accounts_payable · media · workflow
Centerfield Media eliminates 20 weeks of manual AP work annually and scales finance operations across 28 countries with Tipalti
Centerfield Media's legacy AP system could process invoices but not payments, ERP syncs ran only a few times per day stretching bill-to-payment cycles beyond two weeks, and expense management ran through Concur which leadership wanted to replace. The company lacked a scalable way to absorb acquisitions or manage cross-border payments without adding headcount.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Invoice receipt
Invoices arrive across global entities, previously requiring separate management of checks, ACH, PayPal, and wire.
Tools used
TipaltiTipalti Accounts PayableTipalti ExpensesSage Intacct · partnerConcur
Outcome
Centerfield eliminated 20 weeks of AP work per year, cut its monthly close from 20 days to 8, achieved 400+ employee adoption with no training required, onboarded two acquisitions without adding AP headcount, and generated $20.5K in cashback revenue by routing eligible vendor payments through virtual cards.
Results
Time saved20 weeks
Volume60%
Cost replaced$20.5K
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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