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| November 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Financial Director)

Byline: Peter Bartram.

Meet Bill Roberts - that rare breed of senior finance function director who is satisfied with his IT consultancy project. As European purchase-to-pay process director at Lever Faberge, a company that makes products such as Dove soap and Sure deodorant, Roberts was in charge of the 140,000 invoices that flooded into Lever Faberge's UK operation each year.

Like many FDs, Roberts realised it was time-consuming and costly to process them, so he decided to do something about it. But unlike many other FDs who blindly call in consultants to deal with their problem, he managed the consultancy project ...

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