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April 18, 2008 - Sapphire to supply and implement the Proactis Spend Control solution at Moat.
London, UK – Sapphire Systems today announced that it is to supply and implement the Proactis Spend Control solution at Moat, a housing association based in the South East of England.
Located in Dartford, in the heart of the Thames Gateway and at the centre of their operating area, Moat is one of the main deliverers of affordable housing in three of the government's growth areas, as well as many other important localities throughout the wider South East.
As a result of an increase in both the size of the organisation and the volume of purchase orders generated, Moat determined that a formal system was required in order to maintain budgetary control and expenditure. The management team at Moat set about sourcing a purchase order processing system to manage the procure-to-pay process.
Moat short-listed both the „Proactis‟ and „Soprano‟ systems before making the decision that the Proactis Spend Control solution from Sapphire would best fit the requirements of the business. The Finance Team at Moat deemed that the proven track record of Proactis would meet the needs of the organisation today and in the future, with the sales ledger processing and dashboard reporting to be integrated into Moat‟s existing systems. Stuart McCreadie, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services at Moat, went on to comment “We were impressed with the positive referrals received from other customers of Sapphire and the quality of the sales and support offering.”
Once the Proactis Spend Control solution is up and running Moat expects to see better management of resources, the ability to process orders more efficiently and increased control over expenditure.
Clare Howard, Account Manager at Sapphire, concludes “Proactis Spend Control helps housing associations meet the requirements of corporate compliance demanded both by legislation and best practice. Finance Directors require instant cost-base visibility and there is a need to have a procurement system across the organisation in order to impose vital controls over spending, manage increased buying power effectively and dispense with disparate systems.
In addition to this I think we will start to see more of a trend towards automating typically inefficient paper intensive purchase-to-pay processes, to bring savings from procedure efficiencies and economies of scale. Organisations such as Moat are leading the way to improved efficiency within the housing sector.”
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