The accounting firm de Jong & Laan supports small and medium-sized business owners. They offer professional support and expert advice that their clients can put to use right away. In addition to accountants and tax advisors, de Jong & Laan also has specialists in human resources and payroll, corporate finance, business consulting, secondment, grant consulting, pension consulting, and various online services.
"The accounting industry is also becoming increasingly digital—tax returns, financial statements, online bookkeeping, and more. The implementation of 4CEE solutions went almost seamlessly. All invoices and expense reports, whether received by mail or email, are now processed digitally."
The accounting firm de Jong & Laan saw clear added value in the transition to digital invoice processing. “The accounting industry is also becoming increasingly digital. Tax returns, financial statements, online bookkeeping, etc.—and, of course, the internal organization at de Jong & Laan is keeping pace with these changes,” says István Donders, Head of Administration at de Jong & Laan. Cost savings also play an important role. By switching to electronic processing of incoming invoices, the necessary physical tasks are kept to a minimum.
“Whereas an invoice used to arrive by mail or email, be opened or printed out to be circulated throughout the organization for review and approval, and finally entered manually into the accounting system, all of these steps are now performed electronically.”
István Donders, Head of Administration
This saves de Jong & Laan a lot of valuable time. “We were looking for a more efficient way to process invoices, combined with a digital workflow for the internal approval process. No more sending invoices back and forth by mail or email—just one comprehensive solution that replaces this internal paper workflow.”
During the selection process, de Jong & Laan thoroughly evaluated the various features of the different software packages to determine which one best suited their needs. “We ultimately chose 4CEE Invoice because this application could be integrated with our financial system relatively easily and seemed user-friendly. In addition, the flexible workflow solution and the supplier’s no-nonsense approach really appealed to us.”
"The implementation of Easy Invoice within the organization went almost seamlessly. All invoices and expense reports—whether they arrive by mail or email—are processed digitally."
"An added benefit is that every employee involved in the approval process builds their own archive of the invoices they have reviewed or approved. This makes it easy to quickly locate an invoice when needed."
De Jong & Laan processes approximately 12,000 invoices per year. Invoice processing is handled entirely by two employees in the central administration department. The switch to 4CEE Invoice has resulted in savings for De Jong & Laan in this department of no less than 24 hours per week.