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12 Areas to Reduce Back-Office Costs

Is your financial back-office as efficient and cost effective as it can be? Reducing back-office costs is a common goal for many organizations looking to improve their financial efficiency. As you construct your budgets and develop operating plans for your financial back-office, here are some top strategies that can help you achieve increased efficiency, cost […]

Read Full August 16, 2023

Transforming Your Financial Back-Office: Cost Center to Profit Center

Remember that transforming the financial back office into a profit center requires a well thought out strategic approach, alignment with organizational goals, and ongoing efforts to innovate and adapt to changing market conditions.  Start a discussion with ICG Consulting about your back-office goals or request a demonstration of ICG’s back-office automation solutions that can help you to transform your financial back-office. 

Read Full August 9, 2023

Budgeting for AI in Accounts Payable

The investment may be worth it, but there are up front and ongoing cost. As summer winds down and we head into budgeting season, many companies will have Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solutions on their radar for the upcoming budget year. When formulating your budgets keep in mind that the costs of implementing advanced AI […]

Read Full July 31, 2023

Collaboration: Procurement & Finance

Common goals = big payoffs. Collaboration between procurement and finance is a key element to improving efficiency and profitability in your organization. Here are some ways they can work together: In summary, collaboration between procurement and finance is essential to improving efficiency and profitability. By working together on cost analysis, supplier management, TCO analysis, cash […]

Read Full July 21, 2023

The Power of AI in Accounts Payable

While the actual savings will vary depending on your company’s specific circumstances, industry and case studies have reported cost savings ranging from 20% to 50% or more in AP departments implementing AI-powered solutions.

Read Full July 12, 2023

Vendor Portals – Many Uses, Big Value

Variety of functions depending on industry & vendor management process A vendor portal typically serves as a central platform for vendors or suppliers to communicate, collaborate, and transact with a company or organization. The specific features and functions can vary depending on the organization’s needs and the vendor management process. Here are some common functions […]

Read Full July 6, 2023

Automate Your Vendor Onboarding Process

Save money while accruing more great benefits! Automating the vendor onboarding process can provide a number of benefits in addition to significant cost savings for businesses. Below we discuss a number of the benefits of implementing a cloud-hosted, automated suppler onboarding portal: Let’s start the discussion by addressing the most obvious, and possibly most important, […]

Read Full June 20, 2023

AI in Procurement

It’s all about the analytics! AI ( artificial intelligence ) can be deployed in numerous area to increase performance, lower supplier risk and decrease costs in procurement operations. Here are some key areas where procurement practitioners can utilize AI to make a significant impact in their operations: Overall, AI can significantly improve performance and lower […]

Read Full June 15, 2023