Team Liquid: Streamlining expense management in the cloud to support organizational growth
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Team Liquid: Streamlining expense
management in the cloud to support
organizational growth
Founded in 2000, Team Liquid is a leading professional gaming organization with 160 professional
players across 15 games and a fan base of 10 million. Recognized as a powerhouse in the esports
landscape, it has won 120 major titles and over US$43 million in prize money.
With a rising number of players and staff traveling around the globe, Team Liquid was challenged
by its legacy nonintegrated expense management system. It was time-consuming to track credit
card transactions and difficult to provide support for global travelers. With limited spending
visibility, the company was reluctant to provide corporate cards, so many employees had to use
personal cards and manually file expense reports, creating a resource-intensive reimbursement
process for HR and payroll. Seeking an efficient expense management solution, Team Liquid
looked to the cloud.
Picture Credit | Team Liquid, Santa Monica, California. Used with permission.
Team Liquid: Streamlining expense
management in the cloud to support
organizational growth
Founded in 2000, Team Liquid is a leading professional gaming organization with 160 professional
players across 15 games and a fan base of 10 million. Recognized as a powerhouse in the esports
landscape, it has won 120 major titles and over US$43 million in prize money.
With a rising number of players and staff traveling around the globe, Team Liquid was challenged
by its legacy nonintegrated expense management system. It was time-consuming to track credit
card transactions and difficult to provide support for global travelers. With limited spending
visibility, the company was reluctant to provide corporate cards, so many employees had to use
personal cards and manually file expense reports, creating a resource-intensive reimbursement
process for HR and payroll. Seeking an efficient expense management solution, Team Liquid
looked to the cloud.
Picture Credit | Team Liquid, Santa Monica, California. Used with permission.
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“Because we have so much more visibility into spend,
we are more comfortable providing cards to employees,
and this gives us more useful data to make better business
decisions and negotiate with suppliers.”
Kasper Sanderink, Financial and Operational Manager, Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Santa Monica, California
www.teamliquid.com
Industry
Media, sports, and entertainment
Employees
>250
Products and services
Professional esports team
400%
Increased productivity in
reimbursing employees
21 days
Faster on average to
complete travel expense
report processing
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Fast-growing organization, with a rising number of players and staff traveling around the globe
• Legacy expense management solution that lacked support, could not scale internationally, and
was not integrated with its ERP application
• Inefficient and time-consuming processes for tracking credit card transactions
Why SAP
• Automated approval and reimbursement processes enabled by the Concur Expense solution
• Built-in compliance workflows, easing the burden of receipt management for employees and the
organization
• Flexibility to smooth integrations with finance and HR systems
• Comprehensive reporting functionality embedded in a cloud-based solution
After: Value-driven results
• Eliminated manual processes and enabled real-time expense report management
• Automated expense report approvals and other compliance tasks, such as mandatory registration
of participants in company-paid meals, simplifying the process and improving accuracy
• Enhanced spending visibility, enabling confidence in providing prepaid cards and resulting in
better business decisions and stronger supplier negotiations
Keeping up with fast organizational growth using automated travel
expense reimbursement in the cloud with Concur Expense
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“Because we have so much more visibility into spend,
we are more comfortable providing cards to employees,
and this gives us more useful data to make better business
decisions and negotiate with suppliers.”
Kasper Sanderink, Financial and Operational Manager, Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Santa Monica, California
www.teamliquid.com
Industry
Media, sports, and entertainment
Employees
>250
Products and services
Professional esports team
400%
Increased productivity in
reimbursing employees
21 days
Faster on average to
complete travel expense
report processing
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Fast-growing organization, with a rising number of players and staff traveling around the globe
• Legacy expense management solution that lacked support, could not scale internationally, and
was not integrated with its ERP application
• Inefficient and time-consuming processes for tracking credit card transactions
Why SAP
• Automated approval and reimbursement processes enabled by the Concur Expense solution
• Built-in compliance workflows, easing the burden of receipt management for employees and the
organization
• Flexibility to smooth integrations with finance and HR systems
• Comprehensive reporting functionality embedded in a cloud-based solution
After: Value-driven results
• Eliminated manual processes and enabled real-time expense report management
• Automated expense report approvals and other compliance tasks, such as mandatory registration
of participants in company-paid meals, simplifying the process and improving accuracy
• Enhanced spending visibility, enabling confidence in providing prepaid cards and resulting in
better business decisions and stronger supplier negotiations
Keeping up with fast organizational growth using automated travel
expense reimbursement in the cloud with Concur Expense
93744enUS (24/07) © 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
Featured solution
Concur Expense