Author: Michele Kerr

Expense management governs what employees spend on their own. Procurement and spend management govern what a company commits to before that. Here’s where each one starts and ends, and which one is actually behind the problem you’re trying to solve.

Spend visibility breaks down when finance can’t see what’s already been approved, ordered, or committed — only what’s been invoiced. This guide explains what spend visibility is, why it matters, and how finance teams improve visibility without slowing down purchasing.

A non-PO (or non-purchase order) is a purchase made without a formal purchase order, typically for urgent, one-off needs where there isn’t time to … What is a Non-PO (Non Purchase Order)? Risks, Examples, and Best Practices

Spend culture shows up in accruals, reclasses, and forecast variance. Learn what spend culture means for finance teams, where it breaks down, and how to improve close quality without rebuilding your entire process.

Managing payables and receivables is easier when you run both off two dependable lists: the next payment run and the AR aging. Here’s a practical weekly rhythm for keeping invoices moving, follow-ups focused, and timing clear.

Three-way matching is one of the most important controls in accounts payable and one of the most error-prone to execute manually. This guide covers how it works, the difference between 2-way, 3-way, and 4-way matching, and how modern AP automation replaces manual cross-referencing.

Maverick spending often appears long after a purchase is made, during audits or invoice reviews. Learn what causes unmanaged purchasing to persist and how organizations reduce it by redesigning how spending decisions are made.

Charter schools often struggle financially when revenue tightens and costs don’t adjust quickly. This article breaks down five preventable purchasing mistakes that create avoidable cost, reconciliation headaches, and audit risk, and outlines practical ways charter finance teams can regain control without slowing schools down.

We’re big fans of lifelong learning, especially in procurement, where the day-to-day can change quickly. Even experienced teams run into new challenges as the … Best Procurement Books (2026): 5 Picks for Purchasing & Supply Chain Pros

A modern procurement process walkthrough and what’s changing in 2026 around intake, controls, and exception-driven analytics that help prevent stalled approvals and invoice exceptions.

E-procurement software does more than digitize purchasing. In 2026, it is also the data infrastructure that determines whether AI recommendations in finance and procurement are reliable enough to act on. If your organization is evaluating a procure-to-pay platform, this is where to start.

Spend control isn’t a reporting issue — it’s a workflow issue. Here’s how procurement teams build intake, approvals, and visibility that increase spend under management.