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We covered 6 real-life case studies for you to see how other companies use accounts payable automation to improve their invoice processing time, back and forth emails with stakeholders, and pay their vendors faster.

In this blog, we will explore how ProcureDesk has made a huge difference for 6 companies who are key players in their industry. We will talk about the challenges that Coast Flight, Elhogar, Indiana Beach, Cerebral Therapeutics, Quantus, and Funai have experienced before integrating ProcureDesk into their solutions.

Get ready to dive into how these companies solved their procurement challenges with ProcureDesk.

What Is Accounts Payable Automation?

Accounts payable automation refers to using technology to automate your accounts payable process. This includes invoice capture, data entry, approval workflows, and payment processing.

There are quite a few benefits to applying AP automation within your company. To name a few, here are some of the benefits it brings:

• Better cost savings:  Automation can help your company reduce costs associated with your accounts payable. You can eliminate manual tasks through AP Automation, reducing errors and increasing your operational efficiency.
• Improved accuracy:  AP Automation can help you improve the accuracy of your accounts payable processes by handling a good volume of invoices without having to go through manual tasks or paper invoices.
• Faster processing time: AP Automation can help you reduce the time you spend in managing invoices by eliminating back and forth coordination within your team. Overall it speeds up your process, eliminating manual and payment delays by leveraging robotic process automation.
• Increased visibility:  Did you know that AP Automation can help you improve the visibility of your accounts payable process? This helps your payable team access real-time data and reporting, helping you improve your financial operations by simply gaining foresight to cash flow.
• Better control:  AP Automation can help your payable team gain access to workflows and approvals. Thus making it easier to streamline your processes.

Related: Master The Accounts Payable Process: Strategies For Effective Financial Management

6 Accounts Payable Automation Case Studies

Our software ProcureDesk aims to help small to midsize companies automate their accounts payable process and reduce the time they spend creating and matching supplier invoices with purchase orders.

We do this successfully, supported by our wide array of features:

• E-invoicing capabilities ensure that invoices are automatically captured from the vendors—no need to import invoices from emails. The system automatically receives and matches the invoices with the purchase order and sends it to your accounting system.
• Purchase order automation so scientists don’t need to spend their precious time creating and sending the purchase orders to the vendors. The system automatically sends the purchase orders to vendors.
• Purchase order tracking allows you to track the order acknowledgment and Advance shipping notice (ASN). Always know the whereabouts of your delivery without chasing the vendors and multiple email follow-ups.
• Configurable approval workflows ensure that the purchase request is reviewed and approved at the appropriate level. Configure it once, and then forget about your compliance needs.
• Budget internal controls ensure that you don’t go over budget. Define budgets at a granular level, like account, class, department, etc.

In this section, we will share some of the success stories of companies we’ve supported along the way, to help them create a successful procurement process.

Case Study #1: Coast Flight

Company introduction.

Coast Flight , a leading aviation training academy, has been instrumental in guiding aspiring pilots through rigorous aviation courses, offering a clear path to becoming commercial airline pilots.

Operating across three locations in the United States, Coast Flight faced challenges in managing decentralized purchasing processes, leading to inefficiencies and a lack of control over expenses.

Coast Flight’s AP Problem: The Use Of Manual Spreadsheets

Coast Flight’s decentralized purchasing model resulted in each location managing its supplies, documented in individual spreadsheets.

The accounting department struggled to gain visibility into these purchases, only learning about them upon the arrival of invoices.

Manual cross-referencing between invoices and spreadsheets became time-consuming, taking several days each month. CFO Kevin Slatnick highlighted the lack of control and tracking of purchasing requirements, creating a situational awareness problem for the company.

The manual process, utilizing spreadsheets and shared drives, further complicated matters.

Purchase orders were not consistently captured, changes were not reflected, and missing invoice information led to additional follow-ups.

The accounting team spent extensive time reconciling discrepancies, especially during the increased volume of invoices.

How Did ProcureDesk Help?

To address these challenges, Coast Flight seized the opportunity during the COVID-induced slowdown to enhance operational efficiencies.

Implementing ProcureDesk brought transformative change by centralizing the entire procure-to-pay process into one system.

Now, buyers across different locations utilize ProcureDesk for all purchasing activities, eliminating the need for manual spreadsheet updates.

The accounting team gains total visibility into all purchase order activities, and the approval process is fully automated. Budget owners have real-time insights into expenditures, ensuring no surprises upon invoice arrival.

The 3-way match process in ProcureDesk facilitates easy identification of invoice discrepancies, and the automated exception routing process streamlines approvals.

Syncing invoices with QuickBooks after approval eliminates manual data entry, saving considerable time for the accounting team.

ProcureDesk’s Results

The ProcureDesk implementation yielded significant results for Coast Flight.

The invoice process is now centralized, simplifying the 3-way match and exception routing. Invoices seamlessly sync with QuickBooks, eliminating manual entry and improving accuracy.

CFO Kevin Slatnick expressed the substantial time savings of 25% to 35% in processing invoices, a remarkable improvement for the accounting department.

This newfound efficiency allows the team to focus on strategic financial activities rather than laborious manual tasks, ultimately contributing to Coast Flight’s continued success in training the next generation of airline pilots.

Case Study #2: Elhogar

Elhogar Community Services , a not-for-profit organization established in 1977, dedicates itself to enhancing individuals’ and families’ mental health and emotional well-being through a range of community programs.

With a mission spanning senior care to specialized mental health services, Elhogar is committed to positively impacting the community it serves.

Elgohar’s AP Problem: Lack Of Expense Visibility

Upon joining Elhogar in 2018 as Fiscal Director, Beatrix Koev identified the need for complete visibility into expenses.

With cost-reimbursement contracts in place, timely expense information was crucial for reimbursement. The manual purchasing process, involving requisition forms submitted via email, created transparency issues.

The Finance team lacked insight into approved expenses, leading to delays in reimbursement and inhibiting Elhogar’s ability to manage cash flow effectively.

Recognizing the cultural and technological challenges, Elhogar embarked on a journey to modernize its purchasing practices.

The priority was automating the purchase approval process, initially routing all approvals to the Directors and the CEO.

However, this caused a bottleneck at the CEO level. The process was refined to allow self-approvals by Directors, streamlining 80% of requests at the program level.

To further simplify requisition creation, ProcureDesk implemented catalogs for top vendors, facilitating repeat purchases.

Elhogar emphasized the importance of flexibility and simplicity in the ProcureDesk system, praising its ability to meet purchasing and ERP requirements without compromising ease of use.

Elhogar’s team highlighted the flexibility and ease of learning and implementing ProcureDesk, emphasizing the importance of providing detailed information during implementation for customized solutions.

Within 2-3 weeks, the purchase process system was live, providing the team with a streamlined approach to requisition creation.

The impact was significant: requisition creation time was reduced from 10-15 minutes to a few minutes. Real-time visibility into the status of purchase requests enabled a more efficient approval process, resulting in a reduction of over 50% in the approval cycle.

Elhogar’s team summarized the results as a clear oversight of monthly purchasing activities, speedy payables integration into the accounting system, and an audit-proof approval process.

Beatrix Koev concluded, “ProcureDesk has transformed our purchasing practices, ensuring complete transparency and regulatory compliance while significantly improving our cash flow management.”

Elhogar Community Services now stands as a testament to the successful integration of technology, cultural shift, and effective expense visibility in the not-for-profit sector.

Case Study #3: Indiana Beach

Indiana Beach , a popular amusement park nestled in Monticello, Indiana, offers a diverse range of attractions, including campgrounds, rides, lodging, and dining facilities.

The facilities team plays a crucial role in the park’s operations by procuring various products and services, from hardware for ride maintenance to food supplies for dining facilities.

Indiana Beach’s AP Problem: Lack Of Cashflow Control

The challenge for Indiana Beach was gaining better control over cash flow, a crucial aspect during the park’s on and off seasons.

The manual process of creating paper-based purchase orders and obtaining approvals via email was time-consuming and hindered the team’s ability to manage cash flow proactively.

Andrea Page, Director of Finance, emphasized the importance of regularly staying on top of invoicing and monitoring cash flow.

The purchasing process at Indiana Beach faced scalability issues, with purchasing volumes varying significantly between the park’s off-season and peak season.

The manual creation of purchase orders, averaging 100 per month during the off-season and exceeding 200 per month during the peak season, was not conducive to efficient operations.

This led to productivity losses and posed challenges for the Accounts Payable team in matching invoices to purchase orders.

Recognizing the need for automation, the finance team turned to ProcureDesk to transition to an electronic purchase order process.

The platform provided complete visibility into purchasing activities, an approval workflow to control spending, and automation that significantly reduced the cycle time for issuing purchase orders.

The Accounts Payable team benefited from automatic invoice matching, which streamlined the verification process and allowed them to focus on cash flow requirements.

With ProcureDesk’s purchase order system, Indiana Beach achieved operational scalability and efficiency. The finance team transformed from a bottleneck to an enabler for the operations team.

The platform’s catalogs enhanced the user experience, enabling employees to make purchases seamlessly while providing the finance team comprehensive visibility into cash flow trends.

Andrea Page highlighted the platform’s impact on budgeting and planning, stating that ProcureDesk improved purchasing efficiency and facilitated better budget creation and cash flow control.

The team now possesses a complete picture of purchasing trends, allowing for proactive budgeting and planning for the future.

In conclusion, ProcureDesk empowered Indiana Beach to overcome cash flow challenges, streamline purchasing processes, and enhance overall financial control, positioning the amusement park for continued success in providing a memorable experience for visitors.

Case Study #4: Cerebral Therapeutics

Cerebral Therapeutics , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, stands at the forefront of innovation in developing therapies for refractory neurological diseases.

With a foundation built by neuroscience, neurosurgery, and drug delivery experts, the company pioneers intracerebroventricular (ICV) therapies for individuals with neurological diseases.

Leveraging their proprietary technology, ICVRx™, Cerebral Therapeutics is dedicated to bringing groundbreaking drug therapies and companion biomarker strategies to the market.

Cerebral Therapeutics’ AP Problem: Inability To Track And Analyze Spending

As a dynamic, venture-backed startup in the life sciences sector, Cerebral Therapeutics faced challenges common to many companies in their early stages.

The manual processes for generating purchase orders (POs) on Microsoft Word and Excel sheets for expense tracking proved cumbersome and error-prone as the company scaled.

The complexity of their spending, predominantly directed towards third-party vendors and service providers, demanded a more efficient and scalable solution.

Manual accounting processes were becoming increasingly untenable, and the lack of insight into spend analysis hindered the company’s ability to project future budgeting and manage cash flow effectively.

Recognizing the need for a transformative solution, Cerebral Therapeutics turned to ProcureDesk for procurement software that could automate its manual processes.

The core requirements included vendor-by-vendor cost analysis reporting over time, automated PO generation, order tracking, reconciliation processes, and integration with Xero accounting software.

ProcureDesk became the catalyst for streamlining day-to-day operations and providing comprehensive solutions to address the challenges faced by Cerebral Therapeutics.

The decision to implement ProcureDesk yielded significant results for Cerebral Therapeutics.

The once error-prone processes involving Word documents and Excel spreadsheets were replaced with streamlined, error-free ordering and reconciliation.

The software ensured reliability in the accounting processes, eliminating concerns about double or late payments due to inefficient reconciliation.

• Significant Cost Savings Due To Avoiding The Need For Additional Administrative Staff: Automating purchasing and invoicing processes with ProcureDesk allowed Cerebral Therapeutics to avoid additional administrative staff. The potential burden of manual processes on existing employees was averted, resulting in significant financial savings and increased operational efficiency.
• Detailed Spend Analysis Reporting For Forecasting: One of the critical outcomes of implementing ProcureDesk was the ability of Cerebral Therapeutics to perform detailed spend analysis reporting. This capability empowered the company to forecast and plan effectively, which is essential for a life sciences company involved in drug and device development. The data generated from ProcureDesk reports became instrumental in vendor negotiation, planning, and forecasting for future drug and device initiatives.

In conclusion, ProcureDesk was pivotal in helping Cerebral Therapeutics overcome manual process challenges, ensuring efficient and error-free operations, significant cost savings, and providing detailed spend analysis for informed decision-making in their mission to advance therapies for neurological diseases.

Case Study #5: Quantus 

Quantus, Inc. is an ISO Certified Company, providing critical services to the Life Sciences Industry. Specializing in CALIBRATION, CERTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, TECH-STAFFING, and VALIDATION Services, Quantus has consistently demonstrated its commitment to superior customer service and technical expertise.

Since 1998, the company excels in Compliance and Technical Services, serving clients adhering to FDA & ISO Regulations and Standards.

Quantus’ AP Problem: Difficulties In Spend Control

As a leading field service provider and laboratory testing services entity in the life sciences industry, Quantus, Inc. experienced substantial growth over recent years.

The doubling of its employee base and an 80% increase in the customer base posed significant challenges in spending control, expense management, and forecasting.

Once directly involved in day-to-day administrative accounting tasks, senior management found it increasingly difficult to track, manage, and control spending as the company expanded. The initial procurement system in place was quickly outgrown, necessitating a more robust and scalable solution.

Quantus recognized the need for a more comprehensive solution. They sought a system that supported real-time spending analysis, integrated vendor catalogs and punch-outs with vendors like Amazon.com, and seamlessly integrated with QuickBooks to prevent redundant data entry. Enter ProcureDesk.

The company embarked on implementing ProcureDesk, with ongoing support from the ProcureDesk team throughout the onboarding process.

The system’s quick implementation, seamless integration with existing systems, and user-friendly interface facilitated adoption by the accounting team, enabling them to use the system within weeks comfortably.

The impact of ProcureDesk on Quantus has been transformative.

The ability to delegate task-level accounting activities while maintaining oversight of spend control allowed Quantus management to focus on strategic planning and high-level financial activities.

The switch to ProcureDesk resulted in:

• Improved Spending Control Systems, Forecasting, and Budget Analysis: ProcureDesk provided Quantus with much-improved spending control systems, enabling enhanced forecasting and budget analysis. The ability to track spending from a budgeting perspective allows Quantus to forecast annually and quarterly track spending against company targets.
• End-to-End, Consistent Purchasing Processes: ProcureDesk introduced consistency to purchasing processes, offering a seamless workflow from approval to reconciliation. Integrated vendor catalogs were crucial in streamlining day-to-day operations, enabling different personnel to place orders efficiently and categorize them appropriately for budgeting and spending management purposes.
• Significant Reduction in Hands-on Hours: The implementation of ProcureDesk resulted in a substantial reduction in hands-on hours spent on day-to-day financial tasks. This efficiency gain allows Quantus to allocate resources strategically, contributing to overall operational effectiveness.

In conclusion, ProcureDesk has proven instrumental in empowering Quantus, Inc. to tackle the challenges of rapid growth, providing a scalable and comprehensive solution for spend control, expense management , and financial forecasting in the dynamic life sciences industry.

Case Study #6: Funai

Funai Lexington Technology Corporation (FLTC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Funai Electric Co., LTD., rooted in a legacy division of IBM and Lexmark.

Leveraging over 19 years of microfluidic design, application, and commercialization experience, FLTC is dedicated to designing and manufacturing a diverse range of products utilizing in-house microfluidic technology.

Funai’s AP Problem: Error-Prone Accounting Process

George Parish, COO at FLTC, faced challenges managing purchase requests and tying orders into the company’s QuickBooks accounting software.

The existing system relied on an Excel spreadsheet to create and track purchase requests, which were manually entered into QuickBooks.

This process became cumbersome, error-prone, and inefficient, prompting the need for a software solution that could streamline purchasing and accounting processes.

FLTC assessed various software solutions and found that ProcureDesk offered the integrations needed for comprehensive budget management within QuickBooks.

With ProcureDesk, FLTC empowered managers to approve requisitions and track budgets, facilitating smarter spending decisions, improving financial oversight, and reducing COO oversight. T

he ProcureDesk team provided hands-on setup support, enabling FLTC to offer real-time budget spend visibility to managers.

Since implementing ProcureDesk, FLTC has experienced a transformation in its purchase approval processes, transferring responsibilities to department managers. The results include:

• Streamlined Order Management And Real-Time Tracking: FLTC employees making purchase requests now have real-time visibility into their orders, enhancing morale, reducing frustration, and providing clarity on order statuses. Real-time monitoring and tracking have improved the day-to-day experience for employees.
• Seamless Transfer Of Responsibilities: FLTC successfully transitioned order approvals from the COO to department managers. ProcureDesk provides department managers with real-time budget overviews, enabling smarter decision-making and spending control even with reduced COO oversight.
• Budget And Spend Transparency Enhancing Employee Engagement: Managers at FLTC now have increased accountability and a better understanding of the company’s financial picture, leading to more informed purchasing decisions. The software has fostered a culture of budget transparency, encouraging managers to ask questions and actively engage in financial decision-making.

In conclusion, ProcureDesk resolved logistical errors streamlined accounting processes for FLTC and influenced company culture around budget management.

The software has improved employee engagement, smarter spending decisions, and a more transparent and efficient financial ecosystem within FLTC.

20 Benefits Of AP Automation

Did you know that using AP Automation within your company can offer numerous benefits to your organization?

Apart from simply streamlining the processes within your payable department, AP Automation is more than what meets the eye!

• Time Savings: AP Automation can reduce the time spent on invoice processing time, thus making it easier to process your approval workflows. Your team can use an intelligent automation platform to focus on more strategic tasks.
• Cost Reduction: When you automate repetitive tasks such as process invoices, your organization can lower your operational costs associated with manual labor for invoice payments, paper usage, and even correcting errors.
• Improved Accuracy: AP Automation can reduce the risk of human errors, ensuring accurate data entry, calculations, and compliance with financial regulations.
• Faster Approval Cycles: Automated workflows speed up the approval process, reducing the time it takes for your company to approve and pay invoices.
• Enhanced Visibility: AP automation gives your company real-time visibility into the status of invoices, approvals, and payments, improving transparency and control.
• Early Payment Discounts: Automated processes allow your organizations to use early payment discounts. This is done by accelerating the payment approval and processing cycle.
• Reduced Paper Dependency: Did you know that AP automation reduces or eliminates the need for paper invoices? This makes it easier for your company to promote a more environmentally friendly and sustainable approach.
• Better Vendor Relationships: Doing timely payments and accurate processing for your company can contribute to strong relationships with your suppliers. Thus giving you better terms and conditions.
• Streamlined Audits: Automated systems provide a digital trail of all your company transactions, simplifying the audit process and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Optimized Cash Flow Management: Real-time insights into cash flow allow your organization to manage budgets better, plan for expenses, and avoid late payments.
• Integration with ERP Systems: AP automation solutions can seamlessly integrate with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, ensuring data consistency and reducing manual data entry.
• Enhanced Security: Automation systems often come with robust security features, protecting sensitive financial data and reducing the risk of fraud.
• Mobile Accessibility: Do you know that many AP automation platforms can offer you mobile accessibility? This makes users like you manage invoices and approvals on the go.
• Customizable Workflows:   Organizations can tailor AP automation workflows to align with their specific business processes, ensuring a personalized and efficient system.
• Automatic Data Capture: AP automation tools can automatically capture data from invoices, minimizing the need for manual input and reducing errors.
• Compliance Management: Automated systems can enforce compliance with internal policies and external regulations, reducing the risk of non-compliance penalties.
• Reporting: AP automation can give your company easy access to comprehensive reports and analytics, supporting informed decision-making and financial planning.
• Scalability: AP automation systems can scale to accommodate increased transaction volumes within your company without significant manual intervention as your organization grows.
• Quick Implementation: A lot of AP automation solutions can be implemented quickly. This minimizes the disruption of your company’s existing processes.
• Increased Employee Satisfaction: Your employees can benefit from a reduced manual workload. This allows them to focus on more strategic and fulfilling tasks, increasing job satisfaction.

Implementing AP automation can contribute significantly to operational efficiency, cost reduction, and improved financial management across various industries.

Related: Unlocking The Full Potential Of Xero Accounts Payable Automation

What Are Some Of The Most Common Accouts Payable Automation Solutions?

Here are some of the most common accounts payable automation solutions:

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR): OCR software can automatically capture invoice data, such as the vendor name, invoice number, and amount due.
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): EDI is a standard format for exchanging business documents electronically. It can automate the exchange of invoices and other documents between trading partners.
• Workflow Management Systems: Workflow management systems can be used to automate the approval process for invoices. They can also be used to track the status of invoices and ensure they are paid on time.
• E-signatures: E-signatures can be used to sign invoices and other documents electronically. This can help to reduce the need for paper and to speed up the approval process.
• Automated Clearing House (ACH): ACH is a network that allows for the electronic transfer of funds between bank accounts. It can be used to automate the payment of invoices.
• Virtual Credit Cards: Virtual credit cards can make secure online payments. They can be used to automate the payment of invoices to vendors that do not accept ACH payments.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems: ERP systems can integrate the accounts payable process with other financial and operational processes. This can help to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Cloud-based Accounting Software: Cloud-based accounting software can be used to manage the accounts payable process anywhere, anytime. It can also be used to collaborate with other team members.
• Business Intelligence (BI) Tools: BI tools can analyze data from the accounts payable process. This can help identify improvement areas and make better decisions about the process.
• Data Visualization Software: Data visualization software can create charts and graphs that help visualize data from the accounts payable process. This can make it easier to understand trends and patterns.

Related: Revolutionize Your Business With Accounts Payable Best Practices

The Bottomline

Without a doubt, these case studies show how ProcureDesk carries a transformative power to help companies across industries.

Challenges like manual processes, decentralized tracking, and paper-based systems can be solved using our comprehensive solution with a wide array of features that aim to bring organizations newfound efficiencies, accuracy, and sustained growth.

If you’re ready to create a resilient and forward-thinking future for your company, it’s about time you  explore on the opportunities that AP automation tools such as ProcureDesk can bring your business.

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Accounts Payable Automation Case Study: 3 Success Stories

For each invoice processed, the average company spends $8.64 per invoice– including labor and overhead costs for invoice processing, postage, printing, IT costs, and other miscellaneous fees. 

Invoice processing costs can add up to hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

But what if operational efficiency doesn’t have to be this expensive?

Unlock Cost Savings in the Accounts Payable Process

Best-in-class companies only spend $2.25 per invoice. [1] A large gap between what average cost for top performers and the average company reveals untapped opportunities in the accounts payable process.  

Often, the answer lies in manual, error-prone, and non-value-adding business rules and processes.

Many companies continue to rely on a manual accounts payable process. Employees still do data entry and invoice routing – one reason the average cost per invoice remains considerably higher. 

It’s time to put an end to manual invoice processing. Work smarter by leveraging the power of AI and robotic process automation to extract data, enable smart workflows and speed up invoice approval. 

Budget-friendly AP Automation Solutions

With Envoice, even a small company uses AP automation to avoid payment delays and improve invoice visibility. Any business can deploy intelligent invoice automation solutions on a budget. 

How Envoice Makes AP Automation Accessible

Envoice is constantly innovating to deliver products and services that make financial reporting painless, efficient, reliable, and less time-consuming. 

Read on to understand how Envoice made it possible for customers to stay cost-effective and competitive through these three case studies. 

ADDINOL Lube Oil OÜ

As the Estonian subsidiary of ADDINOL Lube Oil GmbH, ADDINOL Lube Oil OÜ is in charge of managing business operations in Eastern Europe. 

Addinol Lube Oil has been in the business of developing and producing high-performance lubricants since 1936. Addinol is an expert oil manufacturer with the Made in Germany quality seal. The company supplies lubricating greases, oils, sprays, and pastes to more than 90 countries. 

“Envoice is an easy and quickly adaptable solution that has considerably simplified the working processes in our company and made them more convenient”

Aimar Tusov – IT-manager, ADDINOL Lube Oil OÜ

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To ease the burden on accountants and employees involved in the accounts payable process, the company tested invoice solutions from Envoice. After running ten documents through Envoice ADDINOL Lube Oil, OÜ decided to work with the company. 

Integrating Envoice with Microsoft NAV 2018, Addinol’s ERP software, resulted in fewer number errors, faster automated invoice processing, and significant progress towards paperless accounting by eliminating several paper documents. 

SmartExtract managed to identify data from 90% of invoices. JPG and . PDF format and this reduced manual work required from employees. 

Efficiency is the greatest added value of making Envoice part of the accounting process. Automated invoice approval workflows have also been instrumental in allowing the company to gain daily visibility into invoice status and take back control over invoices. 

Hausers Group

Founded in 2004, Hausers Group prides itself on living up to its mission of improving people’s living, leisure, and working environment. 

Hausers prides itself on being home to top talents and specialists in the real estate development and construction industry. 

“The processing of documents was time-consuming because invoices and acts had to be printed, signed, registered, and approved by the CEO. Project managers used to send invoices by e-mail or leave the signed invoices in the “accountant’s drawer,” where they would stay for weeks.”

  Marianne Reinsoo – Accountant, Hausers Group

Due to its paper-based accounts payable processes, Hausers depended on paper documents. Having a manual process for invoice approvals made the situation even worse. Files documenting expenses for different clients filled several filing cabinets since everything was done on paper. 

The Accounting Department processed about 450 invoices a month – everything had to go through the accountant before being printed and taken to the CEO’s office for approval. Payment delays, long approval times, and payment mistakes started occurring more frequently, making it clear that Hausers needed a better way to process invoices.

Automating accounts payable became necessary to overcome challenges brought about by paper documents. After integrating Envoice with Hauser’s accounting system, the management had better visibility into its operating costs. 

Putting invoices in the accountant’s drawer became a thing of the past, and all purchase and supplier invoices received entered the workflow right away. Now, the company knows the status of all invoices. 

Since everything happens within the Envoice system, Hausers can store digital copies of all transactions, making it unnecessary to store paper documents. With this move, the company is one step closer to achieving end-to-end automation in paperless accounting.

Klaar.me , an innovative financial services company,  focuses on meeting the unique financial needs of each client without wasting time and money. Talented auditors and accountants behind the company are no strangers to technology, as Klaar.me provides 100% paperless service with all invoices entered digitally. 

As a financial consultant, Klaar.me strives to find the most cost-effective solutions for their clients. This eventually led to a partnership between Envoice and the company. Klaar.me’s standard offering for most clients includes Envoice, and the company has an implementation checklist for the app to make the initial setup easier. 

  “We researched every service provider, and this is also how we found Envoice. However, we are very happy with Envoice right now and don’t feel we should consider the change. We recently did another market research and we still find that Envoice covers our needs the best.”

Liis Laanesaar, Founder | COO, Klaar.me  / Kairit Kasepuu, CEO, Klaar.me

Introducing paperless accounting AP automation saves working hours, reduces errors, and lowers costs. Envoice enabled recording automation and approval workflows, resulting in automatic approval of specified invoices. 

With Envoice as its partner, Klaar.me helps more clients achieve their business and personal goals, plug financial leaks, and increase efficiency through paperless accounting.

One of Klaar.me ’s financial partners, TextMagic, implemented Envoice to keep AP processes efficient. TextMagic is an international text messaging company based in Estonia that became Klaar.me’s client before going on IPO. 

For TextMagic, the biggest benefit of using Envoice is automating data capture. Automatically extracting information like date, number, net sum, and VAT rate can save invoice processing time and labor hours.  

Still not convinced? Read our article on the Top 10 Benefits of AP Automation

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A manual process can hold your business back. Automate your invoice process to streamline the accounts payable workflow , make on-time payments, and achieve higher cost savings. 

Envoice empowers businesses, accounting firms, and even small companies to work smarter while keeping a tight rein on their financial operations. With AP automation solutions from Envoice, companies can access technology that uses a combination of robotic process automation, OCR, machine learning, and other smart technologies to reduce errors, increase productivity, and improve invoice tracking, among other benefits.

Explore more accounts payable automation case studies for deploying intelligent invoice processing solutions in our customer stories section.

Automate your AP process today, get in touch with the Envoice team and discover more ways to overcome your accounts payable challenges. 

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Auxis built an IDP solution tailored to the retailer’s specific pain points, leveraging more than 25 years of finance transformation experience and in-depth knowledge of the client’s AP environment. As a UiPath Platinum Partner, the intelligent automation platform’s highest partnership level, Auxis also came to the table with an advanced AP automation team certified in the complexities of ML-powered Document Understanding. 

Key AP invoice processing automation steps include: 

• The automation monitors the vendor mailbox and identifies emails from specific vendors based on email address. It is trained to detect the presence of pre-defined keywords in the subject line to identify emails with invoice attachments and download them. 
• Header-level information including invoice date, payment terms, and vendor names. 
• Item-level information such as product number, item description, price, quantity, total quantity, and price discount. 
• The automation tallies the extracted information against the corresponding purchase order (PO) in the client’s NetSuite ERP, including the quantity that was shipped, price per unit, and total price. The automation workflow can also help with processing invoices with no pre-existing POs, following different processing steps. 
• The automation creates a new invoice in the ERP by entering the extracted information , uploads the PDF from the original invoice for reference, and saves the invoice it created for further processing.

The automation workflow pushes any invoices it cannot validate to Action Center, a UiPath feature which enables human intervention in long-running, unattended automation workflows. After resolving process exceptions, the accounts payable team moves invoices back to NetSuite so the automation can complete payment processing.

UiPath’s pre-existing NetSuite connector (a pre-built API integration that creates a secure connection to applications external to UiPath) helps the automation workflow interact seamlessly with the ERP platform.

The Auxis team trained the retailer’s automation to identify key details on invoices such as items and total quantity. Typically, training IDP models is a time-consuming process, requiring developers to spend hours labeling and mapping large amounts of data to familiarize the model with invoice formats and details that require extraction.

However, UiPath’s ML-powered solution includes invoice templates which are pre-trained to classify and extract commonly occurring data points. That helps accelerate the training process, achieving out-of-the-box accuracy rates of 90% even without training on specific data.

The Auxis team rapidly trained the UiPath Document Understanding model on specific invoice types sent by five of the client’s vendors, with the automation workflow up and running successfully within six weeks. Bots built on traditional IDP automation would have easily taken several more weeks of training to perform at an acceptable level of accuracy.

Auxis also trained the accounts payable department to familiarize staff with the technology and process of validating information pushed to the Action Center.

Auxis’ automated invoice processing solution delivers scale with 40+% productivity improvement

Auxis’ automated invoice processing solutions allowed the client to reap the full benefits of tech-enabled outsourcing, increasing AP productivity without also increasing headcount and labor costs. Key benefits include:

95% touchless invoice processing across 20 vendors 

The Auxis automation workflow accurately processes 95% of invoices for 20 of the client’s largest vendors without human intervention, eliminating a significant burden for AP staff.

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