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Why AP Is Where Cash, Risk, and Growth Meet

Session Overview:

Most finance organizations still treat accounts payable as a cost center: invoices come in, payments go out, and AP keeps the lights on. But that view overlooks the strategic role AP plays in managing cash, controlling risk, and supporting growth.

The Hackett Group’s 2025 U.S. Working Capital Survey found $1.7 trillion in excess working capital hiding in plain sight among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies. That capital isn’t necessarily parked in treasury. Much of it is tied up in the same procure-to-pay processes that many organizations still treat as back-office bookkeeping.

At its core, this isn’t simply an AP issue. It’s about whether finance and operations share timely, reliable visibility into the dollars moving between them. When they don’t, the same gaps that create fraud exposure, audit risk, and operational inefficiency can also conceal capital that could be funding next year’s priorities.

Join industry expert Mark Brousseau and Katie Eskandarian, CFO at onPhase, as they unpack how this intersection is affecting finance organizations today and what leaders can do about it as they head into 2027 budget planning.

In just 30 minutes they'll cover:

  • Where working capital may be hiding within procure-to-pay processes, and what keeps it out of view
  • What leading organizations do differently to connect AP visibility with cash, risk, and growth decisions
  • Where finance and AP teams can apply these lessons first as they head into 2027 planning
  • A practical framework for evaluating AP’s broader financial impact and concrete next steps to bring into your organization.

About Our Speakers

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Mark Brousseau

 

Over the past 30 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation. A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, he advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.

Mark has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards. He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Katie Eskandarian

Katie Eskandarian

 Katie Eskandarian, CPA, is the Chief Financial Officer at onPhase, bringing more than 20 years of finance and operations leadership across high-growth SaaS and technology organizations. She has extensive experience building scalable financial infrastructure, guiding organizations through growth and transformation, and fostering strategic collaboration across finance, IT, and operations. Katie is also a recognized thought leader on finance transformation, technology adoption, and the evolving role of the CFO. 
August 27, 2026
1:00 PM ET

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