How to Optimize Payments for Growth in 2020

Processing invoices and paying vendors can often be the most cumbersome and arduous function of any finance department in the middle-market. In recent years, growing companies have begun to leverage technology to streamline these processes and alleviate the pain within the payables process.

However, despite the proliferation of automated solutions, many businesses in the middle-market still fail to take full advantage of the payment optimization opportunities afforded by these very technologies.

In this 60-minute session, attendees will:

• Examine the short-comings and risks associated with paper checks
• Learn basic payment strategies and best practices
• Understand the benefits payment optimization has across the organization
• See why a full, end-to-end AP automation technology is a key foundational driver for best-in-class organizations

Jess Scheer
Editor, IOFM

IOFM Editor Jess Scheer is an award-winning business reporter, focused on the intersection of accounting, finance and management. Before joining IOFM, Jess spent five years as a Process Consultant, helping organizations more effectively and efficiently manage end-to-end processes, including Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash.

Jess is a popular speaker, keynoting IOFM’s annual conferences. His sessions draw on his experience helping organizations create effective measurement approaches, conducting custom survey projects, as well as personally managing several large-scale benchmarking programs.

Elle Kowal
Chief Product Officer, MineralTree

Elizabeth Kowal serves as chief product officer of MineralTree, a leading AP and B2B payment automation solution serving the middle market directly and through its 28 financial institutions that resell the solution. Kowal has over 15 years of financial services and payment strategy expertise paired with an impressive reputation in leading successful product management teams.

Before MineralTree, Kowal served as Head of Product Management and Delivery for the Billing and Payments group at Fiserv. Prior to her time at Fiserv, Kowal held various senior product leadership roles within the payments and cash management functions at both Webster Bank and First National Bank of Litchfield.

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.