Why AR automation solutions are like dogs

But it is often a neglected process that relies on manual checking, haphazard follow-up and 1:1 issue resolution.

Modern collections automation tools can transform your collections performance while improving staff morale and productivity.

Which is why they can be a bit like your best companion.

This webinar will help you:

• Rate your current AR performance against benchmarks
• Identify key areas to focus on
• Outline how automation systems work
• Understand whether your environment is ready for automation
• Learn why automation solutions are like dogs!

Speakers:

 

Scott Walkinshaw – CFO, Freo Crane Hire
Scott is a seasoned CFO with several years’ experience working in the heavy industrial mining sector in WA. At Freo he has overseen a transformation of the finance department helping boost team performance and morale.

 

 

 

Eric Maisonhaute – Director AR Solutions, Esker A/NZ
Eric is a trusted advisor who balances technical depth with business nous. With over 20 years international experience, he has architected solutions for multiple AR teams from SME to complex multi-national.

 

 

 

Hayden McCall – Facilitator
Hayden brings experience as a software selection consultant, tech sector analyst and IT programme manager to host the webinar, facilitating the panel discussion and moderating audience interaction.

 

 

Thanks to our event sponsor

Redesigning your organisation to deliver change and innovation with the agility of cloud-native disruptors is not easy.

For many, lift and shift feels more like one step forwards and two back.

We’ve assembled a panel of experts with deep skills and experience in enterprise cloud migration to help you accelerate the journey.

Register now to learn:

• Lessons from one of Australia’s largest Insurance-as-a-Platform initiatives
• Why a ‘two-in-a-box’ approach helps you modernise with confidence
• How to achieve tangible success with your cloud migration
• Why investing in cloud platforms is a vital component in launching digital products

Saj Arachchillage, Senior Client Strategist at Jade Software, uses the analogy of a ski jump when he talks about the move to cloud and embracing enterprise DevOps. Read the full article Taking the ski jump to DevOps and cloud success

Our guests:

 

Hinesh Chauhan – GM Technology Delivery, TAL Insurance, Sydney
After a long career with Macquarie Group, Hinesh is driving a major digital transformation for one of Australia’s largest life insurers, TAL. He is a strong advocate for establishing the right organisational capabilities and structure as a foundation for successful technology delivery.

 

 

Matt Howell – GM Platform Delivery, TAL Insurance, Sydney
Matt is all over platforms.

Hired by TAL in 2018 to establish its digital platforms he rose to now head up the team and drive TAL’s Insurance as a Platform strategic initiatives.

 

 

Justin Mercer – GM Australia, Jade Software, Sydney
Justin spearheads Jade’s Australian operations across sales, account management, marketing, and delivery. His partnering philosophy has built a reputation for adding tremendous value to clients’ businesses.

 

 

Thanks to our event sponsor

Christchurch-based Isaac Construction has earned a reputation for excellence by making sure everything it does is at the highest possible level of quality. Employing a team of more than 300 specialists, the company delivers a wide range of services, including construction, surfacing, bitumen products, transport, quarrying and professional contract management services. Isaac Construction recently acquired Blenheim’s Simcox Construction, adding a further 80 staff members active in civil construction, infrastructure works and earthmoving.

 

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For further information contact: Fuji Xerox
For further reading click here: Fuji Xerox exhibit

Every business needs to account for its sales and purchases. It is a fundamental requirement of being in business. But what about inventory, online sales, global distribution?

Knowing when to move on from accounting to business management software can be a critical decision to drive your next stage of growth.

This webinar will help you recognise when your accounting software is holding you back and how your business can capitalise on the benefits of having an integrated management solution.

Listen to learn:

• Tell-tale signs your company is outgrowing its accounting system
• The reasons separate systems create hidden headaches
• How ERP improves management of processes
• Why Cloud ERP opens doors to new markets

Our panel will share their diverse experiences to help you move forward.

Speakers:

 

Richard Ward – Market Intelligence Lead, NetSuite JAPAC.
Richard is responsible for the development and execution of the NetSuite competitive strategy and supporting tactical initiatives across JAPAC.

 

 

Ben Irving – Chief Operating Officer, Mons Royale
At Mons Royale, Ben has driven the transition from running five instances of Xero to an integrated ERP solution across sourcing, warehousing, distribution, retail and e-commerce. He will share the pain of managing rapid growth and complexity and what it took to introduce better systems.

 

 

Rob McKie – Partner/Executive Director, Pitcher Partners
Rob is responsible for developing and managing a team of professional IT Advisors across Picher Partner’s Australia-wide mid-market client base. Rob brings sound strategic, technical and operational skills, honed over more than 30 years including 18 years running his own consulting business.

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Oracle NetSuite

All the historical data and analytics capability in the world still leaves the question of “So what?”

To allocate tight budgets, you need tools that convert operational insights into foresight and help build plans to underpin decisions.

Listen to this webinar to learn how to:

• Introduce agility and operational relevance into your planning processes
• Update and track actual results inside plan revisions
• Remove the pain of Excel hell and focus instead on planning for business improvement
• Modernise your planning function with integrated forecasting and budgeting tools

If planning and budgeting is a pain point for your organisation, watch this webinar to begin planning for success, or forward to your S&OP or FP&A manager.

We assembled a group of financial and operational planning experts for this online panel discussion – refer below for panellists.

WATCH NOW => no registration required: Modernise Your Planning and Budgeting.

Speakers:

Marty Engel​ – Partner at Deloitte

Marty’s career spans over 20 years from public accounting to consulting and various technology-centred business transformations. A specialist in performance management, he has advised multiple cloud software migrations across major banks, utility providers and national airlines.

 

Shawn Burriss – Finance Mgr, EML

Shawn has run the finance operation for ASX-listed EML payments for the past 6 years, championing the role of finance across Australian, European and American regions to align FP&A processes in line with the company’s overarching strategic vision.

 

Khaled Chowdhury – FP&A Advisory Council​

As a specialist in FP&A, Khaled is on the FP&A Advisory Council, part of the global Association of Finance Professionals. Currently Finance Director for Analytics & BI for Cabot Electronics in Singapore, he is a passionate advocate for modern planning and analysis techniques.

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Oracle NetSuite

For many, closing the gap between dreams and reality has proved challenging.

Taking the right steps towards your vision takes courage, conviction and drive. It also often reveals foundational gaps that need addressing first.

Join this webinar to learn:

• Successful digitalisation strategies
• Ways that automation can deliver differentiation
• Examples where innovation has failed and why
• How to look beyond technology to make progress

Matthew Addley, industry solution strategist at Infor, will make the case for modern enterprise software as a foundational toolset for digital transformation. Our panel will respond with their experiences and perspective.

This webinar is an engaging session.

Speakers:

 

Matthew Addley – Senior Principal, Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor​. As a strategic technology evangelist with over 25 years of global experience, Matthew has helped create and re-engineer digital strategy across multiple manufacturing, distribution and asset intensive enterprises.  Matthew is a business focused technology professional  with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from The University of Manchester – the home of the first stored-program computer.

Brett Perkins – Chief Operations Officer, Cellnet​. Brett brings over 16 years of experience in executive, operational and commercial management roles across supply chain & logistics, ICT, manufacturing, banking and finance. When the choice is to disrupt rather than be disrupted, Brett draws on his skills sewing together people, process and technology learned through a diverse background in ICT development and delivery. He is uniquely positioned to enable organisations to exploit business opportunities digitally.

 

 

Derek Lyons – Executive Director, The Practitioners. Derek distils problems to their core components – then identifies ways to solve them. He’s direct, detailed and dogged. Having managed large teams within public and private organisations, he understands the complexities and competing agendas that can impact programmes of work.

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Infor

Enterprise Resource Planning systems come with a significant price tag.

How do you know you are, or will, get a return on the investment you’ve made?

Benefits such as process efficiency gains, improvements in customer service or ‘single source of the truth’ sound great, but are difficult to measure.

Listen to this webinar to learn from a panel of ERP value experts how to:

1. Establish metrics to provide measurable KPI benchmarks
2. Uncover where system automation is saving labour costs
3. Recognise the tell-tale signs that your ERP is not performing
4. Evaluate business cases for ERP investment

Speakers:

 

Marty Engel – Partner at Deloitte Australia
Marty’s career spans over 20 years from public accounting to consulting and various technology-centred business transformations.

A specialist in performance management, he has advised multiple cloud software migrations across major banks, utility providers and national airlines.

 

Rob Eldridge – Value Consultant at Oracle NetSuite​
Rob has more than two decades of business & technology consulting experience including specialist skills in value consulting – or the science of value measurement. Rob has delivered strategic value consulting for large enterprise and mid-market clients across all industry verticals.

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Oracle NetSuite

Any major project impacting core systems is not something to take lightly. While the cloud has democratised access to great software, evaluating, selecting and implementing it into organisations takes specialist skills and the right approach.

This webinar provides you with practical advice on setting your project up for success.

Our panel of experts share their experience across multiple projects, industries and software solutions to help you guide your project establishment.

If you are embarking on a software modernisation project, you will learn:

• Why best practise may not be right practice
• How to resolve the scope-cost-risk jam
• Tips to ensure the best software is selected
• When to trust and when to control

Panellists:

Jamon Johnston
CEO at Solution Minds Consulting. Jamon founded SMC in 2006 and has built it up into an A/NZ consulting business providing 100% independent advice and consulting around enterprise software strategy, selection and implementation, as well as business process improvement for mid-large sized organisations. SMC has successfully completed 250+ improvement projects and transformations.

 

Eric Kimberling
Eric is the CEO and founder of Third Stage Consulting, and was founding director of Panorama Consulting. Eric has built a global profile through his thought leadership in ERP, HCM and CRM system implementation established from giving unbiased advice to clients for over 20 years. Eric is a published author and expert court witness.

 

Fiona Brown
Fiona is a Project Manager at Sage Software with over 10 years’ experience at the coalface successfully delivering Sage Implementation Projects for HR, Payroll and ERP systems on behalf of clients both locally and overseas.

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Sage Software

One of New Zealand’s most innovative energy and telecommunications providers had taken further steps towards business efficiency by introducing Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Fuji Xerox New Zealand introduced and implemented the RPA solution for Trustpower and successfully helped the organisation automate repetitive, time-consuming tasks and achieved substantial improved business efficiency and sustained time savings.

 

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For further information contact: Fuji Xerox
For further reading click here: Fuji Xerox exhibit

One of New Zealand’s biggest international technology success stories, and an organisation which breathes data, leveraged NOW Consulting and the WhereScape RED data warehousing automation tool to move its data warehouse onto the Amazon Web Services cloud. The first-of-its-kind migration meant the cloud accounting provider added its BI stack to its new Platform as a Service provider with minimal impact, while preserving the logic and functionality of an established on-premise data services platform.

“If we didn’t have RED, we simply would not have the tools to go to work on our data.”

Needing little introduction, Xero was founded in 2006 and is one of the world’s fastest growing software as a service companies. It leads the New Zealand, Australian, and United Kingdom cloud accounting markets, employs a world-class team of more than 2,000 people and was identified by Forbes as the World’s Most Innovative Growth Company in 2014 and 2015.

With a million customers and growing, data is vital to its continued success.

 

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For further information contact: NOW Consulting
For further reading: NOW Consulting exhibit

Demand for analytics across all business functions is growing exponentially.

Sophisticated reporting and analytics tools are in the hands of business users, while the volume of data from multiple sources has exploded.

Now, the problem is one of trust.

Can users trust their reporting enough to collaborate and make decisions?

To build trust, good data governance is required.

Our panel of experts talk about:

• How your system of record can underpin a strong data ecosystem
• The way modern business management systems are enabling analysis across multiple datasets — from systems of record to real-time sensors, machine intelligence, unstructured data and 3^rd party cloud-based sources
• How to curate data structures to deliver robust, reliable analysis without compromising agility
• The three imperatives to a successful data strategy

Speakers:

 

Jason Sharpe – Lead Consultant at Analytics8
Jason has 30+ years experience across the full spectrum of data strategy, architecture and operations from consulting to client-side delivery.

 

 

 

Mike Parsons – Partner at Datamine
Mike has deep domain experience having led Datamine customers through the challenges of improving their data & analytics capability for nearly 10 years.

 

 

 

Anne-Marie Keogh – BMS expert at Sage Australia
Anne-Marie represents the client voice in assessing the power of new technology. She is expert at distilling business value out of the technical possibilities offered by data and analytics.

 

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Sage Software

How to give people exactly what they want without creating inefficiency, waste and delays in making it?

Ford’s mantra was to deliver his customers low cost, reliable vehicles, ‘as long as they were black’.

Today, the low cost and reliability are a given, but ‘I’ll take mine in electric blue, with the big exhaust, racks and tan leather please’.

It’s a dilemma wrapped up in a term called advanced manufacturing where, ultimately, customer-specific orders drive manufacturing orders, without driving the price up.

Our panel of leading industrial manufacturers talks about:

1. The main challenges they face in matching production with demand
2. What advanced manufacturing means to them
3. The technology they are using or piloting to help deliver on customer demands
4. What they see the future has in store

Panellists:

Keiran Stokes – Facteon
Keiran Stokes is Industrial IoT Solutions Architect for F&P subsidiary Facteon. Keiran plays a crucial role driving Facteon’s Industry 4.0 and IoT initiatives, and selectively implementing highly innovative data solutions into intelligent factories across the globe.

 

 

Simon Boyd – Hamilton Jet
Simon Boyd is CFO at marine propulsion manufacturers Hamilton Jet, and takes the lead in all business systems improvements. In his role Simon oversees the financial implications of getting production and inventory mis-matched, and takes an active role in balancing customer orders and global supply chain demands.

 

 

Reinaldo Silva – Facteon
Reinaldo is Facteon’s Software Products Manager. He is the go-to man when it comes to the commercialisation of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 digital products.

 

 

Hayden McCall — iStart technology in business
Hayden is managing director of iStart and will host the webinar, facilitating the panel discussion and moderating audience interaction.

 

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Cincom

When Abano Healthcare Group migrated Maven Dental Group and Lumino the Dentists data and systems to the cloud, they realised the value of an automated, scalable data ecosystem in only 60 days (30 days each for Lumino and Maven). Such a fast path to datability accelerated their time-to-value and put benefits like these within reach sooner:

Maven and Lumino wanted the ability to expand quickly and grow their existing practice network. But dedicated data infrastructure was slowing them down.

Now, when they bring on a new dental practice they have the infrastructure they need to add that practice into one data ecosystem simply and easily. They can turn capacity on and off instantly and only pay for what they use.

Scalability
Maven and Lumino wanted the ability to expand quickly and grow their existing practice network. But dedicated data infrastructure was slowing them down.

Now, when they bring on a new dental practice they have the infrastructure they need to add that practice into one data ecosystem simply and easily. They can turn capacity on and off instantly and only pay for what they use.

Possibility
Advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI are the future of business in the cloud. Now, they come with a much lower barrier to entry and faster – as services built into the Azure platform.

Abano, Maven and Lumino can now access advanced methods to analyse their data. They can do this across the business or down to a single dental chair. Such insights have enabled them to tap into new possibilities they didn’t have the means to uncover previously.

Profitibility
Abano Group save thousands of dollars every month on dedicated infrastructure costs and realised the value of their data ecosystem investment quickly.

Automation has led to further savings through a more efficient allocation of resources. And this is only the beginning, the true potential of profitability lies in what Lumino and Maven can now do with their data and the value that can drive.

Hear the full story from Peter Radich, CIO at Abano Healthcare in the video below:

For further information contact: NOW Consulting
For further reading: NOW Consulting exhibit
Qrious acquired NOW Consulting, the New Zealand-based data consulting division of WhereScape Software, in September 2019. This case study refers to work done by NOW Consulting prior to this acquisition.

Priority ERP is one solution that is confident it can balance that ledger, and Priority’s only Australian Gold partner Medatech wants to show you how.

This ProdCast session will show you the comprehensive business-wide functionality and ease-of-use that sits behind a global brand with a very affordable price tag.

Local Medatech GM Vincent Cerra will roll up his sleeves for an exclusive peek behind the scenes of how this modern built-for-cloud ERP solution can transform your business, not your bank balance.

If you are considering a new business system to support growth, or simply want better value from your software licensing budget, you should attend.

European Motor Distributors (EMD) is a subsidiary of Giltrap Group Holdings, a large automotive group in New Zealand. Watch this video to find out how Fuji Xerox and Esker successfully transformed a paper-driven Accounts Payable process to one that is automated and drives the right outcome for the EMD business.

 

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For further information contact: https://betterbusiness.fujixerox.co.nz/
For further reading click here: Fuji Xerox exhibit

Today, every company across A/NZ recognises the importance of running an agile, adaptive, and customer-centric business – one that can support any revenue model, meet customer expectations, and drive innovation.

The cloud offers every business the opportunity to use sophisticated business tools that were previously available only to the largest organisations.

Open your eyes to modern cloud computing by listening to our panel of cloud experts who discuss the transformational benefits of cloud computing.

Learn why:

• One customer record across systems improves customer experience
• Legacy CRM/ERP systems may be holding your business back
• New pricing and packaging models are key capabilities
• Operational visibility in real-time can help your business become more data-centric and predictive
• Cloud transforms IT from an operational cost to a strategic capability

Panel:

Brendan Connolly – Managing Director of the Cloud First team at Accenture Sydney
Tony Braden – CIO & Director at IntegraPay
Simon Peterson – A/NZ MD for FinancialForce

Thanks to our event sponsor FinancialForce.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Ballance) is a New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative that helps its customers to farm more productively, profitably and sustainably. Its core business of fertiliser manufacturing, supply, sales and advice has developed to offer farmers a full range of science-backed nutrient products and services.

David Scullin, CIO for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, explains: “We invested in a road mapping exercise to make sure we could execute our digital strategy successfully and to understand what priorities we needed to highlight for the enablement of our business strategy”.

Our Customer Solutions team worked with Ballance to define their desired future digital state three years into the future, benchmarking against global industry standards and trends, SAP solution strategy and relevant complementary solutions. We reviewed existing business processes and information systems and worked collaboratively to identify opportunities for transformational change.

Watch the video to see the benefits Ballance achieved from engaging with Soltius to define their desired digital future, with digital road mapping.

 

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For further information contact: Soltius
For further reading click here: Road mapping the way to Digital Transformation

Selection of an ERP solution is possibly the most important decision a business can make.

The options seem endless, the costs are significant, and the longer a decision is delayed the more the business suffers.

Watch this webinar to learn from our panel of experts who have been involved with evaluation and implementation projects across multiple sites and industries, and know what works, and what can be career limiting.

Panellists:

Jamon Johnston
MD at Solution Minds Consulting, Jamon has over 200 selection and implementation projects under his belt. He has built his A/NZ consulting business on providing independent, authoritative advice on software selection, specialising in mid-market ERP evaluation.
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Steve Skinner
CFO at the Centre of Excellence for Netsuite Australia, Steve takes an agnostic approach to solving customers’ problems drawing on extensive experience in both consulting and CFO roles across several organisations.

Matt Dalton
A partner at Deloitte, Matt is passionate about technology and the impact it can have on people, their lives and their businesses.

 

Thanks to our event sponsor Oracle NetSuite

When agricultural powerhouse Genetic Technologies needed an upgrade to an ageing enterprise resource planning solution, it looked to Intergen for answers. The subsequent introduction of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations not only delivered a modern, more integrated solution, it also marked the first New Zealand-led and deployed solution. At the same time, the company has rationalised a Salesforce.com deployment across two territories, introduced a financial planning solution and the Microsoft Power BI analytics suite. Today, the complete system is delivering advantages which include increased efficiency, dramatically improved inventory control and improved budgeting, forecasting and planning capabilities.

Genetic Technologies (GenTec) is a family-owned New Zealand business founded in 1986 by Philip Yates. The company is the sole distributor for the DuPont Pioneer range of agricultural seeds locally and in Australia. The company employs some 90 people across New Zealand and has, since 2010, run the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP solution.

 

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For further information contact: Intergen
For further reading click here: How upgraded ERP sows the seeds of success

InterCity Group operates passenger transport and tourism networks across New Zealand consisting of InterCity, GreatSights New Zealand, Fullers GreatSights, Gray Line and awesomeNZ.com. The network links over 600 destinations nationwide, making it New Zealand’s largest transport network, connecting people, places and experiences for over 30 years.

Fullers GreatSights connects local and international visitors to the birthplace of Aotearoa – the Bay of Islands, where they have operated for more than 125 years. To deliver a consistent and impressive customer experience throughout the entire buyer’s journey from website to waters, InterCity Group needs a strong digital platform that allows them to communicate effectively with visitors in a way which is both fast and efficient.

 

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For further information contact: Soltius
For the full case study click here: Intercity Group case study