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MANAGE YOUR FINANCE PROCESSESPROFIT FROM

BETTER VISIBILITY. BETTER CONTROL. BETTER BOTTOM LINE.

From managing delivery notes and generating sales invoices, to controlling purchasing processes and audit trails, how much scope have you got to work smarter?

Workflow automation can make a big difference to performance, delivering faster, more accurate processing, improved access to real-time information and the visibility to make better informed financial decisions.

Take a few simple steps and you could be on the way to making exceptional gains in efficiency and productivity.

Here are some insights to help you focus on where you can add the most value ...

Do your Finance processes add up?

If you’re under pressure to improve cost control and efficiency, are your Finance processes an asset or a liability?

ADDING VALUE TO YOUR BOTTOM LINEDocument and information management may not be top of your Finance agenda right now.

But the facts show the potential for transforming the way you work.

Where can you start to add value?

“The improved turnaround for transactional processing has eliminated a two day month-end document checking process.” Pat Bailey, SAP System Support, St James’s Hospital

COST AND EFFICIENCY

of companies spend at least 10 minutes per day retyping incorrect invoice information [Canon / RS Consulting, 2011]

Based on 600 invoices per month, companies spend an estimated 30 hours manually composing invoices with word processing software[Canon / KAE, 2013]

Automation saves time, cost and errors.

Reduce paper trails, manual rekeying of information and space needed for paper archiving.

Avoid non-compliance penalties.

46% 600/30

“Switching to an automated system has not only improved accuracy but has also increased productivity, allowing us to concentrate on our core roles.” Cheryl Willis, Senior Credit Officer, LCR Group

VISIBILITY AND CONTROL

of AP systems have no direct connection with content management [Canon / RS Consulting, 2011]

of finance professionals receive more than ten payment queries per day [Canon / KAE, 2013]

Monitor and track invoices in real-time, from receipt to approval.

Make informed payment decisions and control cash flow based on accurate data.

58% 1/3

“On average, I have to approve about 100 invoices a month. Now I can do that independently, from wherever I happen to be.” Toni Kälin, Head of Constructions / Customer Service, Föllmi

MOBILITY AND COLLABORATION

of companies consider the accessibility of records to employees across their business to be poor or very poor[AIIM, 2012]

of organisations have no mobile-enabled business processes[AIIM, 2012]

Access key financial information from anywhere.

Enable organisation-wide data visibility to drive collaboration and productivity.

28% 76%

“With the addition of the money saved from the reduced penalty fines, the Canon solution has resulted in a 30% costs saving overall.” Bert Rijkmans, Information and Communications Executive, The Van Dillewijn Group

COMPLIANCEThe average organisational cost to a business suffering a data breach is estimated at [The Ponemon Institute, 2013] of companies lose at least 5% of

their invoices [Canon / RS Consulting, 2011]

Improve accounting practices, simplify audit trails and reduce risk with accurate recording, tracking and secure storage of records.£2.04M 25%

“Our business can now be carried out without wasting time, money or resource. The difference Canon has made to the availability, accessibility and quality of our business information is priceless.”Maurice McCracken Group Accountant, Whitemountain Quarries

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How can we help you?

We’re working with businesses of all shapes and sizes to enable impressive gains in performance — and we can do the same for you.

Get in touch to arrange a short meeting. We can set an agenda that covers the areas of most interest to you.

Call Scott Ofield on 01235 433470 or email scott.ofield@cuk.canon.co.uk.

Canon offers a range of affordable, modular solutions that can transform the way you work.

Whether it’s streamlining payment processes, controlling compliance or managing cash flow, we can help you build capabilities around your issues and your infrastructure to add value where it matters most.

Helping you add value where it matters most

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