Automating accounts payable processes

Take the pains out of 
invoice processing!

Eliminate
- Manual data keying
- Manual distribution

Move from
late payment penalties to early payment discounts

Turn bad-will
into improved
supplier relations

Make those slow
and questionable
financial reports
timely and accurate

"The ReadSoft solution allows us to double our processing capacity with ease and speed unmatched in our previous system.  The business can now focus on process improvement and increased trade working capital projects.”

 

Ciaran Mara
Invoice Processing Manager
Orica Limited, Australia

Accounts Payable processes are business critical.

That's why we'd like to simplify your routines, while improving your bottom line:

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Automate your entire process

From invoice arrival to post and archive. Efficient workflow streamlines verification and exception handling.

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Any format and source

Paper or electronic documents, and document images via mailbox, email, fax, or file transfer.

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Capitalize on your investment

Integration with your ERP/financial systems means you can maximise the investment you've already made.

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Increase visibility

Having total visibility allows you to improve your cash flow and invoice management.


Through Accounts Payable automation you gain control of received and invoiced goods.  You'll experience the many benefits of automatic purchase order matching, optional automatic posting of invoices, enhanced security, less manual work, shorter total processing time, decreased total cost for supplier handling, and early notification of errors, to name but a few.

Not only that, you also improve the visibiltiy of your financial status, expenditure, cashflow and committed funds.  This information is critical for making smart day-to-day business decisions and saves a substantial amount of valuable time and money at the end of every month, quarter, and year.

We call this the "ReadSoft Effect", and we'd like you to experience it. 

This is how it works:

Sorting

Supplier and buyer identities are checked and verified. The type of expense (general or purchase order) as well as the type of document (invoice or credit note) is detected. This allows for business rules to be applied automatically.

Extraction and validation

Extended line item tables and multiple GST rates are extracted. All information is checked using calculations or by comparing against resident data. If confirmed, the invoice may bypass manual verification.

You can also use information from several ERP ledgers. If everything is correct and the invoice corresponds to an approved purchase order, it can be posted automatically.

Verification

Individual operators have a personalized inbox containing only the invoices they are authorized to handle. Any correction is automatically revalidated in accordance with predefined rules.

Verification can easily be done over the Internet without any loss of security.

Allocation and approval

A web-based workflow simplifies validations and controls, shortens circulation time, and provides immediate access to information. You can always see where your invoice is in the process.

No piles of backup copies or hunting for unreturned invoices.

Monitoring and control

Extensive monitoring capabilities help you keep track of the process. They provide reports and graphs with regard to your documents and data processing which allows you to measure process performance along parameters of your choice.

 

 

Scope

Solutions for automating Accounts Payable processes in any major ERP or financial system, from invoice arrival, though information extraction, validation and verification, to approval workflow, all with SOX compliance support.

Proven for all major ERP and financial systems

A large number of successful installations have been made in collaboration with our partners. For more information, please check our partner list or get in touch with us.

Certified by SAP®

Totally transparent solutions, where you work either in your normal SAP environment or through an easy-to-understand web interface.

  • You get a “single point of entry” from which you can access all required data and information, including vendor master data, purchase order data, the original invoice data and a history of all actions that have been carried out.
  • You access the workflow through the SAP system or a web browser.
  • Authorized suppliers have access to the processing status of their invoices.
  • Numerous statistical evaluations facilitate specific process optimization. This allows you, for example, to compare suppliers and view chronological developments.

Integrated with Oracle E-Business SuiteCertified by Oracle

You are able to use the Oracle functionality you already have in the E-Business Suite and Oracle database.

  • Oracle interface, Oracle workflow, and Oracle validation rules and approval hierarchies, with account rules provided by General Ledger.
  • You access the workflow through the Oracle system or a web browser. The information and the corresponding invoice image are always available via the standard “Attachment” button in the Oracle AP module.
  • You have a real-time overview of the workflow - where invoices are in the process and who is responsible for next action.
  • No effect whatsoever on your existing E-Business Suite.
  • No effect at all on Oracle support nor on your ability to upgrade.

Automation areas

Shared service centres

  • Extensive experience from multinational enterprises
  • Proven methodology for analysis, planning and implementation
  • Global market leading provider of supplier invoice solutions
  • Solutions able to handle
    - many languages
    - local regulations and business rules

Most enterprises and other organizations

The accounts payable processes are basically the same regardless of industry type. Our experiences cover many different fields of industry, as well as public service organizations and governmental bodies, in many countries with very specific legislation, rules, and business practices.
For further information please check our reference list or get in touch with us.

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"It's exciting to work with companies on business process transformation by providing highly measurable automation solutions."

Jeff Leibovici

"The Barber" (aptly named for cutting costs)

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Estimate your return on investment

With our online ROI estimator, you are able to calculate the potential savings that the ReadSoft automated accounts payable solution brings to your organization.

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A green alternative

Environment

Go paperless

Automated invoice processing spares the world of 1.4 billion paper copies each year.

This equals to 2000 tons of CO2 emissions or 3000 trees.

By choosing ReadSoft, you can also help us save the Daintree Rainforest.  We'll donate funds, on behalf of all qualifying customers, to Rainforest Rescue's "Plant a Rainforest" project.

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White papers

The E-Payables Benchmark Series: Imaging & Workflow - by the Aberdeen Group
An independent research featuring the benchmarks of AP automation, the initial stages of the AP process, invoice receipt and workflow management by the Aberdeen Group.

PayStream Advisors profiles ReadSoft in Imaging and Workflow
An independent ReadSoft profile report with focus on ReadSoft DOCUMENTS for Invoices by PayStream Advisors.

Whitepaper on Automated Invoice Processing within SAP
The benefits and best practices for automated invoices processing integrated into SAP®.

Whitepaper on the Essence of AP Automation
A review of the issues and potential solution types available in the area of Accounts Payable Automation.

AP Automation in Oracle - An investment in the future
This whitepaper gives more details on the AP process and focuses on the savings possible in a challenging economy.

Automated invoice processing into Oracle E-business Suite
Automating input from invoices into Oracle E-Business Suite - How it works

Automated invoice processing and approval workflows
Automating input from invoices into any ERP system - How it works

E-invoices definitions and best practices
This whitepaper describes different types of e-invoices, discusses what the differences are, and presents best practices for sending and receiving e-invoices.

Trends in legislation governing AP processes
This whitepaper provides some examples of recent international legislation governing invoice processing, AP processes, e-invoices etc.

Automated requisition handling
This white paper shows you how to implement a simple, standardized entry process for all requirements in your company, and how this also benefits invoice verification processes as a result.