Accounts payable automation software with AI to cut manual work and gain spend visibility

Automate AP with AI and built-in controls to cut manual work, speed up cycles, and give you clear visibility into spend, vendors, and compliance so you can stay in control and focus on higher-value work.

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Reduce costs and scale efficiently with AI-powered accounts payable

For small and mid-sized accounts payable teams, manual AP processes and paper-based workflows create challenges like errors, compliance risks, unnecessary costs, and slow invoice processing. 

  • With AI-powered accounts payable automation software, AP teams can:  
  • Eliminate manual processes and data entry  
  • Accelerate invoice processing and approvals  
  • Reduce operational costs and optimise cash flow  
  • Gain real-time visibility into spend and vendor performance  
  • Help ensure regulatory compliance  
  • Scale AP operations without adding headcount  
  • Get early-payment discounts from suppliers
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What does Concur Invoice automation do

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Automating tedious tasks such as invoice processing, data extraction, and transaction tracking frees up valuable time to focus on strategic initiatives rather than manual paperwork.
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Automatically compares invoices to purchase orders and receipts, reducing errors and ensuring accuracy in payments without requiring extensive manual checks.
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Allows for approval of purchase requests before a PO is generated, ensuring compliance and reducing the risk of rogue spending.
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Flags duplicates and unauthorised invoices, helping finance teams ensure payments are only made for valid transactions.
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Concur Invoice interfaces with popular financial systems like NetSuite and QuickBooks, eliminating manual data transfers and enhancing operational efficiency across the organisation.
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By drastically reducing invoice processing times, finance teams can shift focus from mundane tasks to high-value projects that drive business growth.
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Organisations with automated AP solutions process 64% more vendor invoices per month than those without automated AP solutions.
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Best-in-class AP organisations take 3.1 days to process a single invoice vs 9.2 days for the average AP organisation.
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The invoice processing cost for best-in-class AP organisations is $2.78 vs the average AP organisation $9.40.
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Customer success story

How Concur Invoice keeps Coulson Aviation focused on the fireline

“When it’s set up right, the automation saves a lot of money, time, and frustration...” - Coulson Aviation 

By implementing SAP Concur solutions, Coulson Aviation eliminated paper‑based processes, improved visibility into spending, accelerated approvals, and empowered employees to work more efficiently from anywhere. The result was a more connected, data‑driven finance function that supports strategic decision‑making, strengthens compliance, and helps the organisation be ready for anything in a high‑stakes industry.

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Build a business case for AP automation

Are you ready to convince your leaders that automating AP management is smart and cost effective? This guide will help you plan, write, and present a strong business case for automation to get a buy in, so you can start receiving the benefits. Use our benchmarking infographic to include ROI metrics in your documentation.

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Explore other ways to streamline your invoice processes

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Eliminate paper invoices and data entry to improve accuracy and accelerate turnaround times in your AP process.
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Add payment providers to Concur Invoice to create a secure, customisable way to control spending and pay suppliers quickly. 
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Simplify vendor payments and speed up employee reimbursements with our automated payment system.
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FAQs about accounts payable


Accounts payable (AP) refers to the money a company owes to its suppliers for goods and services received. Because it’s listed as a liability on a balance sheet, it’s important to have a good, automated AP management system that can streamline the AP process, improve cash flow, prevent errors and late fees, identify fraud, and allow you to maintain strong vendor relationships.


AP automation is the use of software to streamline and digitise the accounts payable process, such as receiving invoices, matching them to purchase orders, and processing payments. It eliminates manual work, reduces errors, and speeds up payments.


AP automation software is a digital tool that helps businesses streamline accounts payable processes like invoice capture, approval routing, and payment processing. It helps save time, reduce errors, and improve financial control. By using AP automation software like Concur Invoice, you can see all supplier spending, reduce non-compliance, and increase profitability.


An invoice management system is software that helps organisations automate and simplify the accounts payable process. By automating the capture, processing, and payment of invoices, businesses can put an end to paper invoices and manual processes, speed up approvals, reduce errors, and enforce policy compliance.


Yes, AP automation is worth it for businesses of all sizes because it saves time, reduces errors, improves cash flow visibility, and lowers the risk of fraud. It also helps teams focus on higher-value tasks instead of manual data entry. Read our customer case studies to see how AP automation has helped other businesses like yours.


The best accounts payable (AP) automation tool for you depends on your business size and needs. Look for a solution that can simplify your company’s AP process with features like invoice scanning and data capture, standardised approval workflows, real-time tracking, and fraud detection. Also consider how user-friendly, flexible, and scalable it is.


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