Concur’s mission is to drive costs out of businesses through innovation. Here’s a new client case study that demonstrates how one company uses Concur to help them drive costs out of their business.

When Takeda UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda – Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company, was looking to replace its labor-intensive travel and expense claim and invoice process, it saw Concur® Travel & Expense with Concur® Invoice as the perfect solution to “reduce costs, enforce travel policy, improve efficiency and provide total visibility”, according to Bill Walker, Takeda UK’s Finance & HR Director.

Concur Travel & Expense streamlined and automated Takeda UK’s whole process. With it, they were able to imbed audit rules into their process for easier authorization, scan in receipts, link to company credit cards and handle mileage claims efficiently.

How great would it be if you had a tool to quickly benchmark your current expense management capabilities? And how much better would it be if this tool also provided instant recommendations for improvement?

If that sounds like something you might find value in, then you’re going to love this news! Concur and Aberdeen Group have just launched a FREE interactive tool for anyone interested in learning how their organization stacks up against best practices for T&E expense management.

The online assessment tool gives respondents an opportunity to answer questions that directly align to Aberdeen’s recent research to identify strategies, capabilities, and technologies used by companies with best-in-class performance in the area of T&E expense management. Better yet, respondents also get actionable recommendations for process improvements.

Click here to access the online assessment tool, and start discovering how your organization stacks up against T&E best practices. And, report back to us – how did the tool help you? What process improvements will help your organization better manage T&E expenses?

Establishing successful expense management processes might seem daunting – after all, every organization is run differently with a unique set of business needs. Despite this, there are definitely guidelines that can help organizations of all sizes manage this process.

Recently, Concur’s Gareth Vincent, Senior Director of Client Development, EMEA spoke with British publication SSON about tips for managing expenses. Regardless of where your company conducts its business – these basic tips and principles are universal for any organization trying to get a handle on the expense management process. Check out SSON’s Top Ten Tips for Managing Expenses to learn handy tips to streamline your organization’s expense management process.