Session Presented by: oAppsNET

Join us as Darling Ingredients shares their comprehensive journey toward Accounts Payable (AP) automation — from defining current-state challenges to achieving a scalable, future-state operation. The team successfully implemented a centralized AP model while maintaining flexibility for requester-based processes and minimizing change management at the plant level.

Discover how Darling Ingredients improved invoice capture and routing, enabling plants to retain approval and payment control aligned with local accounting and reporting requirements. Learn how the project expanded from minimal automation to advanced digital capabilities including AI-driven invoice capture, PO auto-matching, non-PO routing, and automated GL coding.

This session will also highlight the transformation of corporate AP, showcasing how consistent processes, multiple UAT cycles, daily knowledge-transfer sessions, and a well-planned go-live created a strong foundation for rollout to additional plants and shared services — delivering measurable efficiency and control across the enterprise.

Learning Objectives

 After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key steps involved in transitioning from a decentralized to a centralized Accounts Payable (AP) model while maintaining local plant control and minimizing change management impact.
• Explain how to design and scale an AP automation strategy that incorporates AI-driven invoice capture, PO auto-matching, and automated GL coding to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Evaluate best practices for managing large-scale AP transformation projects, including multiple UAT cycles, daily knowledge transfer sessions, and structured post–go-live support to ensure sustainable adoption across corporate and plant operations.”