Process Automation · Invoice & AP

Match invoices to POs without a person in the middle.

Your AP team is spending hours matching invoices to purchase orders and receiving documents manually. Three-way matching should be automatic \u2014 with exceptions routed for approval and clean invoices paid on schedule without human intervention.

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The Problem

AP Workflows Built on Manual Matching and Email Chains

AP staff manually comparing invoice line items against POs and receiving documents for every transaction
Invoice exceptions handled through email threads with no SLA tracking or escalation
Early-pay discounts missed because invoices sit in an approval queue nobody monitors
Duplicate invoices paid because there\u2019s no automated detection before payment runs
What We Deliver

Service Scope

01
Automated Three-Way Matching

Match invoices against purchase orders and receiving documents automatically. Configurable tolerances for price, quantity, and freight variances \u2014 clean matches process without human touch.

02
Invoice Data Extraction

Extract vendor, line items, amounts, PO references, tax, and payment terms from invoices in any format \u2014 PDF, email, paper scan, EDI. No manual data entry for structured invoices.

03
Exception Routing & Resolution

Unmatched invoices routed to the right approver with the specific discrepancy highlighted, PO context attached, and a resolution workflow. SLA tracking ensures exceptions don\u2019t sit in queues.

04
Duplicate Detection

Automated detection of duplicate invoices before payment \u2014 matching on invoice number, vendor, amount, date, and line items. Duplicates are flagged, not paid.

05
Payment Optimization

Identify early-pay discount opportunities and schedule payments to capture them. Track discount capture rate as a KPI \u2014 most manufacturers leave 1\u20132% on the table.

06
ERP Integration

Matched and approved invoices post directly to your ERP\u2019s AP module. Payment batches generated automatically based on terms, discounts, and cash flow rules.

How We Work

Engagement Process

01
AP Workflow Audit

Document current invoice volume, matching process, exception handling, average processing time, and error/duplicate rates. Quantify the cost of manual AP operations.

02
Matching Rules & Tolerances

Define three-way matching rules, price/quantity tolerances, exception routing logic, and approval hierarchies based on your procurement policies.

03
Automation Build

Build the extraction, matching, routing, and ERP posting pipeline. Integrate with your ERP\u2019s AP module and vendor communication channels.

04
Parallel Validation

Run automated matching alongside manual processing for a validation period. Compare match rates, exception accuracy, and processing times.

05
Production & Optimization

Deploy with dashboards tracking match rate, exception rate, processing time, duplicate prevention, and discount capture. Tune tolerances based on production results.

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Every engagement starts with an assessment.

Not a proposal. Not a sales call. We tell you what we find, not what you want to hear. The Launchpad assessment maps your operation before any software work begins.

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