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Jul 3Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Maximizing Public Funds for State and Local Government Isn't About Cuts — It's About Visibility

    SAP Concur's blog emphasizes that state and local governments should maximize public funds through spend visibility, not just cuts. San Bernardino County case shows self-service increased from 10% to 50% with SAP Concur, and real-time reconciliation eliminated lag. 47% of state and local government spend is categorized as 'miscellaneous' or 'other', posing audit risk. 100% of state and local government leaders plan to invest in new T&E or AP technology in the next year.

Mar 4Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Mastering Budget Categories for Better Financial Management

    The article outlines the basic framework of business budget categories: operating expenses (OpEx) versus capital expenses (CapEx), and fixed versus variable costs. OpEx covers payroll and benefits, facilities, materials and supplies, sales and marketing, administrative costs, travel and representation, professional services, and technology, and directly affects net income; CapEx is capitalized on the balance sheet and depreciated over time. The article notes that categorized budgeting improves financial transparency and control, helps surface overspending and inefficiencies, and supports forecasting and resource allocation. It also describes how SAP Concur solutions can automatically import…

Sep 26Tue
Aug 11Fri
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Event Management Challenges and Trends in Regulated Industries: SAP Concur Insights

    SAP Concur published a blog on event management challenges and trends in regulated industries. Common challenges include venue selection and logistics, budget management, and ROI and measurable outcomes. Trends include hybrid and virtual events, personalization and customization, and sustainability and green initiatives. Event management platforms can help with centralized coordination, budget tracking, and reporting.

Jan 26Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    13 Ways to Keep Your Organization's Budget on Track

    SAP Concur's blog offers budget management advice, including keeping expense data handy, educating and training employees, verifying spending aligns with budget, maximizing the value of a single platform, and ensuring spending aligns with goals. Citing a poll of 500 finance leaders, it notes 75% say their business often exceeds expense, travel, and invoice budgets, and even more agree these systems need to be better connected for a single view of spend.

Jun 29Wed
  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Launches Budget Tool for Real-Time Visibility and Spend Control

    SAP Concur announced Budget, a new solution making budget data visible, near real-time, and actionable. Citing an Oxford Economics report, it says strong profitability and revenue growth are tied to effective cost control. Travel spend has doubled to more than $1.2 trillion in 15 years, and employee-initiated spend is now the second-largest expense in organizations. When spend data is incomplete, inaccurate, or late, budgets mean little, managers cannot be held accountable, and poor visibility leads to poor decisions including company-wide budget freezes. Budget synthesizes data from Expense, Invoice, Purchase Request, and Travel Request into a comprehensive dashboard, with mobile and web d…

  3. SAP Concur Blog

    How to Stop Special Projects Breaking the Budget and Impacting Cashflow

    The article offers advice for small business owners to manage project budgets to prevent overruns and cash flow issues. Tips include: scope the project carefully and communicate clearly, budget realistically with contingency, check in on the budget regularly, and make it a habit. Automating expense and invoice management makes tracking costs and budgets easier.

  4. SAP Concur Blog

    Slashing Budgets or Biggest Bang for Your Buck? Zero-Based Budgeting Demystified by Accenture: An S…

    SAP Concur published a podcast transcript featuring Accenture experts demystifying zero-based budgeting (ZBB). ZBB is not merely cost cutting but a management technique that reallocates resources to better align with business strategy by budgeting from zero. The discussion covers ZBB benefits, the concept of dual cost ownership, the role of technology, and change management. Experts note that ZBB improves resource allocation, enhances flexibility, and requires top-down sponsorship and continuous monitoring for sustainable savings.

  5. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Introduces Budget Tool to Integrate Spend Data

    SAP Concur published an article introducing Budget by SAP Concur. The tool brings together travel, expense, invoice, and budget data into a single solution, providing clear visibility into spend to enable better, timelier decisions. Users can view all budgets through intuitive dashboards, import budgets from ERP systems, and see spend before it occurs. The tool also supports near real-time viewing and approval of spend on mobile devices and one-click data export.

  6. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Explains How Automation and Reporting Can Help Budget Management

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses common budgeting and cash flow challenges for business owners, including surprise employee expenses, late payments, and travel spend control. It recommends expense report automation, invoice process automation, and automated travel solutions to improve financial visibility, avoid late fees, maintain credit scores, and better manage employee travel and duty of care. It cites Statista data that 43% of US business travel managers expect an increase in business travel this year.

  7. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: K-12 Budgeting—You Can't Manage What You Can't See

    SAP Concur's blog notes that school districts using paper spreadsheets or hybrid systems to manage spending lack budget visibility, potentially leading to squandered resources, overworked personnel, and non-compliance. Automated systems can shorten reimbursement cycles, simplify compliance reporting, reduce fraud and waste, and help districts allocate resources more strategically.