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Mandates
Belgium, six months in: what mid-market finance teams have actually changed
Six months into the B2B mandate, the calls from mid-market finance leads have shifted from 'how do we send' to 'how do we close the books'.
The first six months of Belgium’s B2B mandate have produced fewer fireworks than the run-up suggested. Most of the noise that filled trade groups in January and February has settled into a quieter, more practical set of questions.
What changed in the field
Mid-market finance teams have moved past “how do we send” and are now wrestling with closing the books: how to reconcile inbound Peppol invoices against PO commitments, how to handle credit notes that arrive after a period close, and how to evidence approvals for audit.