Finance

Invoice Processing Automation

Property invoices arrive from hundreds of suppliers in every format imaginable. Almas captures them, codes them to the right property and cost centre, matches them to the work and routes them for approval.

What we automate

Capture from any format

PDF, email body, scan or portal download read into structured invoice data.

Automatic coding

Property, cost centre and nominal code applied from historic patterns and validated against the rules you set.

Match to work and rates

Invoices matched against work orders, purchase orders and agreed rate cards before approval.

Approval routing

Value and category thresholds decide the approval path, with escalation on delay.

Before and after

Without automation

  • Invoices keyed in line by line
  • Coding decided from memory per invoice
  • Duplicate and overcharged invoices paid
  • Approvals chased through email

With Almas Software Systems

  • Invoices captured and coded on arrival
  • Automatic matching against work orders and rates
  • Duplicates and variances flagged before payment
  • Approvals routed by threshold with escalation

In practice

How this works in a real operation

A finance team processing several thousand invoices a month had a two-person keying operation. Capture and coding are now automatic, and the team reviews the small exception queue rather than the whole volume.

Frequently asked questions

What happens to invoices that fail matching?

They go to an exception queue with the reason attached — no match, price variance, duplicate — so review is targeted.

Can it enforce approval limits?

Yes. Thresholds by value, category and property are enforced in workflow and cannot be bypassed.

Does it post into our accounting system?

Yes, through the integration layer, so approved invoices land in your ledger without re-entry.

Related capabilities

Ready to see where automation pays off?

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