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Walkthrough · Accounts payable

A month in accounts payable

Your AI teammate reads the invoices, matches them to orders and receipts, and prepares the payment batch. Your accounts payable specialist handles the exceptions and the approvals before anything is paid.

The accounts payable specialist signs off a short sheet while the robot lines up an invoice, an order and a receipt with matching check marks
  1. The accounts payable specialist sits late in the day at a desk buried under paper invoices and envelopes

    Invoices pile up between check runs

    Invoices arrive by mail and email, in every format. Each one has to be keyed in, matched, coded and approved before it can be paid, and vendors call when a payment is late.

  2. The robot stacks incoming invoices into one tidy queue while the specialist sips tea

    Every day

    Invoices are read as they arrive

    Your AI teammatePulls invoices from the mail scans and the shared inbox and records the vendor, date, amount and order number for each one.

    Your staffYour specialist works from one queue.

  3. On a light table the robot lines up an invoice, an order and a delivery slip joined by check marks while the specialist leans in

    Every day

    Each invoice is matched to its order and receipt

    Your AI teammateMatches each invoice to its purchase order and the delivery receipt, and lists any that differ.

    Your staffYour specialist reviews only the ones that differ.

  4. The robot tags invoices and slides them into approval folders while the specialist reviews a short list on her monitor

    Week 2

    Invoices are coded and sent for approval

    Your AI teammateSuggests the account code from the order and past invoices, and sends each invoice to the right approver.

    Your staffApprovers sign off, and your specialist corrects any code.

  5. The robot holds up two nearly identical invoices with a flag between them while the specialist talks to a vendor on the phone

    Week 3

    Duplicates and mismatches are caught before payment

    Your AI teammateFlags likely duplicates, price differences and vendors with missing details.

    Your staffYour specialist calls the vendor and settles each one.

  6. The specialist and the business manager sign an approval sheet while the robot stands by a stack of sealed envelopes

    Check run

    The payment batch is ready to approve

    Your AI teammatePrepares the check run or payment batch with the backup for each payment, and files the paperwork for the auditors.

    Your staffYour specialist and business manager approve the batch before anything is paid.

At the end of the day the specialist waters a plant at her tidy desk while the robot files binders into a cabinet

The finished workflow

Vendors are paid on time, and the files are ready for the audit

Your specialist leaves on time, and the hours go to vendor relationships and the questions that need judgment.

Which part of your month would you hand off first?

Send Karl Yoder a note about the recurring work that takes your team the most time, and we can talk through where to start.

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