For More Information Contact:
Jodi Lebow
Gelco Expense Management
(952) 947-1574; kadetk@fleishman.com
Ken Kadet
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. for Gelco Expense Management
(612) 573-3108; jodi_lebow@gelco.com
Podcast: Four Perspectives on How to Drive Value in Financial Processes
MINNEAPOLIS—July 10, 2007— A podcast titled, “Four Perspectives on How to Drive Value in Financial Processes,” will offer business finance and accounting professionals a vision of how best practices in areas such as travel & entertainment (T&E) expense management, VAT recovery, A/P automation, and payments can impact an organization’s revenue, streamline processes, and increase policy compliance. To register for the podcast, visit www.gelco.com/drivevalue.
While financial business processes are increasingly automated, integrated, and web-enabled, finance and accounting departments continue to struggle with the complexities of these critical business processes. Gelco Expense Management, Meridian, Metafile, and Ruesch International have complementary capabilities and share the vision that many of these financial processes – while often seen as burdensome administrative functions – can be turned into value drivers for the business with the right business processes in place.
The podcast will offer an expert discussion, addressing questions such as: What can I do to immediately and positively impact accounting or finance functions? How can I improve financial controls and compliance? What trends are emerging in financial automation and outsourcing? And, what are leading organizations doing to optimize their resources?
The podcast panelists are part of Gelco’s strategic alliance program, which brings together a range of best-in-class travel management companies, online booking tools, financial institutions, corporate card, and VAT providers to complement Gelco’s wide range of on-demand expense management services.
Podcast participants include:
Gelco Expense Management – Services On Demand for Expense Management
Gelco Expense Management, Eden Prairie, Minn., is a full-service provider of Services On Demand for global expense management. A division of Gelco Information Network, Gelco Expense Management is the largest provider of global expense management and reimbursement solutions processing over 100,000 transactions and making payments of $20 million per day. For more information about Gelco Expense Management, please visit www.gelco.com.
Meridian – VAT Recovery Services
Meridian is the world’s number one Value Added Tax (VAT) recovery provider and the partner of choice to blue chip multinational companies around the globe. With locations in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Meridian works with large and enterprise- sized organizations to manage the VAT reclamation process. Gelco works directly with Meridian on behalf of clients to manage the exchange of data and receipts and reduce the need for direct client involvement in the VAT recovery process. To learn more about Meridian, visit www.meridianvat.com.
Metafile – eInvoicing, Workflow and Document Imaging
MetaViewer from Metafile can enhance your existing Accounts Payable solution by adding integrated eInvoicing, workflow and document imaging. MetaViewer combined with your financial applications will automate your entire Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes. Connect digitally with any of your vendors to provide a powerful order-to-pay solution. The MetaViewer ePayables solution eliminates paper, scanning, OCR, EDI and your Payables approval hassles. To learn more about Metafile, visit their web site at www.metaviewer.com.
Ruesch International (Soon to be Travelex) – Foreign Exchange and Payment Processing
Ruesch International is a global non-bank financial institution and market leader in business-to-business payment products and solutions, including international and domestic wires and drafts, check-to-ACH payment conversion and purchasing cards. Ruesch International has full-service corporate payment processing and foreign exchange operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Australia. Through these offices, Ruesch has served more than 35,000 clients. To learn more about Ruesch International, visit www.ruesch.com/na/promotions/Gelco.asp.
Please register for the podcast, “Four Perspectives on How to Drive Value in Financial Processes,” at www.gelco.com/drivevalue.
