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You can save yourself a lot of time and headache when you automate your accounts payable.
Accounts Payable is an often overlooked but incredibly important part of any business. Even for those people in your business who know how important the accounts payable employees are, most of them don’t actually know the scope of the work that they do. All most of us know is that the invoice we submitted isn’t paid yet and we’re hearing about it. But when all of the work they do has to be done manually, it is easy to miss how time-consuming and intensive the work can be. Automating your accounts payable processes is a great way to free up those people to focus on other tasks and streamline the process so that the whole thing is more efficient. Read on to learn more about why you should automate accounts payable processes.
Save Time
The most recognizable benefit of automation is that it speeds up most processes. Right now, all of your invoices and documentation have to be added and tracked manually. This is a very time-consuming process. Automation systems can be set up to send invoices and reminders automatically, which also helps decrease the lag time in many processes.
Cut Costs
Many people avoid automation because they think that the costs that are cut by it are their job. This isn’t always the case. Even an automated system needs oversight and a living person to guide its processes. But the costs that are cut by automating are still significant – over time costs can be cut drastically, the costs of office supplies also usually decrease significantly, and You will have fewer errors and late payments that result in fees or fines. All of this together usually covers the cost of any automation software.
Improve Accuracy
Most automation software has programming that is designed to prevent common errors. There are common errors that the software knows to look for, and this improved accuracy will also mean that you have staff spending less time backtracking and fixing old mistakes.
Protect Against Fraud
Payment fraud is a huge risk in any industry and automated software can help control who can submit invoices and who can approve payments so that the risk of fraud is decreased.
Improve Data Tracking
Finally, automated accounts payable software is designed to store, track, and allow you to access data about your processes much more easily than if it is all managed manually. Having all of this data at your fingertips allows for greater transparency and makes it easier to do your routine bookkeeping.
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