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Enhancing Profitability Through Finance Process Automation

Learn how automating finance processes, including expense reporting and reconciliation, can significantly enhance profitability and improve cost management.

Key Takeaways

  • Manual financial workflows lead to inefficiencies that can cost businesses up to 30% of their annual revenue.
  • Automating tasks can save time for all employees, not just those in finance.
  • Utilizing virtual cards enhances spend control and helps maintain budget adherence.

The High Cost of Inefficiency

Inefficient processes can have a detrimental impact on company finances, with some businesses losing up to $1.3 million annually. One-third of financial teams identify manual reconciliation as a significant challenge, leading to errors and delays. It is crucial for scaling businesses to recognize and address these inefficiencies to protect their profitability.

Streamlining Reporting Through Automation

Is your team spending too much time on manual expense reporting? Challenges such as tracking receipts and reconciling reports can drain resources. Automating these tasks can save considerable time, with an average of 400 hours required to process 1,000 expense reports manually.

According to a 2024 Deloitte survey, 80% of CFOs are eager to implement finance process automation. By leveraging a commercial card with an integrated expense management system, organizations can:

  • Enhance spend control with virtual credit cards assigned with custom policies and limits.
  • Reduce costs and save time through automated finance reporting using AI-powered mobile applications.
  • Simplify accounting processes, leading to a consistent flow of well-organized real-time data throughout the month.

With a solution from SVB, businesses can automate payments and reconciliation while also negotiating better rates with vendors, resulting in further savings.

Conclusion

Adopting finance process automation is an effective strategy for reducing costs and allowing teams to focus on more impactful business activities. SVB’s commercial card solutions are designed to support your organization as it grows.