Join Susan Spence, President and Co-Founder of SoftCo, as she meets with leaders from both Business and Sport to learn about themselves, their experiences, and the realities of managing change in organizations of all types and sizes.
Episode 2 – How Automation Positively impacts AP Teams
Join Susan for Episode 2 as she meets with Caroline Adams, a Top 100 AP Influencer who has a wealth of experience in Finance Operations, AP Automation, AR and Payments to discuss “How Automation Positively impacts AP Teams”. In this episode straight-talking Caroline Adams discusses the day-to-day issues AP Teams encounter and how automation can solve these real-world problems.
Susan Spence
President and Co-Founder of SoftCo
SoftCo is one of the most successful native Irish Software companies with more than 1 million business users worldwide. Susan is a former non-Executive Director of CIE and for the past eight years a Lead Entrepreneur for Going for Growth, a program mentoring female business owners. Currently Susan is Chairperson of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment’s Regional Enterprise Plan for Dublin, Ireland.
Caroline Adams
Top 100 AP Influencer -
Caroline led the Finance Shared Services team in Debenhams including their digital automation. Caroline now works as a consultant and is part of The Institute of Financial Operations and Leadership (IFOL) Education Team, delivering AP training and coaching.
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