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Richard Fishburn

ABBYY MVP 2025: I am Honoured to Be Recognised for Expertise and Community Contribution

Thrilled to be chosen as an Abbyy Most Valuable Professional this year. You can find out more about the MVP program here – https://www.abbyy.com/mvp/. A link to the original LinkedIn post – https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7292531970218090496/ Abbyy defines an MVP as such: An ABBYY Most Valuable Professional (MVP) is a distinguished title awarded to developers who demonstrate exceptional… Read More »ABBYY MVP 2025: I am Honoured to Be Recognised for Expertise and Community Contribution

AP Automation Strategy Whitepaper: First Draft (Redacted)

My whitepaper, ‘AP Automation Strategy Whitepaper Richard Fishburn’, is now in its first draft. I’ve included a redacted version here. If you’d like access to the full content, please reach out to me via LinkedIn or email. This document is designed to provide customers and partners with my perspective on the AP process, highlighting the… Read More »AP Automation Strategy Whitepaper: First Draft (Redacted)

Why Automating Accounts Payable Matters: A Whitepaper Perspective

Recently, I’ve been working on a whitepaper about automating the accounts payable (AP) process. As an automation advocate and process enthusiast, I’ve leaned towards making it more process-led rather than marketing-focused. I believe this strikes the right tone for a true whitepaper. In my view, a whitepaper should: Demonstrate a deep understanding of the subject… Read More »Why Automating Accounts Payable Matters: A Whitepaper Perspective

Evolving My Approach to Discovery Meetings: Adapting for Better Outcomes

My approach to discovery meetings is continually evolving. To ensure I’m well-prepared, I allocate dedicated time each week for preparation: By chasing notes on Friday morning, I give consultants sufficient time to write up and send their notes ahead of my Monday morning preparation slot. Cheat Sheets for Discovery Meetings I’ve developed cheat sheets for… Read More »Evolving My Approach to Discovery Meetings: Adapting for Better Outcomes

financeSHOWCASE: Speaker of the Day Award

Had a lot of fun speaking at the recent financeSHOWCASE in Manchester and I’m glad the attendees thought the seminar of value. I was awarded ‘Speaker of the Day’ by their votes. This is a the presentation I delivered – https://spectrumdigital.tech/automating-finance-robots-in-reconciliation/.

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From Insight to Innovation: How Seminars Get Attendees Thinking Differently About Automation

My recent seminars have proved impactful, as they’ve got attendees to think beyond the processes I presented and consider other opportunities for robotic process automation (RPA). In my recent sessions, I demonstrated how RPA could be used for payment reconciliations, including handling remittances and bank statements. Following the presentation, one attendee approached our stand to… Read More »From Insight to Innovation: How Seminars Get Attendees Thinking Differently About Automation

Building Habits: Stacking Success in the Morning

I’ve recently been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear and have started implementing some of his suggestions straight away. Two concepts that resonate particularly well with me are habit stacking and implementation intentions. I’ve always leaned towards being a morning person, and I’ve come to realise how crucial those early hours are to my productivity… Read More »Building Habits: Stacking Success in the Morning

Automating Finance: Robots in Reconciliation

Yesterday I delivered the first of my seminars at the financeSHOWCASE in Birmingham titled ‘Automating Finance: Robots in Reconciliation’. You can move through the presentation above using the arrow keys on your keyboard.

Streamlining Purchase-to-Pay in Education: Simplifying Nominal Coding with Large Language Models

Different vertical sectors come with their own unique requirements. In this post, we explore how large language models (LLMs) can play a transformative role in education settings by streamlining the Purchase-to-Pay process. The Purchase-to-Pay journey often begins with a requisition, where users raise requests for purchases. Before these requests can be approved and converted into… Read More »Streamlining Purchase-to-Pay in Education: Simplifying Nominal Coding with Large Language Models

Simplifying Accounts Payable: Tackling Unit of Measure Challenges in Distribution

At Spectrum, we’ve carved out particular niches in delivering complex accounts payable solutions. We’ve achieved significant success in vertical markets such as distribution, including the food and clothing sectors. One of the key complexities in these industries is managing Units of Measure (UOM). Orders are often raised with quantities and prices that differ from what… Read More »Simplifying Accounts Payable: Tackling Unit of Measure Challenges in Distribution