Procure-to-Pay Automation and Early-Payment Discounts: How BC Hydro Achieved World-Class Performance

On-demand | Free

Join us for an informative webinar to hear Hanif Dhrolia, BC Hydro Manager of eCommerce, discuss procure-to-pay transformation at BC Hydro and the importance of early-payment discounts, to increase cash earnings while supporting supplier cash flow needs. You’ll also learn about the role of a business network to enable touchless invoice processing, which helped BC Hydro enforce compliance, eliminate duplicate payments, and consistently pay its suppliers on time.

Mark Brousseau
Special Projects Editor, IOFM

Mark Brousseau is a noted analyst, speaker, writer and marketer, with more than 21 years of experience in advising leading providers of financial operations solutions and services.

Brousseau is president of Brousseau & Associates, a full-service strategic marketing and business development consultancy with the largest client base of any firm of its kind. Brousseau & Associates counts among its clients many top solutions and services providers in the payables, receivables, payments, document management, and healthcare verticals.

Hanif Dhrolia
Manager, Supplier eCommerce, BC Hydro

Hanif Dhrolia manages the eCommerce program in BC Hydro’s supply chain organization. In this role, he oversees how eCommerce suppliers are properly identified, engaged, and on-boarded during the contract development, evaluation, and award processes, and advises senior management on the program’s strategic direction. Previously, at BC Hydro, his responsibilities have included accounting and contractual governance financial analysis roles. Hanif is a chartered professional accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia.

Chris Rauen
Solutions Marketing, SAP Ariba

In his solutions marketing role at SAP Ariba, Chris Rauen educates procurement, finance, and shared services professionals on the business value of accounts payable automation, procure-to-pay transformation, and collaboration via business networks. Chris has addressed these topics at finance and shared services conferences, in articles for trade and business publications, and as a regular contributor to the Digitalist Magazine from SAP.  Chris brings more than 15 years of experience in ePayables, and holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Continuing Education Credits available:

Receive 1 CEU toward renewing APM, APS, APPM or APPS certification from the Institute of Finance and Management! The Accounts Payable Certification and Procure-to-Pay Certification Programs are designed to establish standards for the profession and recognize Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay professionals who, by possessing related work experience and passing a comprehensive exam, have met stringent requirements for mastering the Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay bodies of knowledge.

This webinar is provided free of charge and underwritten by a sponsor. Following the webinar, you may be contacted by the sponsor with information about their products and services.