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Invoice-to-Pay

Σύντομη απάντηση

The flow from receiving a supplier invoice to its approved payment: capture, matching, approval, payment scheduling.

Βασικά συμπεράσματα

  • Invoice capture (EDI INVOIC, PDF, portal)
  • Three-way match: invoice ↔ order ↔ receipt
  • Rule- and limit-based approval (multi-level)
  • Payment scheduling to capture discounts

What Invoice-to-Pay is

Invoice-to-Pay (I2P) is the segment from receiving a supplier's invoice to paying it: invoice capture, matching against the order and receipt (three-way match), approval and payment scheduling. It is the final part of the broader Procure-to-Pay flow.

Why it matters to the board

A manual I2P causes delays, duplicate payments, late-payment penalties and missed early-payment discounts. Automated, it protects supplier relationships and optimizes working capital (DPO).

Key steps

  • Invoice capture (EDI INVOIC, PDF, portal)
  • Three-way match: invoice ↔ order ↔ receipt
  • Rule- and limit-based approval (multi-level)
  • Payment scheduling to capture discounts

How CRMconnect helps

CRMconnect orchestrates capture, automatic matching and the approval flow, removing keying and bottlenecks. Exceptions (discrepancies) are routed automatically to the right person, not lost in an inbox.

Πραγματικό παράδειγμα

A finance team manually processed 1,200 invoices/month with a 3-day average delay. With automatic matching and rule-based approval, the time dropped to hours and they recovered early-payment discounts.

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Συχνές ερωτήσεις

Is Invoice-to-Pay the same as Procure-to-Pay?+

No. Invoice-to-Pay is the last part (invoice → payment); Procure-to-Pay covers the whole cycle, from the purchasing need and order through to payment.

What is three-way match?+

Verifying that the invoice matches the issued order and the goods actually received, before approving payment.

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Σχετικοί όροι

Οικονομικά

Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

The end-to-end procurement cycle: request → order → receipt → invoice → payment → reconciliation.

Οικονομικά

3-way match

The control that compares the purchase order, the receipt and the invoice before approving payment.

Οικονομικά

DPO (Days Payable Outstanding)

Average number of days from supplier invoice receipt to actual payment.

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Self-billing

The model where the buyer issues the invoice on the supplier's behalf, based on confirmed receipt.