In this episode of SAP Concur Conversations Alistair Kent is joined by Victoria Amis, Global AP Systems Manager at Arup and Sonia Blaudez, EMEA Solutions Consultant at SAP Concur and they discuss how Arup has benefited from automating their AP and expense process with SAP Concur. Victoria explains how Arup revolutionised their fully paper-based manual system into a completely automated global solution, servicing&nbsp;20 countries and Sonia shares her experience of working with our customers to understand their exact requirements and how easy implementation and expansion is for our AP solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Automating the AP Process with Arup

Getting teams to think critically about what they need to spend to achieve their goals is no simple feat. Defining the outcomes to be achieved places value realization on any change for an organization. If overall growth and profitability are key metrics for your organization, zero-based budgeting, or ZBB, might be something to consider. Listen in for immediate tips for how to combat the Great Resignation, harness the power of spend technology, and disambiguate the financial priorities for your organization today.<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/slashing-budgets-or-biggest-bang-for-your-buck-zero-based-budgeting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript </a>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/when-strategy-meets-spending-an-sap-concur-podcast-conversation-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

Slashing Budgets or Biggest Bang for Your Buck? Zero-Based Budgeting Demystified by Accenture

In a time when, “self-serve is the new full-service,” event essentials now include things like instant communication, event ROI reporting, and seamless event experiences for all stakeholders. Having deep levels of database and platform integration not only keeps things running smoothly, but also dynamically optimizes programs real-time and into the future. Roles and responsibilities are also changing greatly in the event management space. “Every single industry has meetings, and they all have different problems to solve. And that's the beauty of an all-in-one platform that's configured to meet their needs,” shared the co-founder of Groupize. Listen to her vibrant conversation with a Principal Solutions Consultant for SAP Concur as they discuss how to plan and conduct better events in a post-pandemic world.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/blueprint-better-event-democratizing-meeting-planning-sap-concur-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> | <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/the-next-big-thing-self-served-centralized-meeting-management" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

A Blueprint for a Better Event: Democratizing Meeting Planning with Groupize

Having a plan for financial recovery, without sacrificing employee productivity or risk, is paramount for your organization to prepare for the next disruption.&nbsp;We asked a Senior Value Consultant for the Value Experience Group at SAP Concur to explore the top three financial considerations that organizations should be evaluating right now with a Senior Principal and Advisor and an Associate Director of TCG Consulting. Listen to this podcast for tips on how to help your organization both prepare for recovery, as well as be ready to tackle the next disruption.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/futureproofing-for-financial-disruption-3-things-to-do-right-now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> | <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/expense-reporting-to-recovery-an-sap-concur-podcast-conversation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

Futureproofing for Financial Disruption: 3 Things to do Right Now

The need for organizations to shift corporate online interactions to a consumer-like digital experience exploded amidst the global pandemic. American Airlines prioritized friction-less business travel in what was (hopefully) the most complicated time to book travel of our generation’s history. The Director of Digital Product Management and Experience at American Airlines shares how they offered their business travel customers a smoother and safer online booking experience amidst the global pandemic with the Director of the Value Experience Delivery team at SAP Concur. <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/american-airlines-introduces-frictionless-business-travel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/frictionless-business-travel-yes-please-an-sap-concur-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

Flexibility on the Fly: American Airlines Introduces Friction-Less Business Travel

Clients of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/en-us/partners/travel-management-companies/american-express-global-business-travel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Express Global Business Travel</a>&nbsp;were clamoring for a consistent online booking experience in all markets-not just in the primary markets, like France or London, but in secondary markets, like Peru and Saudi Arabia. "When you have an inconsistent experience across your employee pool, the doubt around bookings, and payments, and use, and support of yourself as an employee within the company starts to grow. And it actually starts to color everything that you do when you are traveling," the Director of Value Experience at SAP Concur solutions shares. Control, savings, and support are all fundamental deliverables to create a satisfying online booking experience for business travelers. The Director of Online Strategy at American Express Global Business Travel, shares how they grew this offering.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/consistency-is-king-for-a-globalized-travel-experience-an-sap-concur" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> | <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/consistent-travel-booking-experiences-are-just-the-ticket-an-sap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

Consistency is King for a Globalized Travel Experience with Award-Winning American Express Global Business Travel

“We don't like the paper processes, which we have, we even hate approval workflow. So, please, set up the system in an innovative way,” was the challenge a customer shared with the <a href="https://www.concur.com/app-center/listings/608107ec97d90d0015b06da7?trk=products_details_guest_primary_call_to_action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">neylux</a> team. A Director of the Value Experience Group at SAP Concur, and the Co-Founder of neylux, share how they solved it not just for one customer but for numerous organizations to shift from hating the approval workflow to loving the insights and experience. After listening to how neylux approaches this touchy topic, it’s likely you’ll find ways to transform your own process.<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/bye-bye-paper-hello-automation-an-sap-concur-podcast-conversation-with" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> | <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/out-with-paper-in-with-automation-an-sap-concur-podcast-conversation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

Bye-bye paper, Hello Automation with an Innovation Award-Winning Partner, neylux

From the original graphical user interface (GUI) and using a mouse to manage business expenses, to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to create context for spending and identify patterns, finance has always been central to the digital revolution. Join us as some of the original members of the SaaS and ERP landscape and former SAP Concur senior executives have a conversation with the Director of the Value Delivery Group at SAP Concur, to share their insights on the ‘then and now’ of how technology impacts finance and accounting for a perspective on how to manage your organization today.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/finance-is-central-to-the-digital-revolution-an-sap-concur-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Transcript</a> | <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/paper-pushing-meets-financial-pattern-recognition-an-sap-concur" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>

Finance is Central to the Digital Revolution

“I always liken Concur to a condominium building; if you have been on the Concur platform for 10 years and every time you move somebody into the new building, you let them decorate their condo the way that they want it, they have their own set of expense types, their own set of processes, you may have over-engineered your system. So, to really make sure that your system is optimized for those expansions, you need to try to streamline where you can,” shares a Managing Director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.concur.com/en-us/partners/system-integrators/lyndon-group-llc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lyndon Group</a>. Enjoy every moment of this practical podcast conversation between our panellists where you’ll learn how to transform your organization’s spend management to meet the rapidly changing needs of a post-pandemic, global business environment<a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/sap-concur-solutions-is-like-a-condo-with-different-floorplans-an-sap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> | <a href="https://www.concur.com/newsroom/article/surviving-a-disruption-an-sap-podcast-conversation-with-the-award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Points</a>&nbsp;

SAP Concur Solutions is like a Condo with Different Floorplans for the Award-Winning Lyndon Group

Discussions on expense, travel and invoice from the SAP Concur team and partners.

Welcome to SAP Concur Conversations Podcast, the global podcast series brought to you from SAP Concur solutions. This podcast brings to you a host of topics, covering everything you need to know about SAP Concur solutions, our products, customers, partners and topical discussions around how we can help your business with everything to do with expense, travel and invoice. Happy listening.

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