With a strong track record in SAP Travel and Expense as well as a history in Concur projects, becoming an advisory partner of Concur was a natural response for iProCon to the announcement that Concur will be integrated into the SAP family.
A history in SAP Travel & Expense as well as Concur
iProCon consultants have helped customers with global implementation of the Concur Travel & Expense cloud solution in the past, helping with process design, project management and change management as well as interfaces. The SAP on-premise Travel and expense solution has long been one of the most important modules for our team to implement in the UK, Germany and other countries.
Tailoured services to help customers with the cloud transition
With Concur now about to become a part of the SAP ecosystem, it was a natural choice for iProCon to make Concur part of our core offering. As a boutique consultancy we are well positioned to tailour our services to match the needs of customers, who deploy a cloud solution, where programming and configuration work is much less than in the on-premise world and mostly done by the solution vendor anyway. Unlike large system integrators, we pride ourselves to focus on the narrower role we can help customers best with, rather than trying to squeeze as much revenue out of a cloud project as we would expect from a traditional on-premise project.
Read this blog about our first reaction after the announcement of the SAP - Concur deal.
Concur Platinum Advisor Partner
iProCon UK became a Platinum Advisor for Concur in November 2014. Together with our team in Germany we can help customers in the UK and all over Europe with
- decision making regarding cloud vs. on-premise Travel & Expense
- strategy and transformation roadmap
- customer representation in negotiation, requirements definition, and vendor management during the deployment project
- change management / employee communication
- project management incl. project rescue
- client side configuration (This refers to the configuration tasks usually done on the customer side. The „hard core“ configuration work is done by the Concur deployment team and should best be left with them, even though large consultancies often try to do expand there role beyond what’s right for project success and cost control)
- global rollout
- interfaces
- The standard integration between Concur is based on the DELL Boomi cloud platform and SAP IDOCs.
- Boomi has also been the traditional integration platform of choice for SuccessFactors
- Whilst furure improvements in integration are to be expected, a proven solution is available and probably the best choice for some time to come
On top of this you’ll receive a special discount on the subscription fee, if the contact with Concur is made through a Platinum Advisor.
Some Infos about Concur
Concur is the global leader in travel and expense management. They have more than 18,000 customers in 100+ countries. Yes, we as an advisor can bring our clients Concur solutions at an exclusive discount. But it’s the fact that they make it so easy to do everything that has to do with expenses that we like the most.
What Concur does:
Quite simply, they streamline the whole process of claiming, analysing, reimbursing and approving expenses. And they can even help you go back a step – to book travel easily, within the same system – all from your mobile device or tablet.
Concur can help you:
Reduce costs
Reduce processing costs as much as 83% while also cutting back on data-entry or user errors and expenses claim delinquencies.
Gain visibility for unique insight
Get real time insight into the current state of your business – reduce fraud, improve supplier negotiations and make smarter decisions to control costs.
Improve employee satisfaction with flexibility
Pay your employees faster (up to 47% faster!) by decreasing your processing time. Give them flexibility with a mobile app that lets them submit and approve expenses on the move; anytime, anywhere. And improve compliance with corporate T&E policy – or reduce costs by giving them a price-to-beat, and banking the difference.
Streamline VAT reclaim
Want to get as much VAT back from the tax man as possible? Partnering with Concur allows us to give you direct, consistent access to the leading VAT recovery solution in the market. They even guarantee compliance with HMRC rules. The result: a sophisticated and efficient VAT reclaim process on travel and entertainment expenses for your business.
