Purpose

1.1. Automate the scheduling, tracking, and payment of vendor invoices for recurrent supplies (e.g., spices, vegetables, meats) in an Odia restaurant operation.
1.2. Automate matching of purchase orders to delivered goods and classifies invoices by urgency, due date, or discounts for early automated payment.
1.3. Automate reminder flows to relevant staff and communicate payment status to vendors, automating reconciliation for accounting.
1.4. Automate handling multi-currency, government tax compliance, and bank transfer confirmation in an auditable and trackable automated workflow.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated invoice receipt from email, OCR, or e-invoicing.
2.2. Automated approaching payment due date (e.g., T–7, T–3, T–1 days) on Accounts Payable.
2.3. Automated approval mark by store manager or procurement officer in ERP/accounting system.
2.4. Automated completion of goods delivery confirmation or automated update in inventory system.

Platform Variants

3.1. QuickBooks Online
• API: Automated createVendorPayment, fetchBills; automates bill capture, approval, and payment marking.
3.2. Xero
• API: automate Bills.awaiting_payment, Payment.create for scheduled batch payments.
3.3. Zoho Books
• API: automate VendorPayments.POST, Invoices.GET for scheduling and logging payment status.
3.4. SAP Business One
• DI API: automate IncomingPayments.Add, automate scheduling via PaymentRun.
3.5. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• API: automate PurchaseInvoicePayment.POST, automate approvals with Power Automate.
3.6. FreshBooks
• API: automate payments.create, automate vendor.expense.schedule for recurring vendor payments.
3.7. Sage Intacct
• API: automate ap_payments.create, automate auto-approve by payment terms.
3.8. NetSuite
• API: automate vendorPayment.create, schedule via SuiteScript workflow.
3.9. Wave Accounting
• Webhook/API: automate billPayments, schedule via recurring reminders.
3.10. Stripe
• API: automate payouts.create for vendor payouts; automates notification upon completion.
3.11. PayPal
• Payouts API: automate batch payments to vendors; automate notifications.
3.12. Plaid
• API: automate payment_initiation for direct bank payments; automates reconciliation.
3.13. TallyPrime
• API: automate voucher.create (Payment), fetch pending bills by schedule.
3.14. Google Sheets
• Apps Script: automate email parsing, auto-calculate schedules, automate reminders using triggers.
3.15. Airtable
• Automations: automate invoice tracking, vendor status updating, send payment reminders via script.
3.16. DocuSign
• API: automate invoice approval routing and automated record of sign-off for scheduled payments.
3.17. Gmail
• API: automate invoice extraction, automate follow-up scheduling with vendor’s reply detection.
3.18. Slack
• API: automate reminders and alerts to finance, automated status broadcast to designated channels.
3.19. Twilio SMS
• API: automate payment status notifications, automate vendor ETA notifications.
3.20. Trello
• API/Automation: automate card moves for invoice status, automate team reminders for payment tasks.
3.21. Monday.com
• Automation: automate payment workflow boards, automate due date notifications.
3.22. SendGrid
• API: automate sending scheduled payment confirmation emails to vendors, automated escalation for overdue bills.
3.23. Oracle Cloud ERP
• REST API: automate Payables Invoice APIs for end-to-end automated payment scheduling.
3.24. ServiceNow
• Integrations: automate vendor ticket updates post-payment, automate financial reporting tickets.
3.25. Jira Service Management
• API: automate payment ticket closure, automate SLA enforcement reminders for finance team.

Benefits

4.1. Automates routine vendor payments to avoid late fees and automate early payment discounts.
4.2. Automates reconciliation and audit trails with full vendor and financial compliance.
4.3. Reduces manual data entry, automates notifications, and increases staff capacity by automating administrative burdens.
4.4. Automates multi-vendor scheduling, escalates issues, and ensures seamless cash flow automating forecast accuracy.
4.5. Enables automated approval hierarchies and role-based automation security controls.
4.6. Lowers operational costs and reduces risk of payment errors through end-to-end automated processes.

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