanding services: The growing need for multi-
Ÿ Steps to process invoices and payment within 9 days
lingual talent in procurement
Damien Williams Ÿ Reviewing cost over benefit to outsource multi-
Regional Finance & Procurement Manager lingual talent
(South East Asia) Ÿ Advantages and disadvantages of in-house talents
The British High Commission Singapore with multi-lingual skills
Jean Paul Dizon
1245 Lunch & Networking Break
Contracts & Procurement Manager
Shell
1730 Closing remarks from the Chair
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5. Conference Day Two
14 March 2012, Wednesday
0900 Welcome Back Remarks from the 1245 Lunch & Networking Break
Chairperson
1345 Advancing and streamlining AP processes
0915 Reducing operational costs by 20% - 30% with lean six sigma methodology: Can
whilst maintaining performance it really reduce wasted processes and
Ÿ Developing a monthly practice to analyse cost amplify efficiency?
reports Ÿ Case study: Implementing lean six sigma to shorten
Ÿ Strategies to measure cost of activities and invoice processing time and boost productivity
performance Ÿ Results to streamline AP with lean six sigma projects
Ÿ Identifying high costs through monthly analysis and Ÿ Importance of continuing lean six sigma
finding solutions to operate at 70% - 80% of the implementation
current cost
Martin Yii
Muneer Valappil Controller, Australia/New Zealand Financial Service Centre
Upstream Financial Controller Sealed Air Corporation
InterOil
1430 Achieve dynamic discounting and meeting
1000 Strategies for a robust cash flow supplier discounts to improve pre-negotiated
management with accurate forecasts to discount terms
avoid errors Ÿ Enable suppliers proposal flexibility of early payment
Ÿ Mastering the art of cash flow management without
discount terms and obtain better savings
errors Ÿ Intel’s successful journey leveraging on technology
Ÿ Consistent weekly, monthly and annual forecasts: and innovation for dynamic discounting
What needs to be reviewed to ensure accuracy Ÿ Results: Achieve significant cost savings and improve
Ÿ Making cash flow and capital management at least operational efficiency
95% accurate
Jazlan Mohd
Anirban Kumar Ghosh Accounts Payable Manager, Intel Malaysia Shared
Senior Controller Services Centre
GE Aviation Intel Technology Sdn Bhd
1045 Morning Tea & Networking Break Joshua Perkins
Accounts Payable Manager, Intel Malaysia Shared
1115 Panel Discussion: Beat attrition rates. Retain Services Centre
high performers. Reduce operational costs. Intel Technology Sdn Bhd
Focus on P2P excellence
Ÿ Current attrition rates in Asia within the captive and 1515 Afternoon tea & Networking break
outsourcing industry: Singapore – 20%, Malaysia – 24%
Ÿ Begin with proper training to sustain good 1530 Cutting the cost of transaction to less
accounting talent than $2 and gaining control through
Ÿ Rotating associates roles and add responsibilities to minimised paperwork
enhance employee engagement Ÿ Understand how controlling the cost of each item
Ÿ Derive a successful career path for AP and affects cost of transaction
procurement to retain productive associates Ÿ Minimising paper work and encourage vendor self-
service online
Panellists Ÿ Automating PO based invoices to achieve less than
Agnes Lim $2 cost of transaction
Regional Financial Controller
Jones Lang LaSalle Omer Softic
EAME Transformation Manager, Global Business Services
Henry Chua Caterpillar Belgium
Director, Shared Business Services Finance
Philips 1615 How can analytics be useful for AP and
Freddie S. Corpuz procurement to achieve agility?
Regional Process Owner, Purchase to Pay Asia Pacific, Ÿ Defining analytics and the relevance in today’s
Henkel changing business environment
Ÿ Clarifying the advantages and disadvantages of
1200 Outsourcing AP: Unveiling what Pearson’s analytics in AP and procurement
discovered about cost vs. competency Ÿ Analysing and identifying root causes to improve
Ÿ Discover the actual cost and competency level when and strive towards agility
outsourcing Amit Soni
Ÿ Expectations and demands to outsourcing partners Director of Commercial and Finance
Long-term benefits and risks Tesco
Ruchika Agarwal
Assistant Vice President, Business Services and Finance 1700 Closing remarks from the Chair & End of
Pearson Conference
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