{"id":753,"date":"2026-03-18T15:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/?page_id=753"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:25:03","slug":"accounts-payable-automation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/en\/solutions\/purchase-to-pay\/accounts-payable-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounts Payable Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"element element--full-size big-teaser big-teaser--2 lazyblock-big-teaser-2-Z4jLN6 wp-block-lazyblock-big-teaser-2\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z4jLN6\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"big-teaser__container\">\n\t\t<picture class=\"big-teaser__image-container\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p2p-accoounts-payable-767x550.jpg\" width=\"767\" height=\"550\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p2p-accoounts-payable.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" class=\"big-teaser__image\" alt=\"Employee presents Accounts Payable Automation for invoice processing.\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--11 lazyblock-text-box-11-Zatvav wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-11\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Zatvav\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t<h1><strong>Accounts Payable Automation<\/strong> f&uuml;r durch&shy;g&auml;ngige Rechnungs&shy;verarbeitung<\/h1>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">Mit AP Automation (Accounts Payable Automation) automatisieren Sie die Verarbeitung von Lieferantenrechnungen end-to-end. Von der Erfassung und Datenpr&uuml;fung &uuml;ber Freigabe-Workflows bis zur &Uuml;bergabe in Ihr ERP- oder Finance-System. Das Ergebnis: weniger manuelle Dateneingabe, geringere Fehlerquote, schnellere Durchlaufzeiten und deutlich mehr Transparenz in der Kreditorenbuchhaltung.<\/p>\n<p>Gerade wenn Rechnungen aus unterschiedlichen Kan&auml;len kommen (E-Mail, Portale, PDF, Papier) und mehrere Prozessvarianten parallel existieren, entstehen Verz&ouml;gerungen, R&uuml;ckfragen, fehlende Daten, Sperren, manuelle Korrekturen oder verpasste Skontofristen. Accounts Payable Automation setzt genau hier an: Sie digitalisieren, standardisieren und automatisieren die Schritte, ohne Ihre Kernsysteme ersetzen zu m&uuml;ssen.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--6 lazyblock-text-box-6-Z1qYpWF wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-6\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z1qYpWF\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__background layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"visual-headline--2\">What does <strong>AP Automation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>AP Automation stands for the automation of Accounts Payable processes. An accounts payable automation approach typically includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Incoming invoices (electronic or digitised from analogue sources)<\/li>\n<li>Data extraction and data quality (validation, standardisation, enrichment)<\/li>\n<li>Workflows for review and approval<\/li>\n<li>Exception management (deviations, clarification cases, discrepancies)<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, archiving and traceability (audit trail)<\/li>\n<li>Reporting and analytics via process and financial key figures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The greatest added value is created when the solution is directly integrated into ERP and finance, so that data remains consistent and media disruptions are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button--3\" href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/en\/contact\/\">Get in touch<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172996#external\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<picture class=\"text-box__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julia-Text-Box-61.png\" width=\"675\" height=\"615\" class=\"text-box__image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-1sFi2D wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element teaser-list teaser-list--3 lazyblock-teaser-list-3-1xEMVr wp-block-lazyblock-teaser-list-3\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"1xEMVr\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-box--1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Consistent processing: <strong>Automate PO and non-PO invoices<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">An effective setup processes supplier invoices with purchase order reference (PO) and without purchase order reference (non-PO) consistently, ideally directly in the ERP or finance system.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"teaser-list__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172996#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172996#check\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\"><h3 class=\"teaser-list__title\">PO invoices (with purchase order reference)<h><\/h><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith PO invoices, the focus is on synchronisation: order and invoice data can be consistently merged. This reduces manual checking efforts and lowers the number of errors and exceptions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172996#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172996#close\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\"><h3 class=\"teaser-list__title\">Non-PO invoices (without order reference)<h><\/h><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-PO invoices are often more time-consuming because references are missing or approval chains are unclear. With AP Automation, rules, workflows and responsibilities can be organised in such a way that non-PO invoices can also be checked, approved and processed more quickly. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--1 lazyblock-text-box-1-ZAO0yb wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-1\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"ZAO0yb\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<p class=\"text--intro\"><strong>Result:<\/strong> less repetitive data entry, lower transaction costs and more stable invoice processing.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--11 lazyblock-text-box-11-Z15QI0k wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-11\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z15QI0k\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>Fewer queries, more discounts:<\/strong> Speed meets transparency<\/h2>\n<p>Many teams underestimate the effort required for status questions: Has the invoice arrived? Why is it hanging? When will it be paid? A strong AP automation process creates transparency and reduces queries because status information is systematically available.<\/p>\n<p>The faster invoices are processed correctly, the sooner companies can utilise cash discount periods. End-to-end automation increases the likelihood of consistently utilising cash discounts instead of losing them due to delays.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visual-headline--5\">Data authentication: process correct data, reduce risks<\/h2>\n<p>Automation stands and falls with data quality. Data authentication ensures that correct information is processed, minimises error handling and supports fraud detection.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, this means<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list list--1\">\n<li>Mandatory fields and plausibilities are checked<\/li>\n<li>Formats and content are validated<\/li>\n<li>Deviations are recognised early before they lead to blocking or queries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This turns subsequent error correction into early, reliable data processing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visual-headline--5\">Data enrichment: fewer manual corrections, higher automation rate<\/h2>\n<p>Data enrichment reduces manual input and increases the automation rate:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list list--1\">\n<li>Data is standardised (e.g. supplier and item data)<\/li>\n<li>Authorisation logics are mapped consistently<\/li>\n<li>Reduce processing times and error rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The goal is not only \u201edigital\u201c, but also automatable: the cleaner the data, the more reliable the workflows and checks.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-xmIRg wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element text-box text-box--1 lazyblock-text-box-1-2rhFmO wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-1\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"2rhFmO\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<h2><strong>Legal and compliance:<\/strong> Work in a legally compliant and traceable manner<\/h2>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--11 lazyblock-text-box-11-1WgA1f wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-11\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"1WgA1f\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Invoice processing is a compliance issue, especially with different local requirements. A strong accounts payable automation approach provides support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Local legal requirements<\/li>\n<li>Internal controls, transparency and traceability (audit trail)<\/li>\n<li>Digital archiving and (where required) digital signatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This allows you to strengthen compliance in ERP\/Finance without slowing down operational processes.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<picture class=\"text-box__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p2p_accounts_ayable_automation-kacehl.jpg\" width=\"680\" height=\"500\" class=\"text-box__image\" alt=\"Employee checks invoice data on laptop.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--11 lazyblock-text-box-11-Zhyy0o wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-11\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Zhyy0o\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>Reporting and data analytics:<\/strong> Making process performance visible<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to automation, measurability is also important. When invoice data is recorded at header and line level, meaningful reports are created, e.g:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Throughput times (receipt to release\/handover)<\/li>\n<li>Bottlenecks and reasons for exceptions (where does it falter?)<\/li>\n<li>Volume by supplier, category, company, location<\/li>\n<li>Transparency regarding open items and processing statuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is relevant for finance and provides purchasing and management with a reliable database.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-Z1UMKFJ wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--10 lazyblock-text-box-10-15ItCt wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-10\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"15ItCt\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--3\">\n\t\t<h2>Supplier onboarding and migration: <strong>Connecting suppliers successfully<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>AP automation works best when suppliers are connected via suitable options, regardless of size or digital maturity. A structured onboarding approach includes, for example<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list list--1\">\n<li>Automated invitations and guided steps<\/li>\n<li>Customised entry paths (e.g. microsites)<\/li>\n<li>Migration and connection via suitable connectivity options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This allows the solution to scale without onboarding becoming an obstacle.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visual-headline--5\"><strong>Integrate analogue suppliers:<\/strong> Transitional solutions with OCR\/Scan<\/h2>\n<p>Not all suppliers immediately have the technical requirements for a digital connection. Paper invoices can be digitised via scan\/OCR and transferred to ERP\/Finance with quality control. This keeps the process consistent, even if parts of the ecosystem still work in analogue.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--5 lazyblock-text-box-5-Zsy8cd wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-5\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Zsy8cd\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__background background-box--3 layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"visual-headline--2\">Do you have any questions? <br>Get in touch with us!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">If you want to speed up your invoice processing, reduce queries and strengthen compliance, AP Automation is the next step.<\/p>\n<div class=\"button-group\"><a class=\"button button--3\" href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/en\/contact\/\">Get in touch<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"><use 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