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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that process payments of operating expenses and other supplier charges. It…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of processing…
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Percentage of discounts available that are taken
This measure calculates the percentage of available discounts that are taken. A discount is a reduction in the amount of an invoice/bill to be paid if the entire amount is…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing…
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Total cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of revenue. The finance function involves financial strategy and planning, investment…
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Other cost to perform the process "process expense reimbursements" per T&E disbursement
This measure calculates other cost per travel and entertainment (T&E) disbursement to process reimbursements to employees for the expenses incurred during the course of…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates overhead and other costs per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process "process expense reimbursements" per T&E disbursement
This measure calculates overhead and other costs per travel and entertainment (T&E) disbursement to process reimbursements to employees for the expenses incurred during the…
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Number of business entity employees per finance function FTE
This measure calculates the number of business entity employees (temporary, part-time, and full-time headcount) per finance function full-time equivalent (FTE). It is part of…
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Total cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs. The finance function includes…
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Number of invoices processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts payable (AP)"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments of operating expenses and other supplier charges. An…
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Number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue
This measure calculates number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted to the…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per process FTE
This measure calculates total cost, including depreciation/amortization, per process full time equivalent (FTE) to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and…
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Percentage of IT budget, including depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "manage business resiliency and risk"
This measure calculates IT budget allocated to the process group "manage business resiliency and risk" as a percentage of total IT budget, including depreciation/amortization…