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Invoice Approvals Structured From Receipt to Decision.

Digitize invoice review and approval with structured invoice records, supporting documents, approval routing, notifications, status tracking and finance handoff.

Discuss Your Invoice Process
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Invoice Capture

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Approval Routing

03

Status Tracking

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Finance Handoff

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Overview

DIGITAL INVOICE WORKFLOWS

Move invoices through review and approval with structure.

Supplier invoices often move between departments through email, printed documents and manual follow-ups. This can make it difficult to understand who needs to review an invoice and where it currently stands.

Invoice approval automation creates a structured workflow where invoice information and supporting documents can move through defined review and approval stages.

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Capabilities

INVOICE AUTOMATION CAPABILITIES

Connect invoice information, approvals and finance.

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Invoice Registration

Capture supplier, invoice number, date, amount and relevant business information.

02

Document Attachments

Keep invoice files and supporting documents connected to the workflow.

03

Department Review

Route invoices to the appropriate department or responsible business user.

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Amount-Based Approval

Apply different approval paths according to defined invoice value thresholds.

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Multi-Level Approval

Move invoices through sequential approval stages where required.

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Approval Comments

Capture relevant comments and decisions during invoice review.

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Status Tracking

Track submitted, under review, pending approval, approved and rejected invoices.

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Notifications

Notify users when invoice actions or approvals require attention.

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Approval History

Maintain relevant workflow activity and approval decisions.

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Finance Handoff

Move approved invoices into the appropriate next finance or payment stage.

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Invoice Search

Find invoice records using relevant supplier, reference and status information.

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Reporting

Structure invoice workflow information for operational reporting.

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Business Problems

WHEN INVOICE APPROVAL IS MANUAL

Reduce disconnected invoice follow-up.

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Invoices Arrive Through Different Channels

Supplier invoices may reach finance and business teams through email, paper or individual users.

02

Approval Ownership Is Unclear

Teams may spend time determining who is responsible for reviewing or approving an invoice.

03

Status Requires Manual Follow-Up

Finance teams may repeatedly contact approvers to determine where an invoice currently stands.

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Documents Become Disconnected

Invoices and supporting documents may be stored separately from approval communication.

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Approval Levels Vary

Higher-value invoices may require additional authorization that needs consistent routing.

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Finance Receives Incomplete Handoffs

Approved invoices may reach the next stage without all relevant workflow information together.

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Invoice Journey

FROM INVOICE TO FINANCE

Give every invoice a clear approval path.

01

Capture

Register invoice and supporting information

02

Review

Validate invoice and business context

03

Approve

Route through defined authority levels

04

Handoff

Move approved invoice to finance

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Invoice Data

STRUCTURED INFORMATION

Keep important invoice information together.

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Supplier

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Invoice Number

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Invoice Date

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Invoice Amount

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Department

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Purchase Reference

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Supporting Documents

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Approval Status

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Approval Routing

CONTROL THE APPROVAL PATH

Route invoices according to business rules.

01

Department Routing

Send invoices to the relevant business owner or department.

02

Amount Thresholds

Apply additional approval levels according to defined invoice values.

03

Sequential Approval

Move invoices through multiple decision-makers in a defined sequence.

04

Finance Review

Include finance review stages according to the organization's process.

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Microsoft Automation

MICROSOFT BUSINESS WORKFLOWS

Build invoice approval around Microsoft 365.

Depending on the solution requirements and licensing, invoice approval workflows can use Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint or Dataverse.

Power Apps Power Automate SharePoint Online Dataverse Microsoft 365 SQL REST APIs Power BI
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Process

IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH

Automate around your invoice approval policy.

01

Discover

Understand invoice intake, reviewers, approval levels and finance processes.

02

Map

Define invoice fields, routing conditions, statuses and responsibilities.

03

Automate

Build forms, approval logic, notifications and required integrations.

04

Deploy & Evolve

Launch the workflow and adapt it as business requirements change.

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FAQ

COMMON QUESTIONS

Invoice approval automation, explained.

What is invoice approval automation?+

It digitizes the process of registering, reviewing, approving and tracking invoices through defined business workflows.

Can invoice approval depend on amount?+

Yes. Defined invoice value thresholds can be used to determine which approval levels are required.

Can invoice documents be attached?+

Yes. Invoice files and supporting documents can be associated with the workflow using suitable storage architecture.

Can Power Automate manage invoice approvals?+

Yes. For suitable Microsoft environments, Power Automate can manage routing, approvals, notifications and related workflow actions.

Can approved invoices integrate with another system?+

Potentially, yes. Integration depends on the APIs, connectors and access methods available in the target system.

STILL CHASING INVOICE APPROVALS?

Turn invoice review into a structured digital workflow.

Tell us how invoices enter your business, who reviews them and which approvals are required.

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