Procure-to-Pay Consulting
Most companies don't have a technology problem.
They have a process problem.
Busby Advisory works with growing companies whose procure-to-pay operations have outgrown the way they were set up. We fix the process first — then, and only then, the technology.
Start with the Busby DiagnosticSound familiar?
The signs are usually the same.
These are process failures. Software didn't cause them, and software alone won't fix them.
- Invoices stacking up with no clear owner
- Vendors paid late — or paid twice
- Approvals living in somebody's inbox
- Spend visibility that only arrives after the money is gone
- Exception handling that depends on one person knowing the answer
How we work
A deliberate order. Every time.
The sequence matters. Skipping to technology before the process is right is how companies end up with expensive software that automates a broken workflow.
Diagnose
We map how the process actually runs — not how the org chart says it runs — and put numbers to what it costs in cycle time, rework, duplicate payments, late fees, and missed early-pay discounts.
Resolve
We redesign approval hierarchy, ownership, and exception handling. This phase clears many of the most expensive problems at no software cost at all.
Solutionize
Only now do we select and configure the right tools — built around a process that already works, not one we're hoping software will fix.
The starting point
The Busby Diagnostic
A one-to-two week review that produces a root cause analysis, a process map of how your P2P operation actually runs, and a prioritized fix roadmap with numbers attached. You leave knowing exactly what's broken, why, and what it's costing you.
Schedule a conversationWhat you receive:
- Root cause analysis
- As-is process map
- Prioritized fix roadmap with cost estimates
Typical engagement: 1–2 weeks
Why it works
Experience at scale.
"Our founder spent twenty years in procure-to-pay operations, including running P2P for a Microsoft operation processing $120 billion in annual payout volume and 1.5 million invoices a year. At that scale, you learn quickly that the process is almost always the point of failure — not the software."
Tanner Busby
Founder, Busby Advisory
If any of this sounds familiar, that's the conversation to have.
Invoice backlogs, late vendor payments, missing approval trails, untracked vendor risk — start with the Diagnostic.