Why GPO Authority and AP Evolution Depend on Visibility

Watch this on-demand Springtime session for practical AP automation and compliance insights

When: February 17 | Hosted by SSON

In an environment defined by rising complexity, regulatory pressure, and cost scrutiny, visibility has become critical to the success of both Global Process Owners (GPOs) and Accounts Payable (AP) teams.

For GPOs, real-time insight into purchasing patterns, supplier performance, and policy compliance is essential to maintain control, drive standardisation, and deliver measurable cost savings. For AP teams, visibility into invoice status, exceptions, and payment cycles is fundamental to protecting cash flow, reducing risk, and meeting operational KPIs. Yet many organisations still rely on fragmented systems or manual processes, leaving them with limited transparency, delayed decision-making, and unnecessary inefficiencies.

AI-powered automation is changing this dynamic. By embedding intelligence directly into AP and GPO processes, organisations can move beyond basic reporting to real-time insight and action. AI enables continuous monitoring, automated exception handling, and instant visibility across the entire process—unlocking higher straight-through processing rates, fewer errors, and greater financial control.

What would it mean for your organisation to achieve 90% touchless processing and over 50% STP? Join this session to discover how leading GPOs are strengthening authority, accelerating AP performance, and delivering day-one value by combining visibility with AI-powered automation.

What you’ll learn:

  • From insight to action: How real-time visibility into spend, suppliers, and payment cycles enables stronger GPO decision-making and more effective AP operations.
  • Visibility powered by automation: Why true transparency depends on automated, end-to-end processes—and how AI removes manual effort while increasing control and compliance.
  • Day-one impact with AI: How intelligent automation resolves exceptions, accelerates invoice processing, reduces errors, and enables touchless processing from the start.
  • One platform, total control: How a unified platform improves efficiency, supports scalability, and gives organisations the confidence to evolve their AP and GPO functions.

Speakers

Steve Standring

CRO Springtime Technologies

Steve Standring is a seasoned CRO with 30 years of success driving go-to-market strategies that deliver sustained revenue growth. With five successful exits (each over $100M) and one Unicorn, Steve has built and led elite sales teams, scaled ambitious companies, and guided high-value IPOs and acquisitions.

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Aleksander Hajdas

Aleks Hajdas

Finance Transformation Leader

Aleks Hajdas is a seasoned finance transformation leader with over 15 years of experience driving global process excellence and compliance in accounts payable. He has held key Global Process Owner (GPO) roles at high-profile companies including JTI (Japan Tobacco International), Avon, Coty, and Oriflame, where he led end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) transformations. Aleks specializes in AP automation, operational efficiency, and governance frameworks that support scalable, compliant finance operations across multinational environments.

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Dan French

Chief Executive Officer of Consider

Dan French is Chief Executive Officer of Consider, which he co-founded in 2000. With over 25 years’ experience spanning general management, consulting, performance improvement, process transformation, and technology, Dan brings deep expertise in helping organisations drive meaningful change. Based in London, he spends much of his time travelling globally to work closely with customers.

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