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Leverage powerful accounts payable software to master AP automation

Discover how AP automation software simplifies your accounts payable. Keep track of invoices, eliminate manual work, and prevent fraud, double payments, or late payments to suppliers and vendors.
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What are the benefits of AP automation?

Discover how accounts payable automation software simplifies your financial operations. Boost your business efficiency and cash flow control with AP automation software.

Simplify financial processes

Are you struggling with manual accounts payable (AP) processes? AP automation software helps you stay on top of your cash flow, ensuring organized and timely invoice payments while minimizing costs, human errors, and risks. Accounts payable automation streamlines your workflow, speed up your entire AP process to free up valuable time and resources for tasks that drive growth.

Boost productivity

Is your accounts payable workflow seeking productivity? From keeping track of every supplier agreement to processing hundreds of invoices a day accurately, manual AP processing puts a strain on accounting teams. AP automation software has the potential to eliminate thousands of hours of manual data entry from your teams' to-do lists, so they can focus on more strategic and cost-saving initiatives.
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Improve cash flow control

Knowing where your cash stands is crucial for financial control. Our automated accounts payable (AP) software provides real-time visibility into your funds and generates clear, easy-to-understand reports. An accounts payable system empowers you to stay on top of your supplier agreements and your cash flow, enhance business decision-making while improving relationships with your vendors.

Streamline approvals

A manual approval process can result in late fees, unauthorized purchases, missing invoices, and an overworked accounting team. Accounts payable software helps businesses of all sizes achieve a paperless AP process with electronic invoice storage, electronic approval routing, and automated notifications to stakeholders. You can also mitigate fraud through automated accounts payable with built-in permissions, approval thresholds, and outlier detection.
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AP automation software key features

Simplify cash flow management with the right accounts payable management software. Consider the following key features when automating your AP process:

Automated invoice capture

Streamline AP automation with intuitive technology that captures receipts, invoices, and expenses.

Vendor management

Ensure on-time and accurate payments with clear vendor payment terms.

Real-time reporting

Get easy access to insights for smarter decisions with AP software with prebuilt and ad-hoc reporting.

Integrations

Join other solutions easily with open APIs and a marketplace with prebuilt integration.

Workflow automation

Automate your accounts payable workflow with seamless tracking, routing, and approval process.

AP automation software solutions

Our accounts payable solutions are designed to help you become a smarter business and take your organization to the next level.
Sage Intacct

Sage Intacct

The smart cloud accounting and ERP solution to unleash the potential of your business. Learn why industry leaders choose Sage Intacct.

 

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Across all industries, Sage Intacct customers achieve an average of:

  • 250% ROI
  • 6 months payback
  • 79% close time reduction
  • 65% productivity improvement

Rated #1 in customer satisfaction by G2.

Sage 50cloud

Sage 50

A powerful desktop accounting software with cloud-connected capabilities. Spend less time on admin to gain greater clarity on business performance with the #1 rated accounting software for small business.*

 

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  • Cash flow and invoicing
  • Payments and banking
  • Expense management and job costing
  • Advanced inventory management
  • Advanced reporting and audit trails
  • Payroll-ready

* Rated the best accounting software for small and medium businesses (SMBs) by The Blueprint, a Motley Fool service.

Keith Yoder

CFO, Hickory Creek Healthcare Foundation

Based on past experience with Microsoft GP’s reporting limitations, it was an easy decision to choose Sage Intacct's flexible, reliable reporting and modern accounts payable.

Accounts payable automation software FAQs

Accounts payable (AP) streamlines and automates accounts payable tasks such as receiving and processing invoices, data entry, approvals, and payments. AP software is the solution businesses use to manage incoming bills.  While some bills might be paid immediately, most are grouped and paid at a specific date, allowing for better cash flow management.

Sage accounts payable solutions introduce an automation software that helps businesses streamline their accounts payable processes through invoice automation, payment remittance, and supplier management for medium and small business accounts payable. 

The best AP automation software will improve your vendor invoice processing efficiency and accuracy and provide insights to help you manage your cash and working capital. Automating accounts payable enables your business to save time and frees team members to focus on value-added activities such as managing spending and building stronger supplier relationships.

AP automation software adapts to businesses of all sizes and industries, from freelancers to global enterprises with complex structures. Many accounting and financial solutions include AP automation functionality to streamline financial operations and reporting while reducing reconciliations between solutions.

The cost of your accounts payable system scales with your business needs and varies depending on which solution is selected. This makes AP automation accessible for small businesses, allowing them to find a plan that fits their budget and requirements.

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