Lewis Land Group gains expense management efficiencies with SAP Concur

Australia’s oldest private property developer, Lewis Land Group, has developed more than 20,000 residential lots along Australia’s coastline and currently employs over 600 people. Lewis Land Group’s core businesses of residential, retail, and leisure consist of long-term projects that create communities where people can live, work, shop and relax.

Chris Allenby, Chief Financial Officer, Lewis Land Group said, “Lewis Land Group is a pioneer in property development with a rich history of innovation. I joined the business when COVID-19 first started and I saw there were opportunities to improve the company’s day-to-day finance functions and automate some back-end processes.”

Why SAP Concur:

• Automates expense process to improve efficiencies
• Reduces paper-based tasks
• Provides more time for customer engagement
• Delivers better business insights

Lewis Land Group case study

When Lewis Land's Chief Financial Officer, Chris Allenby, joined the business, he saw there were opportunities to improve the company’s day-to-day finance functions and automate back-end processes.

Lewis Land Group is now able to simplify and streamline its expense management processes using Concur Expense, capturing spend from multiple sources and consolidating expense data in one place.

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Supporting a mobile workplace

SAP Concur is helping Lewis Land Group create a more mobile workplace that supports the transition to remote work.

Chris Allenby said, “When lockdowns started, we still had a lot of paper records, so documentation and approvals needed to move online. We definitely needed to move away from old ways of doing things.

“I have had the benefit of working with SAP Concur products prior to joining Lewis Land Group, so I knew first-hand about the capabilities of the expense management solution and the many benefits, such as mobility, that it would provide for our teams.”

Less time doing paperwork leaves more time for customer engagement

Lewis Land Group is now able to simplify and streamline its expense management processes using Concur Expense. This automated expense management tool captures spend from multiple sources and consolidates expense data in one place. It controls spending through pre-set policies, while at the same time giving finance teams real-time insights of business expenses and simplifying the reimbursement process for employees. The mobile solution let’s all team members easily submit, approve, and manage expenses whether they are working in the office or remotely.

Chris Allenby said, “Expense automation has helped our teams work at home or onsite more freely. It also lets the finance team better support customer facing divisions so they can be with their customers rather than flicking through receipts every day. The best place for managers is to be out with their customers, not doing paperwork.

“Lewis Land Group owns and operates a number of assets along the east coast of Australia, so our teams travel a lot. We are now looking at SAP Concur expense and travel solutions to move our finance team from being process driven to having a partnership with the business. Using data from our SAP Concur solution our finance team can better analyse trends and give insights that help our customer facing employees. At the same time, we are able to drive greater back-office efficiencies.”

“With SAP Concur, our finance team can better support our customer facing divisions by reducing the time taken for internal processes and delivering insights that provide value for frontline employees.” Chris Allenby, Chief Financial Officer, Lewis Land Group.

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