Implementations are a critical path to the success of using a treasury management solution alongside other financial systems. In this roundtable, Micron and Ryerson will lead an interactive discussion to offer their perspectives of what to do - and not to do - to make your initial implementation and ongoing usage of a treasury management solution a thriving success.
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• 175 years leading in metals service industry
• Global steel processor and distributor
• Presence in Asia and North America
• Asset Based Lending
• Restructured from 24 banks to 8 banks
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What did we do before Kyriba?
• Excel based spreadsheets
• Error prone
• Auditors complained…ok we all complained
• Multiple bank log-ins to gather data
• Time consuming…oh all the key fobs!
• Processed wires in bank portal
• Logging into the bank portals one more time
5. Why did we choose Kyriba?
1. To track daily cash and liquidity positions
2. To process payments in one location
3. Ability to customize reports
4. Improve SOX controls
5. Automate and track debt positions
“The whole point of
Queen was to be
original.”
Freddie Mercury
Choosing Kyriba allowed us to
be original in our templates and
processes
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6. What we wanted:
Accurately track daily cash and liquidity
What we got:
The ability to produce a daily cash based
income statement
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7. What we wanted:
Process payments for multiple banks in a
single location
What we got:
The PAYMENT DASHBOARD!
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8. What we wanted:
Produce reports we actually need
What we got:
Reports we can customize, schedule, and
automate
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10. What we wanted:
To track debt and manage liquidity
What we got:
Financial Transactions module
Loans, lines of credit, variable balance, bonds, letters of credit
Debt schedules
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11. What did we learn from the process?
Leverage the knowledge your implementation team brings to
the table
Integrated Canadian treasury functions in 2016
Requested a process review in 2018
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12. What did we learn from the process?
Use your bank implementation team
The bank side was necessary to get Canadian banks
reporting into Kyriba.
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13. What did we learn from the process?
Be realistic about the journey.
The bank needs time to process data files.
Time and thought to create usable reports and schedulers.
Life happens!
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14. What did we learn from the process?
See every complication as an opportunity to learn
All this experience will make you an expert!
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15. What did we learn from the process?
Take the time to review your progress.
For as far as we have come in the process we still have more
we’d like to do.
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Implementation at Spotify
• Spotify implemented Kyriba in 2014
• Global deployment, headquartered in Sweden
• Modules include:
Cash Management & Accounting
BAM
Payments
Investments & Debt
FX & Hedge Accounting
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Implementation at QBE Insurance
• QBE also went live with Kyriba in 2014
• Staggered global deployment, headquartered in
Australia
• Modules include:
Cash Management & Accounting
BAM
Payments
Investments
FX & IR Derivatives
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Questions for David
We had a session yesterday called
‘Implementation 2.0’, discussing how to
improve an existing implementation
What have you learned from your first
Kyriba implementation that is proving
useful at Spotify?
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Questions for David
How important was it to Spotify that you
had Kyriba implementation experience
already?
What was the biggest difference you
noticed with the Kyriba setup at Spotify?
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Questions for David
What do you think about treasury ‘bots
and the prospects for artificial intelligence
in treasury?
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Questions for David
What do you plan to do next with Kyriba?
How do you justify additional resources
being directed to the TMS?