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Modernizing Money Management: The Shift from Manual to Automated AP Processes

CPA Practice

Goldman Sachs recently estimated that automating Accounts Payable processes can result in time savings of 70-80% for small and medium-sized businesses. Efficient accounts payable (AP) processes are crucial for maintaining a healthy cash flow and fostering strong relationships with suppliers.

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How to tackle your first external audit, before it tackles you.

Airbase

Kelly Hicks and Robin Sharma share advice after Airbase successfully completes its first external audit. Few milestones in a company’s lifecycle demand a more focused response from finance and accounting than the first external audit. When is the right time for a company’s first audit? The lead-up: Choosing auditors and timing.

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The major benefits of AP Automation.

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7) Audit trail transparency. 11) AP anytime, anywhere. Benefits of Airbase AP Automation: Selecting the right AP Automation solution. What is AP automation? AP automation refers to software that handles the workflows associated with the AP process. Features of AP automation software.

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12 Steps to Improving the Accounts Payable Process

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Optimizing the accounts payable (AP) process involves more than paying vendors on time — it’s also about maximizing efficiency and accuracy with every outgoing payment while managing cash flow to maintain a healthy business. The process includes invoice receipt, verification, approval, and eventual payment.

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AP automation best practices for 2024 and beyond.

Airbase

An example of processing invoices: 4) An efficient implementation. OCR technology extracts the invoice details and pulls the accompanying email correspondence to file with the transaction for context and to create an automatic audit trail. The payment process starts once approved, and the transaction syncs seamlessly to the GL.

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Ancora On Streamlining AP Processes With Machine Learning

PYMNTS

The changing regulatory environment has also proven to be a tailwind for AP automation. Legislation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and others have put pressure on companies to be able to show an auditable and measurable process in all their financial systems,” Flynn said.

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How AP automation can reduce the effects of inflation

Accounting Insight

To help curb the effect of inflation and recession on the bottom line, the key is to challenge the internal costs, more specifically, the internal costs of the purchasing chain and processes. One of the critical areas where we can do this is in our Accounts Payable (AP) process.