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title: 2022 research
url: https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/
updated: 2026-08-25T11:00:43Z
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# Financial Census 2022

## Four financial hurdles (and how to get over them)

Quick facts from the Medius Financial Professional Census.

[Download the full report](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/financial-professional-census-report-2022/ "Financial Professional Census Report 2022")

[!\[Financial Census 2022 report cover\](https://www.medius.com/media/iaxfyxwp/financial-census-ebook.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd2a5feb24cc60)](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/financial-professional-census-report-2022/)

[Overview](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/)

[Fraud](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/fraud/)

[Slow payments](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/slow-payments/)

[Cooperation](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/cooperation/)

[Unhappy people](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/unhappy-people/)

[Download full report](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/financial-professional-census-report-2022/)

## 1. Do you have $280,000 we could steal?

Messy paper trails and manual processes are making invoice fraud easier to master and harder to stop.

- **34,000** cases of invoice fraud last year.
1 per month for each of the 2,750 businesses surveyed.
- **$280,000** annual cost per company.
- **42%** of companies are bringing finance and IT together to catch fraud and prevent the problem.

[Explore fraud](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/fraud/ "Explore fraud")

## 2. We'll pay you later.

Accounts professionals admit that 45% of supplier payments are late, leaving early-payment discounts on the table.

- **87%** of suppliers offer discounts for early payment.
- **98%** of companies want them.
- Only **39%** actually take advantage of them.

Automated AP has reduced invoice processing FROM 6 DAYS TO 1 DAY, making early payments easier.

[Explore slow payments](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/slow-payments/ "Slow payments")

## 3. We’ll stay in our siloes, thank you.

Finance and procurement aren’t talking to each other, and it’s costing you money. Without collaboration, it’s impossible to know what you’re paying for—and how much you’re paying.

- **58%** of finance professionals work with procurement occasionally.
- **22%** never do.
- **25%** believe a poor relationship between the two teams means more mistakes are made.
- **33%** say it's harming supplier relationships.

[Explore cooperation](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/cooperation/ "Cooperation")

## 4. This isn't fun anymore.

The majority of financial professionals are unhappy with their roles.

- **24%** say their finance department is so busy, they’re worried people will leave.
- **19%** say the job is dominated by monotonous, boring, demotivating tasks.
- **23,000** invoices to process—per person, per year—are pushing teams to the boiling point.
- **42%** say automation is making the payment process smoother—reducing mundane tasks.

[Explore unhappy people](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2022-research/unhappy-people/ "Unhappy people")

## Want to know more?
Read the full report.

A global picture of the challenges facing finance teams: rising fraud, retaining talent, late supplier payments and strained relationships with procurement.

[Get the report](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/financial-professional-census-report-2022/ "Financial Professional Census Report 2022")

[!\[Financial Census 2022 report cover\](https://www.medius.com/media/iaxfyxwp/financial-census-ebook.png?width=372&height=279&v=1dd2a5feb24cc60&rmode=boxpad)](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/financial-professional-census-report-2022/)

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