{"id":251,"date":"2018-04-27T08:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T12:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2018-04-27T08:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T12:49:04","slug":"implementing-automation-in-accounts-payable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/implementing-automation-in-accounts-payable\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing Automation in Accounts Payable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Notre Dame Accounts Payable department has automated its invoice processing through a series of incremental steps over several years. Through a variety of solutions including P-cards, an e-invoicing program for large volume vendors, an integrated managed travel solution for expense reports, and an optical character recognition (OCR) solution for paper invoices, over 90% of campus invoices are now processed electronically.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Presenters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Paul VanDieren<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Associate Controller, Tax &amp; Payment Services<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>University of Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-252\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/paul_vandieren-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/paul_vandieren-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/paul_vandieren.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Paul joined the University in 2000.\u00a0 Paul spent five years in public accounting with Price Waterhouse in South Bend. He then worked in various tax and treasury-related positions with two local manufacturing firms before joining Notre Dame.\u00a0 Paul earned his B.S. in accounting from Indiana University \u2013 Bloomington and an M.B.A. from Notre Dame. Paul is a CPA and a CFP\u00ae professional.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ed Verhamme<br \/>\nManager, Accounts Payable<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>University of Notre Dame\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-253\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/ed_verhamme-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/ed_verhamme-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/ed_verhamme.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Ed has been with the University since 2003.\u00a0 Before joining Notre Dame, Ed worked for 6 years in public accounting with Price Waterhouse followed by 12 years in various accounting related roles at a manufacturing company.\u00a0 Ed earned his accounting degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a CPA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kathryn Ruffer<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Assistant Manager, Accounts Payable<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>University of Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-254\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/kathryn_ruffer-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/kathryn_ruffer-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/2018-accfo\/files\/2018\/04\/kathryn_ruffer.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Kathryn joined the University in 2014. She worked in public accounting with EY in Washington, DC before moving to South Bend. Kathryn earned her BBA in Accounting from the College of William &amp; Mary, her M.S. in Accounting from the University of Virginia, and is a CPA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Notre Dame Accounts Payable department has automated its invoice processing through a series of incremental steps over several years. 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