Course Description

This course features highlights of the ISCA Conference 2025 held on 12 November 2025.

Synopsis:

Manual travel and expense (T&E) processes are just one example of how fragmented spend management can drain time, obscure visibility, and expose organisations to compliance and control risks.

This session goes beyond automation to examine how digitally transforming spend management — from travel and procurement to expense and vendor payments — can empower finance leaders to drive both control and strategic insight.

Through real-world case studies, we’ll explore how integrated, intelligent spend ecosystems can:

Enable real-time visibility into spending patterns and cash flow
Strengthen governance and risk management through policy automation and audit-ready transparency
Reduce administrative burden while improving employee experience and compliance
Leverage analytics and AI to detect anomalies, prevent leakage, and guide smarter decisions
Connect sustainability and ESG goals by tracking and reporting on responsible spend

Finance leaders will walk away with a framework for aligning spend management transformation with broader business objectives — unlocking efficiency, accountability, and strategic agility across the enterprise.

Intended For:

Audit Professionals / PAIP
Finance Professionals / PAIB
Public Sector Finance
C-suite & Directors
Business Owners

Competency Mapping:

CPE Category 5 = 0.5 CPE Hour

Setting the Foundation for Digital Transformation
Digital Execution for Smarter Spend Management

Slides: Maximised Control, Minimal Effort: The Power of Digitally Transforming Spend Management

Munenori Iwanaga

Vice President, Head of Internal Audit, SAP Concur

Mune is a seasoned audit professional with 20 years of experience spanning external and internal audit across global markets. Currently leading SAP’s Asia Pacific China (APAC) Internal Audit practice, based in Singapore. Managing a team of 15 internal audit professionals, Mune is responsible for executing the internal audit projects, ranging from operational and compliance topics in the countries and regions, as well as strategic internal advisory engagements related to Sales and Services. He also serves as Statutory Auditor for SAP Japan, and SAP Korea.Mune began his career with Deloitte in California, specializing in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for tech clients, before joining Protiviti in Japan and later SAP’s internal audit team in Tokyo. His leadership expanded in the Americas before relocating to Singapore in 2016. A Certified Public Accountant (California), Certified Internal Auditor, and CRMA holder, Mune is also a regular external speaker on internal audit topics, including Agile Auditing, Technology Enablement and Organizational Transformation, with organizations such as the Institute of Internal Auditors and ISCA

View profile