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Leveraging GenAI and Agentic AI for Auto-Posting in Accounts Payable

Beyond Automation: One Company’s Journey to Autonomous Accounts Payable with Generative AI Peeriosity Peercast | August 2026 Host Company A global consumer products company (the presenting company) Presenters Director, Global Service Management, Source-Plan-Pay Operations; Source-Plan-Pay Operations Service Manager Facilitator Michael Hostetler (Peeriosity) Format Peeriosity Peercast webinar (audio conference + shared slides), recorded for on-demand replay […]


Posted in Accounts Payable | Intelligent Automation

Global Process Owners as Change Champions

November 2026 Overview The November 2026 Peercast, “Global Process Owners as Change Champions: Partnering with the Business and GBS Teams,” examined how process owners sit between the business, GBS and IT, and what makes the role effective. Featured presenter: Senior Director of Finance Transformation at Company A, a U.S. industrial products distributor owned by a […]


Posted in Global Business Services

Comparing Options: Big Firms, Small Firms, Vendors, or Internal Resources

October 2026 Overview Peeriosity hosted a GBS Peercast titled “Comparing Options: Big Firms, Small Firms, Vendors, or Internal Resources.” Discussion and live polls covered four segments: the sourcing landscape, where each partner model excels, hidden risks of a one-size-fits-all approach, and building a hybrid partner ecosystem. Note that this document is a summary. Peeriosity-100 members […]


Posted in Global Business Services

Beyond Metrics: Building a Performance-Driven Organization

Event: Peeriosity Peercast (GBS Shared Services Peer Community) Date: August 2026 Host: Michael Hostetler, Peeriosity Presenters: Lead – Continuous Improvement and Senior Manager – Continuous Improvement, a global packaged food company Attendees: GBS/shared-services practitioners from multiple member companies Overview The presenting company’s Continuous Improvement team presented its approach to moving shared-services (GBS) metrics beyond traditional […]


Posted in Global Business Services

Benefits of a Formal PMO

October 2026 Overview The discussion covered four segments: the PMO landscape today, the benefits that matter most, pitfalls and how to avoid them, and building and evolving the PMO. Note that this document is a summary. Peeriosity-100 members have full visibility to company names, presenters, Peercast attendees, and a recording of the Peercast discussion. Key […]


Posted in Global Business Services

Master Data Management Issues and Opportunities

Cross-Company Perspectives on Organization, Governance, and AI from Two Global Manufacturers Peeriosity Master Data User Group Peercast | September 2026 Host / Format Peeriosity Master Data User Group Peercast (audio conference + shared slides) Presenters Senior Manager, Global Continuous Improvement Finance and Master Data, Company A (global automotive supplier); Senior Manager and Assistant Manager, Master […]


Posted in Global Business Services

Keeping GBS Teams Motivated When Workload Outpaces Resources

September 2026 | Facilitator: Michael Hostetler, Peeriosity Session Overview Research cited for this Peercast projects GBS workload growing about 15% while staffing grows more slowly and budgets more slowly still. Economic uncertainty and the expectation that intelligent automation will absorb work are keeping many companies from adding people. This session explored how GBS leaders handle […]


Posted in Global Business Services

Transforming Month-End Close: Panel Discussion

July 2026. General Accounting Research Area Panelists: Sr. Director, General Accounting & Payroll, Company A (national nonprofit organization) · Sr. Director, Americas GBS, Company B (global medical device company) · Group Manager, Company C (global consumer products company) · Sr. Director, Financial Services & Solutions, Company D (media company service center) Overview A peer panel […]


Posted in General Accounting

Accounts Payable: Fixing the Detail Issues That Cause Process Problems

Date July 2026 Facilitator Michael Hostetler, Peeriosity Panelists Manager of Accounts Payable, Company A (U.S. industrial products distributor owned by a global parent company); Senior Accounts Payable Manager, Company B (global automotive supplier) Format Private member discussion; recorded and available to Peeriosity membership, along with this executive summary Overview This Peercast brought together accounts payable […]


Posted in Accounts Payable
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