Most of us are aware of the benefits of getting rid of paper invoices. We save time, money and reduce errors.
But what elements should you take into account when you’re building a business case? And better yet, how do you sell this type of digital transformation to your internal stakeholders. Which parts of your organization need to be involved
Join our webinar to find out how to build your business case for e-invoicing and understand how to get this onto the agenda of your key stakeholders.
4. OPUSCAPITA BY THE NUMBERS
Established 1984
~350 Employees
65m € Revenue 2018
3000 Customers with
users in over 100
Countries
Over 1 Million Suppliers
and 100,000,000
eTransactions
Over 40,000,000
products and services
bought & sold
Over 130 Billion € in
payments annually
5. GLOBAL
PAYMENTS
PAYABLES
AUTOMATION
SOURCING &
SUPPLIER
ENGAGEMENT
RECEIVABLES
AUTOMATION
OPERATIONAL
PROCUREMENT
CASH
MANAGEMENT
Comprehensive
supplier information
management and
agile sourcing for
goods and services.
Improve your cash
inflows and reduce
the time spent
matching payments
to invoices.
Create a centralized
product catalog with
a modern guided
buying experience
with full mobility.
Consolidate and
optimize your in-
house bank and
liquidity
management
functions.
Enable control and
compliance over AP while
dramatically lowering
transactional costs.
Connect directly to over
200 banks, SWIFT certified
for global payment
coverage.
OpusCapita is a platform
that combines source-to-
pay & cash management,
enabling full source-to-cash
process optimization.
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
CONNECT, TRANSACT
AND GROW ON THE
OPUSCAPITA BUSINESS
NETWORK
7. NEW NORMAL
The digital transformation is
no longer an option – It´s the
imperative.
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Growing number of disruptive
“next-gen” technology offering
alternatives to legacy
platforms and old processes
by offering a new approach.
Background
10. LONGER LEAD TIMES AND
DELAYED PAYMENTS
INCREASED COST –
HANDLING INVOICES
LACK OF DATA AND
POOR PREDICTABILITY
Common Pain Points In Accounts Payable
15. Purchasing
Order management
Logistics / Receiving
Logistics / Shipping
Payment / AR
Payment / AP
Create /
Send PO
Ordering from Suppliers
Receive
Shipping info
Proof of
Delivery
Receiving goods Paying goods
Receiving Order from Buyer
Receive PO and
create Sales
Order
PIM / Selling
Create Catalogs
Manage PIM data
ERP / eProc /
Requisition
Send Order
Response
Process / Order
RSP
Process
Invoice
Create Payment
Buyer
Supplier
Delivery of
goods to buyer
Process proof
of Delivery
Send Invoice
Receive
Payment
Delivering goods to Buyers Receiving Payment
Buying
Select goods
ORDERTOCASHPURCHASETOPAY
ORDERTOCASHPURCHASETOPAY
Catalog Order Ordrsp Desadv InvoiceRecadv
From Purchase to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C)
16. Get rid of
paper
Centralize
Create a
supplier
policy
Working
Capital
Ensure
quality
data
Master
Data
eArchiving
Focus areas for invoice automation
The goal is to move from gradual evolution to innovative business process automation!
17. Analyze to prioritize
• Invoice automation and e-invoicing projects can be very successful if the situation of trading
partners is considered.
• All companies are graded different and have their unique capability to participate.
• What needs to be considered after segmentation on branches and volumes are their
individual ambition and will to participate in combination with the competence and time.
18. Next steps for Invoice automation
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE GAP
ANALYSIS
ERP INTEGRATION &
WORKFLOW
MULTI-CHANNEL E-INVOICING &
BUSINESS NETWORK
• What can we do and how?
• Define operational visibility
• Define which solution
addresses deficiencies
• Review issues of integration
• Review exceptions and rules
• Identify options for quick
resolution
• Enable support for 2-and 3-
way matching
• Mobile and cloud applications
to support real-time access
• Enable PEPPOL eDelivery
• Receive semi-structured data
in extractable PDF´s
• Invoice Key in, OrderFlip
• EDI integration when there´s a
need for more message types
than Catalog, Order, Invoice
19. Organizations can have a broader goal than just optimizing invoice processes.
Automation and optimization of the invoice process usually represent only
1/3 of the total potential.
Complete purchasing and payment process can be brought to the fore in the
coming years.
Companies that want to optimize the entire purchasing and payment cycle intend
to replace paper processes with electronic processes.
They can thus achieve significant savings. Gradual improvements achieved by
replacing paper-based processes are positive, but it is possible to take a
disruptive approach and thereby improve the entire financial supply chain
by many factors.
Experience shows that often + 30% of the sub-processes can be removed
without losing anything substantial.
Monolithic systems can be replaced by cloud services on a modular basis.
The costs can be significantly reduced and the organizations that follow this
strategy can become more flexible.
Your checklist for automating business
processes with disruptive innovation
20. Maximizing on-contract spend requires effective
catalog management. With OpusCapita Online
Product Catalog, all relevant products or services
can be made available to your organization at
agreed terms.
AR-matching modules enables the set up matching
processes and rules for matching process and
enrichment of material with additional information to
the matching process. All automatic matching is based
on pre-defined rules
Rules-based automation (invoice to order matching)
and the use of machine learning, is maximizing
automation rates within a controlled process.
Workflows, easily managed with a visualizer that not
only provides visibility into the whole process but
gives you dynamic control
Cloud-based solutions
Monolithic systems replaced by cloud services
24. Goals
• To streamline the process
• Invoices will pass verification, approval,
and payment so quickly that the account
has final information about all purchases
by the end of each month
• Exclude Excel in reporting cash flow and
make it more automated and in real-time
for follow-up and budgeting
• Multi-channel invoice receipt and invoice
management systems in place and
enable smaller "niche providers" to enter
into electronic collaboration
• Reduction of the number of FTEs Globally
needed to process invoices
Challenges
• Global dissemination of operations -
different systems, different countries
• Suppliers with varied opportunities for
cooperation
• Unclear / non-existent processes to
manage collaboration (P2P) with
suppliers
• Legacy from past server-based
environments and earlier attempted e-
invoicing projects
• Non visualized working methods and
processes when it comes to handling
order invoice payment
Jungheinrich - Forklifts and storage systems
25. Jungheinrich
Forklifts and storage systems
Challenges vs solutions
• Improve the process from order to delivery - and
automate the supplier invoice process
• Use rules to automate electronic purchase / vendor
invoices to the corresponding purchase orders
• Process electronic invoices in a single system, a
workflow connected to SAP (ERP).
Invoice Key-In and OrderFlip
Cloud-based service for small suppliers to be part of an EDI collaboration
(Order, Confirmation and Invoice).
B2B Integration (EDI)
Order, Order response and Invoice through the EDI service "point to point“
with medium and large suppliers
Invoice Portal, PO-flip
Cloud-based service for creating and sending electronic invoices to
Jungheinrich to be combined with sending of orders to be flipped into
invoices
Receiving eInvoice
- via other supplier network and PEPPOL for invoice now and in the next
step Order, Order response.
Digitization
Scanning, Interpreting, Paper Billing Correction In combination with
receiving email from PDF
Invoice management system / workflow incl. payment - invoice
automation, 2 3 4 road matching, analysis, reporting
Supplier onboarding
Cloud-based service to register and onboard suppliers to the various
services incl. support
SaaS
26. The Results
• All purchase invoices are handled electronically in the OpusCapita
Invoice workflow invoice management system
• Invoice receiving via / as eInvoices, PDF by email, OrderFlip and Invoice Key-In
• Invoices are automatically matched to the corresponding purchase order,
after which the electronic invoices are forwarded for verification,
approval, etc., to the SAP Business One System, and sent for payment
• Clear visualized processes in cash flow such as reporting, analysis,
order-to-invoice, a way to unify "onboarding" suppliers for cooperation
Jungheinrich
Forklifts and storage systems
27. Our next webinar is October 9th!
Topic: Implementing Bank Connectivity with Valmet
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Notas del editor
Founded 1984, approximately 400 employees, 65m€ in 2017
The digital transformation is no longer an option – It´s the imperative.
Growing number of disruptive “next-gen” technology enters the scene and pave the way to substitute legacy platforms and old solutions and processes by a new approach.
In addition to a powerful market transition within the “invoicing-business” when PEPPOL is driven by authorities mandating the same.
Resulting in B2B companies need to comply and add channels to their invoicing needs.
In order to satisfy your customer´s and your suppliers needs you need to be on top of this “lift and shift”
and create a multichannel invoice solution for your entire supply chain.
Automation is no longer a buzz-word, it´s the reality.
Emerging technologies - blockchain, cloud aggregation platforms, RPA, machine-learning and advanced analytics are the future tools to improve business process automation and resulting in cost-saving compared to the “old” solutions.
We want our Customers to join us in this journey to the ever-expanding network full of possibilities for real-time data to reach trading partners in seconds supported by applications for monitoring and connectivity!
But how?
The global volume of eInvoices (B2B, B2G, B2C) is estimated around 36 billions out of a total of 400 billion (bill/invoice volume). Global growth of 10-20% annually.
eInvoicing become increasingly a cornerstone and pushed by governments/EU directives making it mandatory from 2019 in Europe. Affecting +300 000 public administrations - and will indirect affect +22 million SME companies in Europe.
Public sector in a position to mandate suppliers to send electronic invoices in a structured way.
More than six million electronic invoices and other eProcurement documents are exchanged every month, using the PEPPOL network between over 400 000 companies.
When considered “eInvoice” exchange via email is more popular than EDI/eInvoices – 70% share of ALL electronic invoices are PDF. E-mails are prefered by SME´s and often accepted by larger companies.
Still only 6-7% of all invoices are based on a PO globally, in SE there was 11,4 e-Orders for every 100 invoices in 2015.
Get rid of paper. In most organizations, conventional paper processing is not optimized. Instead of optimizing this function work with alternative methods (eInvoicing, portals, EDI) and set conventional paper processing as the very last resource to use.
Centralize. Invoices are often received decentrally by many departments, even on a country level – Centralize, centralize to one receiving point and let the Data be shared later in the process
Create a supplier policy – Ex. Data are validated and matched with related documents manually - this is time-consuming and costly – in order to decrease this use do a supplier segmentation and invite your suppliers into solutions more suitable for your (their) needs i.e. the exchange of Orders and Invoices or even Catalogs (eProcurement)
Working Capital improvements - Cash managers do not have an overview of all invoices in the workflow and therefore only have limited opportunities to improve the working capital – by bringing visibility into the system by a digitizing journey you´ll have more power in managing the working capital and reduce the need of alternative actions.
Ensure high data quality – Ex. Delayed payments are often caused as invoice errors are detected very late during the processing cycle. By changing how invoices are handled (i.e. from unstructured or semi-structured data to structured data) the potential of discounts are handled, and the DSO gets healthier for both sending and receiving of invoices
Master Data - Automate master data update and leave the manual processes. Look for master data management resulting in lower trading partner administration costs.
eArchive - For archiving paper invoices, a great deal of space is required. It is also costly to retrieve paper invoices in the event of audits or queries – meanwhile can the archiving of electronical documents require a heavy load on IT – Look into an eArchive solution incorporated into your solution.
Considering, replacing monolithic systems by cloud services on a modular basis. (i.e. invoice management systems, payment systems, matching system and eProcurement systems)
Review and define gaps in your Accounts Payable processes.
Level of automation due to integration challenges (What can we do, when and how)
Level of operational visibility into AP processes
Select solution(s) including workflow that addresses process deficiencies (i.e. space between the invoice automation solution itself and the business systems of record (i.e., ERP).
Take a close look at the level and quality of integration and its impact on your operations.
Commit to a culture emphasizing improved supplier relationships
- Define a structure and process how to handle existing and new suppliers, incorporate “purchase” and IT.
Strengthen the integration towards your ERP and / or Implement a robust workflow
Est. 8 out of 10 (or 82%) of all invoices will have at least one exception or typically 20-30% of all invoices have to be treated as exceptions in one form or another, resulting in very high processing costs.
Go-through your exceptions and rules to enable a hazzle-free invoice workflow
Identify exceptions and checks and enable them for quick resolution of exceptions with little to no manual intervention
Look over invoice processing rules support
Enable support for 2-and 3-way matching
Supporting visibility for faster processing
Enable capture of early payment discounts
Mobile and cloud applications to support real-time access to invoices and related documents — on any device, any location – to speed up approvals
As part of AP/AR transformation, organizations should look for the support of a multi landscape / channels solution enabling suppliers to self-service portals such as “invoice-key-in solution” or “OrderFlip solution” in parallel to eInvoicing solution and EDI.
eInvoicing solution as a “package” of format dependent on your locality
Enable yourselves as a receiver within the PEPPOL eDelivery for receiving of PEPPOL BIS3
Receive semi-structured data in extractable PDF´s by email in combination with OCR-recognition of images (TIFF)
Invoice Key in, OrderFlip i.e. applications for small suppliers
EDI integration when there´s a need for more message types than Catalog, Order, Invoice i.e. integration for you largest and most important suppliers
Still supported, but maybe not “visible” for all – Invoice Scanning / Digitizing
Invest in an onboarding tool for suppliers that automates invitations and campaigning to your preferred channels but also taking into consideration your suppliers' capability - This can provide a better customer experience for suppliers while simultaneously cutting the cost of supplier management.
Ensure compliancy to legislation (in Europe, North America, Pacific etc.) by including this as a requirement from your supplier.
Master data capability - The unique identification of trading partners based on compliant master data is a prerequisite for automated e-invoicing. True e-invoicing paves the way for real-time or near real-time data validation.
The earlier an incorrect invoice is rejected, the sooner a new one can be sent. As a result of the improved invoice accuracy, the approval and processing time can be reduced significantly. The DSO can in most cases be shortened by several days .
Dispute handling can be conducted in a more structured way by using the same electronic communication channel. As a result the trading partner administration costs can be reduced substantially