How do you execute what may seem like a straight forward strategy? Often strategies end up relying on stakeholders across functions collaborating. On data being accurate. On businesses being consistent. Many of which all of you know is often quite hard to predict. EBG | Network give a warm welcome to Jesper Persson, Business Developer at Billerud joining CFO Outlook 2024.
On April 25th you who join the summit in Stockholm can take part in multiple round table discussions and be inspired by several keynotes. The round table discussions – Theme Discussion – Jesper will host is enabled by Basware adding their decades of know how.
EBG just hosted a webinar during which Jesper presented their step by step finance development during the period 2021 and on. As so many organizations they saw the potential in overseeing a complex organization and processes. They took an end to end approach and realized the need to focus on habits and change management. Given they merged with another large company, data came into focus. The Financial Services in which Jesper work include accounts payable, accounts receivable and accounting & reporting. During these round table discussions Jesper will zoom in on accounts payable in particular and invoice optimization and automation in particular.
About Jesper
Jesper is leading the change and digitalization within Billerud Shared Services, which includes Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Accounting & Reporting. Prior he led the project management and process improvement delimited to Accounts Payable. He was also included in an group-wide project as a Subject Matter Expert for Accounts Payable. Managed and completed a successful automatic matching project for Accounts Payable.
About Billerud
Billerud provides paper and packaging materials that challenge conventional packaging for a sustainable future. We are a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials made from virgin fiber; passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value.
The company has nine production units in Sweden, USA, and Finland with around 6,100 employees in over 13 countries and customers in over 100 countries. Billerud has an annualized turnover of approximately SEK 42,6 billion and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
About Basware
Basware is how finance leaders in global enterprises can finally automate their complex, labor-intensive invoice processes and stay compliant with regulatory change. Our AP automation and invoicing platform helps you achieve a new level of efficiency – in a matter of months – while reducing errors and risks. We bring a unique combination of true automation, complete coverage, and deeper expertise to make it all just happen for our customers. That’s why the world’s most efficient AP departments at 700+ global customers rely on Basware to handle over 170 million invoices per year. Basware. Now it all just happens.™
About CFO Outlook 2024
EBG was founded in 2010 as a result of the constant need to focus on change management founder Anna Bjärkerud saw. Independent of what business development areas she came across it was evident that businesses were (and still are) organized in silos yet business development require breaking down those barriers.
Going through any organization chart it is evident that businesses are organized into specified functions. As they most likely need to be, yet thus giving room for opportunities being lost and development possibilities not being fulfilled.
As much as companies need specialists – they also (think EBG) need change agents, people being able to see the possibilities on collaboration across functions and organizations. Changing markets, the speed in which technology evolve and the constant adapt pressure on most companies should help fuel the desire to bring together competences across processes. To oversee and consider – if we break down functional barriers and look at processes end to end – what will we see, what opportunities are there and who can make sure they are utilized?
An EBG summit help fuel that way of thinking. During CFO Outlook 2024 you meet competences such as (but not limited to) F&A Operations Manager, Country Finance Manager, Finance Development Manager, Development Manager, Director, Finance Development, Global Finance Support Senior Director, Global Finance Senior Manager, Senior Manager Accounting Shared Services, Group Controller, Global Process Owner, Purchase to Pay, Senior Vice President Accounting Services, RPA Lead, Financial Controller, Director, Record to Report.
As seats are limited, make sure to >>register here.
In summary
CFO Outlook 2024 is a summit bringing end to end finance development experiences together. How do we create agile, data insight driven organizations with process visibility and control – end to end? How can new ways of working be balanced with old structures and habits? How can data and insights be embedded into every decision? How can real-time monitoring and response be created? How can process control be scaled across the business and GBS/CoE/SSC? How can local/regional and global silos be bridged to ensure insight driven forecasts and decisions? In what way can businesses use improved data insights and processes to comply with ESG and other regulations?
