Bring balance to your back-office using AP automation, powered by AI. Manage finance tasks from one place, including your bank, payment systems, purchase and expense automation, and credit supply.
Efficiency is on your side with the benefits of accounts payable automation.
Keep track of every penny your business spends with simplified, automated features that remove the burden of manual data entry.
Digitizing your financial records ensures that no expense goes missing. Wave goodbye to stacks of paperwork.
Know when and where your business is due to collect and pay up with connected banking, automated data capture, and insight-filled dashboards.
From keeping your reports accurate, to boosting your business productivity, AP automation features give you the power to take back your time and focus on your business.
Cut back on the hours taken up by manual data entry using automated data capture, as part of our AI powered Purchase Automation features. With Accounting, you can automate tasks and focus on those of higher value.
Manage how your business works with suppliers, making sure information flows. From contracts to cashflow visibility, you’re in control.
Create bank feeds to automatically pull transactions into Sage Accounting for simpler reconciliation:
Automate and streamline tasks like posting purchases and expenses. Get a more accurate view of cashflow and harness the power to make decisions for now and later.
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** Not all Accounting features available on the mobile app. Mobile devices sold separately and a data plan is required. Data access is subject to cellular provider network availability and occasional downtime due to system maintenance.
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“With my bank connected to Sage Accounting I am in control of business performance, and I know where to focus my attention.”
Roisin Culligan
Brew Box Coffee
Accounts payable is how a business processes purchase invoices and payments in the accounting cycle. You may choose to pay bills as soon as they land, but it’s more likely you'll have a number of bills to pay at different times. Your accounts payable process is how you organize and account for that activity.
Sage accounts payable software helps businesses streamline their accounts payable processes through invoice automation, payment remittance, tax calculation and supplier management – for small business accounts payable and receivable.
When a business buys goods or services on credit (rather than cash) it will credit accounts payable and the credit balance will increase. When a business pays one of its suppliers the amount included in accounts payable, the company should debit accounts payable, meaning the credit balance is decreased.
Accounts payable is a short-term credit mechanism used by a business to pay a supplier for products and services. Payment terms differ, typically from 30 or 90 days. The payable amount goes into default if a business does not pay within the terms agreed, and is listed on a company's balance sheet. Accounts payable is a liability since it's money owed to creditors and is listed under current liabilities.
With Accounting Standard and Accounting Plus, Sage users can get access to a number of helpful tools to meet all of their accounts payable requirements.
Purchase Automation is the newest AI-based tool which automatically extracts purchase invoice details and creates a pre-populated draft for you to approve. Our AI correctly identifies the supplier, amount, dates, and line items, taking the manual work out of completing your account payable tasks. Save on time and prevent mistakes as duplicate invoices are detected and flagged automatically - helping you stay on top of your bills.
AutoEntry features also allow you to stay on top of your accounts payable as an additional add-on app. Generate, upload, and populate invoices and documentation, without the need for manual paperwork. Instantly capture information for:
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