Accounts Payable Workflow Invoice Approval Software
We use QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Desktop - Contractor 21.0
Does anyone know of a good AP workflow automation software that installs locally and stores invoice images locally? I have looked at Bill.com, Centsoft, Stampli, MineralTree, AvidXChange, Beanworks and all have fallen short of what I am looking for.
I am used to software like Sage Paperless and Timberline Paperless
This is my preferred process (all performed inside AP software)
- Scan in batches of invoices into AP Software (one file)
- Go through & quickly separate the batch file into individual invoices (typically by just clicking the spacebar)
- Switch to coding screen
- Code invoices and then click submit
- Then various rules are automatically ran in background to assign approvers based on job #, vendor #, Invoice $$, etc.
- Invoice then routes through all levels of approvals
- Once highest level of approval has been completed, then invoice is ready for payment
Below is a list of problems I ran into with the above listed providers (bill.com, stampli, etc.)
- Not able to automatically route based on project manager assigned to job
- Only registered "users" of AP software can see images of invoices when clicked within QuickBooks Desktop
- Cannot upload batch pdf files with multiple invoices, which we would later tell the AP software where to separate pdf into separate invoices
- Cannot store images on our own server
- Cannot pull project manager assigned to specific job in QuickBooks desktop into AP Workflow software and assign as an approver
- AvidXchange had 24 to 48 hour turnaround, which is crazy
- No built-in credit card reconciliation module
