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Sarah Spoja

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What is AP automation? Why should CFOs automate financial processes? These are questions that modern financial professionals should look at and give some good answers to.But if automation sounds new to you, we got you covered. Sarah Spoja, Chief Financial Officer at Tipalti, shares some benefits and solutions of automating accounts payable. Sarah is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the Fintech and Retail industries. She is skilled in financial modeling, operations, pricing strategy, management, mergers &amp; acquisitions, corporate development, and payments.Before Tipalti, Sarah was a director at KKR Capstone for eight years, where she worked with portfolio companies in the Financial Services, technology, and Retail Sectors.In this episode, we discuss:- Automating the AP and payment management processes- The implications of Tipalti software for finance professionals- What does the modern CFO look like?- The benefits of automating payablesLearn more about Sarah and Tipalti:Sarah Spoja on LinkedInTipalti WebsiteEpisode resources:Personiv's WebsitePersoniv on LinkedInPersoniv on FacebookPersoniv on TwitterIf you enjoyed this episode then please either:Follow, rate, and review on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyCFO Weekly is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.soPrevious guests include: Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council, Sarah Spoja of Tipalti, Ken ''Mr. Biz'' Wentworth of Mr. Biz Solutions, Bryan Lapidus of Association for Financial Professionals, Jeremey Foster of Talroo, Ian Schnoor of Financial Modeling Institute, John Cappadona of School of Rock, Chris Caprio of Focus Technology and Amy Myrland of Capitol Bank. Check out our three most downloaded episodes:Strategic Planning and Forecasting for the Future w/ John CappadonaMastering Financial Modeling for Top Business Decisions w/ Ian SchnoorLearning the Best Practices of an M&amp;A Finance Process w/ Liz Hosman and Mark MillerIf you are interested in joining CFO Weekly as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/cfo-guest

What is AP automation? Why should CFOs automate financial processes? These are questions that modern financial professionals should look at and give some good answers to. But if automation sounds new to you, we got you covered. Sarah Spoja, Chief Financial Officer at Tipalti, shares some benefits and solutions of automating accounts payable. Sarah is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the Fintech and Retail industries. She is skilled in financial modeling, operations, pricing strategy, management, mergers &amp; acquisitions, corporate development, and payments. Before Tipalti, Sarah was a director at KKR Capstone for eight years, where she worked with portfolio companies in the Financial Services, technology, and Retail Sectors. In this episode, we discuss: - Automating the AP and payment management processes - The implications of Tipalti software for finance professionals - What does the modern CFO look like? - The benefits of automating payables Learn more about Sarah and Tipalti: <ul><li>Sarah Spoja on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdickens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Tipalti <a href="https://tipalti.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li></ul>Episode resources: <ul><li>Personiv's <a href="https://www.personiv.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Personiv on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/personiv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Personiv on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/personiv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li>Personiv on <a href="https://twitter.com/personiv?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li></ul>If you enjoyed this episode then please either: <ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href="https://apple.co/3GfVdnF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow on <a href="https://spoti.fi/3lWbQfR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a></li></ul>CFO Weekly is hand crafted by our friends over at: <a href="https://www.fame.so/?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=bcast&amp;utm_campaign=masters-of-community-with-david-spinks?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=bcast&amp;utm_campaign=confessions-of-a-b2b-marketer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fame.so</a> Previous guests include: Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council, Sarah Spoja of Tipalti, Ken ''Mr. Biz'' Wentworth of Mr. Biz Solutions, Bryan Lapidus of Association for Financial Professionals, Jeremey Foster of Talroo, Ian Schnoor of Financial Modeling Institute, John Cappadona of School of Rock, Chris Caprio of Focus Technology and Amy Myrland of Capitol Bank.  Check out our three most downloaded episodes: <ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/5nzy2vl8-strategic-planning-and-forecasting-for-the-future-w-john-cappadona" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strategic Planning and Forecasting for the Future w/ John Cappadona</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/m84kyryn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering Financial Modeling for Top Business Decisions w/ Ian Schnoor</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/v851r158-learning-the-best-practices-of-an-m-a-finance-process-with-liz-hosman-and-mark-miller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learning the Best Practices of an M&amp;A Finance Process w/ Liz Hosman and Mark Miller</a></li></ul>If you are interested in joining CFO Weekly as a guest, please complete this form: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP2qqnpr7GoTcTC2G1Z5jWVC0srl11AzGhnRMMnjI-zlTK-A/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fame.so/cfo-guest</a>

Driving Growth Through Accounts Payable Automation w/ Sarah Spoja

Tipalti

It was 2018, and shortly after payables start-up Tipalti had raised its Series C funding round, Sara Spoja recalls, she sat down with Tipalti CEO and cofounder Chen Amit. Having spent the previous 8 years as a senior operating executive for private equity firm KKR Capstone, Spoja was known for asking C-suite management tough questions, and she was no less probing when it came time to reviewing Tipalti’s Series C model. “I tore that thing apart and asked questions about every assumption,” comments Spoja, who recollects a 4-hour-long meeting with Amit, who encouraged her to grill him on every aspect of the business. During the meeting, Spoja no doubt turned over as many rocks as any of Tipalti’s Series C investors had, but Amit wasn’t looking for an investment from KKR. Indeed, he wanted an investment from Spoja—but not in dollars. Tipalti had achieved the requisite number of start-up milestones that normally precipitate the hiring of a chief financial officer, and it turned out that Spoja had quickly advanced as the tech firm’s leading candidate. “I had hit a patch at KKR where I wasn’t as excited as I might have been about what my next role was going to be,” remembers Spoja, whose seat on KKR’s operating executive talent bench had in the past propelled her into a rotating variety of portfolio company operational roles—each with an expiration date. “I decided that it was time to go and take my first real job at a company,” reports Spoja, who would join Tipalti as CFO in August of 2018. –Jack Sweeney

It was 2018, and shortly after payables start-up Tipalti had raised its Series C funding round, Sara Spoja recalls, she sat down with Tipalti CEO and cofounder Chen Amit. Having spent the previous 8 years as a senior operating executive for private equity firm KKR Capstone, Spoja was known for asking C-suite management tough questions, and she was no less probing when it came time to reviewing Tipalti’s Series C model. “I tore that thing apart and asked questions about every assumption,” comments Spoja, who recollects a 4-hour-long meeting with Amit, who encouraged her to grill him on every aspect of the business. During the meeting, Spoja no doubt turned over as many rocks as any of Tipalti’s Series C investors had, but Amit wasn’t looking for an investment from KKR. Indeed, he wanted an investment from Spoja—but not in dollars. Tipalti had achieved the requisite number of start-up milestones that normally precipitate the hiring of a chief financial officer, and it turned out that Spoja had quickly advanced as the tech firm’s leading candidate. “I had hit a patch at KKR where I wasn’t as excited as I might have been about what my next role was going to be,” remembers Spoja, whose seat on KKR’s operating executive talent bench had in the past propelled her into a rotating variety of portfolio company operational roles—each with an expiration date. “I decided that it was time to go and take my first real job at a company,” reports Spoja, who would join Tipalti as CFO in August of 2018. –Jack Sweeney