Purchase-to-Pay Process

From purchasing and receiving goods to invoice processing and reporting: gain control over expenses, compliance, and cash flow.

From spend control to contactless invoice processing

01 Document Exchange

Flow starts with fast, reliable document exchange with suppliers and customers. Automate document workflows, ensure data quality, and remain compliant with e-invoicing regulations.

02 Procurement

Automated invoice processing begins before the invoice is received. Record expenses in advance to lay the foundation for automated verification and approval. Not every purchase needs to go through the Procurement department. However, ensure that orders, contracts, and payment schedules are centrally recorded and managed.

03 Goods Receipt

An invoice may match a purchase order or payment plan, even though the delivery is missing or differs from the order. That’s why you should also record the receipt of goods and services. This allows you to verify invoices against what was actually delivered and maintain control over expenses and process compliance.

04 Invoice Processing

Invoice processing is simple when the process is set up properly in advance and invoices arrive in a format ready for immediate processing. Purchase orders, receipts, and payment schedules enable automatic matching, coding, and approval. Only discrepancies require follow-up or contact with suppliers.

05 Reporting

The workflow becomes visible in the results. Reports show what is processed automatically, where bottlenecks occur, and which actions are pending. Focus your efforts on turnaround time, process quality, timely payment, and further automation.

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From spend control to contactless invoice processing

Transforming Accounts Payable

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Deterministic wherever possible. AI where interpretation is truly necessary.

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AI automates human interpretation

Traditional automation follows predetermined instructions. With AI, tasks that currently still require human interpretation can also be automated. Some applications:

  • Converting PDF invoices to XML
  • Coding invoices for posting
  • 3-way matching, even with minor discrepancies
  • Categorizing and prioritizing incoming email messages

Intelligent automation in finance operations

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Webinar | October 7 – Practical AI applications for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable: from invoice processing to cash application.

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Where transactions meet your financial systems

The smart layer between transaction flows and your financial systems, from accounting software to complex ERP landscapes.

Our purchase-to-pay solutions serve as the specialized automation layer between suppliers and your finance and ERP landscape. Your financial systems remain in control. We optimize and automate the document flows surrounding them. This allows you to increase the level of automation and minimize the impact of system changes.

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Inside Accounts Payable

From Invoice Processing to a Fully Automated Procurement Process

TU Delft receives approximately 125,000 purchase invoices annually from more than 23,000 suppliers, spread across one of the largest campuses in the world. Using 4CEE and Basware Network, the university connected nearly 1,000 suppliers to automated e-invoicing, with validation and enrichment directly from the ERP system.
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Choose the solution that best suits your organization

Frequently Asked Questions

Fully touchless invoice processing requires more than just smart invoice recognition. The purchasing process and goods receipt must also be properly set up so that invoices can be automatically matched with orders and receipts. In addition, it helps when invoices arrive directly as processable e-invoices, rather than as PDFs or scans.

A dedicated purchase-to-pay solution helps further increase the level of automation beyond what is often achievable within the ERP system. It also strengthens risk management: processes, controls, and exceptions are safeguarded, regardless of whether the organization uses one or more ERP systems and what stage of ERP development it is currently in.

ViDA covers not only invoice processing but also e-invoicing, e-transaction networks, and international compliance. That’s why it makes sense to partner with a knowledge partner who understands both finance processes and e-invoicing networks. With 4CEE, you also gain access to expertise from a broader partner network, including international partners such as Pagero.

No. A good P2P approach can be implemented in phases, for example by starting with incoming invoices, approval workflows, or matching. From there, automation can be expanded to include purchase requests, orders, supplier processes, and other compliance requirements. This way, the solution grows along with the organization, without unnecessarily disrupting day-to-day operations.

Your Finance in flow

Office of the CFO solutions that bring E-transactions, Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, and Financial Planning & Analysis into flow.