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Automating the Finance Back Office

Invoice processing, reconciliation and month-end close are prime candidates for automation. Where to start.

By Priya Raman, Technology & Business Reporter

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Automating the Finance Back Office
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Finance teams spend a large share of their time on repetitive tasks: matching invoices, reconciling accounts and preparing reports. Automating them frees people for analysis and decision support.

Accounts payable

Capturing invoice data, matching it to purchase orders and routing approvals can be largely automated.

Reconciliation

Software can match most transactions automatically, leaving staff to investigate exceptions.

The month-end close

Standardised checklists and automated journal entries shorten the close and reduce errors.

Key takeaways

  • Accounts payable
  • Reconciliation
  • The month-end close

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Priya RamanTechnology & Business Reporter

Priya reports on how AI, software and cybersecurity are changing the way companies operate and compete.

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