Milliken’s Formula to Enable Business Growth: Leveraging Data to Detect, Prevent, and Control

Milliken’s Shared Services team has faced a continual trend of acquisitions and business expansion. From the lens of Accounts Payable, this means additional suppliers, increased invoice volumes, and multiple vendor masters to integrate. So, what is the secret sauce to managing lots of change while maintaining strong compliance and timely payment results? Data.

Hear Mike Howell, Regional Director of Financial Shared Services with Milliken talk about how his AP processes produce a wealth of data essential to decision-making. With 34+ years in accounting, Mike has witnessed the shift from transactional metrics to a heightened focus on ways AP can enable business change. The value of Accounts Payable is no longer simply measured by transaction counts and processing efficiency. Mike relies on his AP team to provide insights on risks and opportunities as stewards of the business’s cash.

Join us for this interview to learn how to use AP data to:

• Detect and prevent duplicate payments
• Reduce risk through proactive vendor master management
• Increase P-Card fraud controls

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 26 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Michael Howell
Regional Director of Financial Shared Services, Milliken & Company

Michael Howell is the Regional Director of Financial Shared Services at Milliken & Company where he has dedicated 34+ years to the areas of Shared Services, controls, and financial reporting. As an industry leader, he believes in process improvement, tools, and technology while supporting his people. To keep up with continuous growth, his accounting teams focus on automation and analytics to deliver results. 

Mike received his degree Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in accounting from the University of Georgia. In addition, he completed a program for manager development with Duke University and holds certifications in Finance Management (CFM) and Management Accounting (CMA).

Rochelle Hood
Head of Product & Customer Insights, Glantus

Rochelle serves as the Global Head of Product and Customer Insights at Glantus, where she is responsible for managing the life cycle of accounts payable analytics, audit, and automation products.

She is the conduit between development teams and industry professionals in this role, linking client feedback to enriched features and new product releases. Rochelle draws from prior experience leading project management, process intelligence, and a customer experience consulting firm. She is skilled in designing solutions, building capabilities, and leading teams to create value for stakeholders.