Using Automation to End Invoice and Spending Frustration
A SAP Concur blog post notes that invoices from outside the procurement system and supplier network, such as catering and marketing printing, are hard to capture and bring into compliance. It recommends technology that includes pre-spend authorizations, automatically captures invoices, matches purchase orders, receipts, and invoices, and flows data into accounting systems. The post also states that organizations running SAP Concur Invoice earn a 505% ROI over five years.
Impact and considerations
Processing out-of-system invoices is costly and can lead to late payments and missed supplier discounts. The cited 505% five-year ROI figure gives finance teams a quantified basis for making the case for automation investment to management.
Key points
- Invoices from outside the procurement system and supplier network need extra care to ensure compliance and that the right business and amount get paid at the right time.
- Invoices arrive in many ways, by paper, PDF, or email, making it hard to capture them all.
- Technology can incorporate pre-spend authorizations, automatically capture invoices, and turn them into useable and verifiable data.
- The system can compare the purchase order, receipt, and invoice to make sure they match, then flow the data into accounting systems.
- Automation speeds invoicing and payment processes, helping companies capture supplier discounts and avoid late payments.
- Organizations running SAP Concur Invoice earn a 505% ROI over five years.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 18 Jul 2022, 17:23
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:33
- Last updated
- 18 Jul 2022, 17:23
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Using Automation to End Invoice and Spending Frustration (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 18 Jul 2022, 17:23