Moving Accounts Payable into the Future with Supplier Portals

With the lasting effects of “The Great Resignation” and the rise of a more tech-savvy, automation-demanding workforce, the future of successful AP departments will rely on improved automation throughout the process. Improved control, increased visibility, and unparalleled efficiency is accomplished, in part, through advancing technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning throughout your process.

But of equal importance to automating your process is simplifying processes for and improving supplier relations. With a supplier portal, you and your suppliers will greatly benefit as the invoicing process is expedited for all involved. But how can you effectively encourage your suppliers to use a portal? And how do you know which portal is best for your team? This webinar will address:

• Benefits of a supplier portal in AP,
• What options and requirements suppliers want, need, and expect, and
• Importance of a portal that’s free to suppliers

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.

Brian Messer
Enterprise Account Executive, iPayables

Brian is an Enterprise Account Executive at iPayables, responsible for working with and understanding enterprise organization needs, and recommending solutions that deliver outcomes. Prior to joining iPayables, for nearly the last decade, Brian has worked to help organizations evaluate and make decisions around their business with the goal of driving outcomes. Brian has a B.S. in Professional Sales from Weber State University.