Automated Accounts Payable for ERP applications

Esker DeliveryWare makes it easy to integrate best-practice accounts payable management with ERP solutions. With the Accounts Payable Module, ERP users benefit from end-to-end capabilities for receiving, entering and tracking inbound vendor invoices — encompassing automated capture, reconciliation, posting, work task routing for approvals and detailed reporting.

Esker DeliveryWare combines dynamic content capture with integrated workflow and process tracking to help ERP users address the challenges of manual data entry, manual paper routing, lack of coordination and lack of transparency within traditional vendor invoice processing as part of the purchase-to-pay cycle.

How the Accounts Payable Module works

When a fax, email, paper or electronic invoice arrives, Esker DeliveryWare captures data such as vendor number, purchase order number and due date for routing and indexing. No predefined templates are needed. Captured data is validated against ERP master data, and then transferred to the ERP system for accounts payable management.

The original invoice is directly linked to the new business transaction, allowing users to view both documents without leaving the ERP system. From ERP Content Server or other archive, process tracking with the Esker DeliveryWare solution leverages ERP Workflow for process coordination and control.

Key features

Benefits

  • Automated invoice entry, work assignment and prioritization
  • Real-time tracking of invoices
  • Flexible, automated task routing
  • Consistent processing rules
  • Controlled exception handling for canceled transactions and blocked invoices
  • Duplicate invoice checking
  • Invoice approval, with side-by-side view of original and captured data
  • Process history and audit trail, with continuous tracking of process data and status
  • Central point of information for all vendor invoice management processes
  • Minimized number of keystrokes to complete accounts payable process
  • Dynamic work item descriptions and titles
  • Reports on process time and volume, queued invoices, exceptions and blocks, due dates, discounts, scheduled payments

By taking keystrokes out of the process and adding visibility, the Accounts Payable Module delivers immediate additional return on investment. ERP users benefit from a fully optimized process for effective financial planning, efficient supply chain management and strong vendor relationships.

  • Lower purchase-to-pay process costs by as much as 40–60%
  • Receive and enter vendor invoices up to 65% faster
  • Take full advantage of fast-payment discounts
  • Prevent late and duplicate payments
  • Improve response to vendor inquiries concerning invoice status
  • Improve cash-on-hand planning
  • Eliminate redundant ERS invoice processing
  • Benchmark metrics such as vendor cost and employee performance
  • Ready access to information for reporting and analysis to balance workloads and identify process bottlenecks
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