Manual supplier reconciliation breaks down fast at scale.

When you’re managing thousands of suppliers, even a well-structured process becomes difficult to sustain, especially when it relies on spreadsheets, macros, and manual intervention. ANS recently worked with a finance team managing thousands of suppliers each month, where reconciliation had become too time-consuming to complete effectively, leaving the team constantly on the back foot.

This leads to:

• Reconciliations becoming reactive rather than proactive
• Teams being stretched too thin to keep up with volume
• Processes that are slow, fragile, and prone to failure
• Time lost waiting for Excel-based processes to run (or fail)
• Increased risk of missing invoices, delayed payments, and supplier disputes

Explore how to:

• Why reconciliation becomes operationally unsustainable at scale
• The limitations of spreadsheet-driven reconciliation processes
• How leading organisations are moving from manual effort to exception-led control
• Practical ways to reduce workload without adding headcount
• How data and AI can enable proactive reconciliation and better supplier outcomes

What you’ll leave with

• A clear view of where reconciliation processes fail as you scale
• A practical model for automating matching while retaining control and auditability
• Insight into how to move from reactive firefighting to proactive finance operations
• A realistic first step to prove value quickly and build momentum.

Meet the Speakers...

Jack Ruiz

Senior Enterprise Account Executive at ANS

Jack Ruiz is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at ANS, helping organisations accelerate cloud, data and AI transformation. With a strong focus on retail, hospitality and manufacturing sectors, Jack works closely with businesses to identify opportunities for innovation, operational efficiency and long-term growth through technology.

Martin Brierley

Data & AI Pre-Sales Practice Lead at ANS

Martin Brierley, ANS' Data & AI Practice Lead, is dedicated to demonstrating the practical advantages of digital transformation and enabling clients to utilise the full potential of their data. With over 17 years of industry experience, Martin assists organisations in adopting and updating data solutions. He formulates data strategies, creates technical designs, and ensures alignment with corporate goals, budgets, and current technological trends. Martin is enthusiastic about providing innovative solutions catering to clients’ needs and priorities.