Shared services stories
The three councils expect the shared platform to cut admin work and bolster service consistency as local governments face tighter budgets and bigger demands.
Automated approval controls are speeding payments at Jasbe Petroleum, cutting invoice clearance from days to hours across 56 service stations.
More than 250,000 community services workers can now track entitlements across employers after a New South Wales portal went live.
Residents could see faster council services as three Adelaide local authorities test AI under a four-year partnership with Bailey Abbott.
Tight budgets and ageing back-office systems are driving more public bodies to cloud software, as Unit4 adds new customers across Europe and North America.
More firms are paying staff incorrectly or incurring penalties as payroll systems face rising cyber attacks and complex cross-border rules.
AI agents will handle invoice chases and billing queries for AccountsIQ users, aiming to cut Days Sales Outstanding and free finance teams.
The tie-up has already generated USD $10 million in value, as the food group uses process data to scale AI across 150 countries.
Finance teams in the UK and Ireland will gain wider access to AI-assisted invoice processing as Sage and Yooz widen their partnership.
Australasian universities facing an October cyber deadline get round-the-clock local monitoring to better protect sensitive research and student data.
Enterprise finance teams could cut invoice delays and payment risks as Cygnet.One automates tax checks, matching and approvals.
The tie-up could cut onboarding delays and duplicate checks for banks by linking customer due diligence with AML monitoring in one workflow.
Standardising finance and supply chain systems has cut TCL SunPower's close by three days and sharpened inventory accuracy after an acquisition-led expansion.
Ratepayers could face a major shake-up by 2028, as officials assess ten South Island council reorganisation plans now on the government's desk.
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
The overhaul has already triggered nearly 3,900 workflows and onboarded more than 10,000 suppliers, tightening controls across campus operations.
Finance staff at Huel now close the books two working days faster after automating reconciliations and workflows, with no extra headcount.
Boards may question finance AI programmes unless spending shifts from efficiency gains towards better decisions and growth, Gartner said.
The Hampshire authority gains 24-hour protection for resident data and services without the cost of building its own security centre.
With NZD $13 billion set to be spent on public technology, the firm says procurement reform could keep more taxpayer money and control at home.