IDG Contributor Network: The case for moving to a cloud-based accounting system - the operations perspective

I recently led a panel discussion with a CFO, CIO and an operations procurement manager who turned out to be something of a visionary. The three discussed their decision to move the company's accounting system to the cloud, based on a business case the manager built simply by observing that the status quo wasn't cutting it.
In previous posts, I outlined the perspective of the CIO as well as the CFO. In this last installment, we'll examine the operations procurement manager's view