Office of the CFO for wholesale

Streamline financial processes, improve working capital, and gain real-time insight into your trading organization.

Purchase to Pay

E-transactions

Order to Cash

Intelligent automation

Financial Planning & Analysis

Purchase to Pay

E-transactions

Order to Cash

Intelligent automation

Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Pressure on wholesale operations

Wholesalers operate in a dynamic market where margins are under pressure, inventory is constantly changing, and customers expect fast deliveries. Efficient financial management is essential for keeping costs, cash flow, and profitability under control.

When procurement, inventory management, and financial processes aren't properly aligned, it leads to delays, errors, and missed opportunities.

Every day, large numbers of purchase invoices from suppliers, carriers, and logistics partners are processed. Manual processing takes time and increases the risk of errors.

Small price differences and rising costs have a direct impact on earnings. Reliable financial information is essential for making timely adjustments.

Invoices often need to be reviewed by various departments, such as Purchasing, Logistics, and Finance. Without digital workflows, delays occur and there is a lack of visibility.

Transactions and suppliers require scalable processes

Wholesalers process large volumes of purchase and sales invoices, deliveries, orders, and payments every day. At the same time, the expectations of customers and suppliers are rising, while finance departments are expected to do more and more with the same resources. Manual checks, exceptions, and administrative tasks hinder efficiency and growth.

When procurement, inventory management, and financial processes aren't properly aligned, it leads to delays, errors, and missed opportunities.

Exchanging invoices digitally between suppliers, logistics partners, wholesalers, and customers makes financial processes significantly faster and more reliable. E-invoicing eliminates manual data entry, shortens processing times, and improves data quality. As a result, both purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes become more efficient, and organizations gain greater control over cash flow and compliance.

AI helps finance teams process large volumes of transactions. Invoices are automatically recognized, categorized, and processed, while discrepancies are flagged immediately. In addition, AI helps predict payment behavior, prioritize exceptions, and optimize workflows. This allows the Finance team to focus on analysis, margin management, and supporting commercial growth.

In the wholesale sector, Purchasing, Logistics, Warehousing, and Finance work closely together. Invoices often need to be linked to orders, deliveries, and price agreements. Discrepancies caused by partial deliveries, price changes, or return flows add to the complexity. With intelligent matching and AI-driven automation, exceptions can be processed more quickly, and approval and payment processes run more efficiently.

Intelligent automation in finance operations

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A smooth Order to Cash process is crucial

The speed at which goods are delivered and invoices are paid has a direct impact on working capital and liquidity.

Wholesalers process large numbers of sales invoices every day. Automation reduces administrative burdens and speeds up the invoicing process.

Late payments and unclear invoice information lead to higher DSOs and put additional pressure on working capital.

Multiple currencies, different VAT regimes, and international customers make accounts receivable management more challenging.

Why this is relevant to the wholesale sector

Higher invoice and order volumes without additional full-time equivalents
Faster processing of supplier and customer invoices
Better control over margins and working capital
Shorter lead times in purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash
Greater control over exceptions, returns, and pricing agreements
Stronger collaboration between Finance, Purchasing, and Logistics

Invoice Globally Without Worries

Barentz sends hundreds of thousands of invoices to customers in more than 65 countries each year. Using 4CEE, the company automated e-invoicing across various international networks, ensuring that invoices are delivered faster, accurately, and in accordance with customer preferences.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does AI help wholesalers process large volumes of invoices?

AI helps finance teams process large volumes of transactions: invoices are automatically recognized, categorized, and processed, while discrepancies are flagged immediately. In addition, AI helps predict payment behavior, prioritize exceptions, and optimize workflows—allowing Finance to focus on analysis, margin management, and supporting business growth.

Why is e-invoicing important for the wholesale supply chain?

Exchanging invoices digitally between suppliers, logistics partners, wholesalers, and customers makes financial processes faster and more reliable. E-invoicing eliminates manual data entry, shortens processing times, and improves data quality—making both purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes more efficient and providing greater control over cash flow and compliance.

What makes linking invoices to orders and deliveries in the wholesale industry complex?

Purchasing, Logistics, Warehouse, and Finance work closely together, and invoices often need to be linked to orders, deliveries, and price agreements. Discrepancies caused by partial deliveries, price changes, or returns add an extra layer of complexity—intelligent matching and AI-driven automation process these exceptions more quickly.