1. How many invoices has your local authority processed in the last twelve months? (from the date of receiving this request) 206,885. 2. What percentage of these invoices were paid on time? 94.55%. 3. Does your local authority have an automated invoice management tool in place? a. Fully automated tool x b. Part automated tool Part automated tool c. No automation x d. Don’t know x 4. When was the last time your local authority updated the following processes? a. Your invoice management tool 2016. b. Your expense management processes The employee expenses processes was changed in November 2019, a self-service system was introduced with managers approving expenses for payment. 5. How many members of your finance team are responsible for the following: a. Processing invoices 3.1 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) b. Processing expense No resources from Payroll as expenses are claimed by the employee, once approved for payment by the line manager, these payments are processed in the next available pay run. |