Performance Improvement and Cost Control: Finance

Successful payers approach treasury and working capital management with a goal to lower costs and free up resources for investment and growth. They take full advantage of myriad opportunities to strengthen cash flow, settle payments quickly, reduce working capital liabilities, negotiate favorable payment terms with suppliers, establish clear accountability in accounts payable and receivable, increase the value of collections personnel, and gather better information to support decision making.

CFOs are increasingly focusing upon improving overall financial reporting and information management in order to efficiently consolidate and close the financials, compare budgets to actuals and identify, capture, analyze and leverage the right information to run the business.

How we can help you

  • Cash Flow: PwC can help payers improve processes for bill generation, payment and reconciliation.
  • Performance Management: PwC can help payers improve their overall performance management processes in multiple ways, including:
    • Assessing and improving the front-end budgeting processes and tools
    • Assisting in identifying the right performance metrics
    • Assisting management in setting up the processes and systems to capture and report critical performance metrics
    • Assisting in the implementation of budgeting, planning, consolidation and other performance management systems - focusing on process, configuration and controls
  • Treasury Management: PwC can help payers improve their treasury processes and controls and their use of cash, reduce the costs of managing cash and banking activities, and gain a better understanding of financial risks.

Contacts
Paul Veronneau
US healthcare payer advisory leader
Tel: +1 (860) 241 7568
Bob Sands
US healthcare payer assurance leader
Tel: +1 (267) 330 2130
Sherrie Winokur
US healthcare payer tax leader
Tel: +1 (678) 419 1172
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