Invoice and Payment Solutions

Ariba Spend Management Solutions: Invoice and Payment

Accounts Payables organizations are coming under increasing pressure to computerize manual processes that impede cash management. Ariba Invoice and Payment solutions deliver accurate, streamlined invoicing and payment processes through the automation of inefficient, paper-intensive activities. By leveraging the functionality and reach of the Ariba Supplier Network-the industry's most comprehensive supplier enablement services—Ariba extends beyond the typical payables process to automate supplier interactions and further deepen supplier relationships.

Ariba Invoice and Payment Solutions consistently achieve results for customers by delivering:

Speed

  • Ariba Supplier Network. Buyers can connect with their supplier community and achieve rapid, critical-mass invoice volumes.
  • Touchless matching and reconciliation. Configurable invoice reconciliation rules, pre-set tolerances, and field-specific conditions mean immediate, hard-dollar savings that would otherwise be lost to manual two- and three-way matching processes.

Sustainability

  • Supplier enablement. Electronic enablement services enable the solution to expand as rapidly as the dynamics of the supplier community dictate.
  • Reporting and analysis. Exception reporting by commodity category, type, and supplier allow buyers to analyze financial performance and adjust their focus over time to areas needing improvement.
  • Supplier payables support. Self-support capabilities including invoice and payment tracking, secure document routing, and early payment options mean a higher-value solution for your supplier community.

Coverage

  • Multiple languages and currency. With double-byte character enablement and 138 currency options, companies with global reach can benefit from invoice automation and avoid region-specific software solutions.
  • Global commercial standards. Legislated business-to-business procedure protocols like the Euro 2002 standards are built into our solution.

Flexibility

  • Robust workflow and rules engine. Payables organizations can reconcile partial shipment orders, partial invoices, and aggregated summary invoices via configurable business rules rather than computer code.