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Abid Ali
Member #87FounderBetaL1Founder & CEO, SpendConsole.ai
AI accounts-payable automation and fraud control for CFOs
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About
Abid Ali is the Founder and CEO of SpendConsole.ai, a Sydney-based company building an AI-powered accounts payable and payables orchestration platform that helps enterprise finance teams automate invoice-to-pay, meet e-invoicing rules such as PEPPOL, and reduce fraud risk. Before founding the company in 2021, Abid spent about 20 years in eProcurement, delivering more than 40 Procure to Pay transformation programs for global organisations. He now focuses on fixing gaps in AP control and compliance across complex ERP environments.
Experience
Helping CFOs and AP leaders drive value and manage risk | CEO & Founder @ SpendConsole | Straight talk on payables, fraud exposure, and control beyond dashboards
Founder and CEO · SpendConsole
Managing Director · Bloom Consulting - Independent Procurement Solution Experts
Procurement Transformation Project Manager · AGL Energy
Procurement Transformation · Ausgrid
Project Manager · Transurban
Independent Procurement Consultant · Suncorp Group
Project Manager - Procurement Solution · RailCorp
Project Manager Procurement Transformation · RailCorp
Education
University of Technology Sydney
Western Sydney University
