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Essentials:

Accounts Payable

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Version 6.2.0 – 2019/04

ContentsPage Analytic Name

4 Duplicate paymentsAP Analytic 01

6 Duplicate invoicesAP Analytic 02

8 Duplicate invoices using vendor’s numeric invoice valuesAP Analytic 03

10 Duplicate invoices sub analyticsAP Analytic 04

12 Future dated invoicesAP Analytic 05

14 Recurring sundry expense reviewAP Analytic 06

16 Invoices for one-time vendorsAP Analytic 07

18 Vendor payments made over a weekendAP Analytic 08

20 Invoices captured over a weekendAP Analytic 09

22 Invoices greater than a thresholdAP Analytic 10

24 Purchase order date after the invoice dateAP Analytic 11

26 Vendor paid by both purchase order and sundry expense AP Analytic 12

28 Invoices greater than approved purchase ordersAP Analytic 13

30 Manually released invoices (no 3-way match)

AP Analytic 14

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Version 6.2.0 – 2019/04

ContentsPage Analytic Name

32 Three way match re-performanceAP Analytic 15

34 Outlier invoicesAP Analytic 16

36 Early payment of invoicesAP Analytic 17

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Duplicate PaymentsAP_ANALYTIC_01_APCS102

Identifies all potential duplicate payments to the same vendor for the same amount made

within a configurable time period

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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ContextHigh volumes of payments from all areas of the business are processed through the Finance function every day or payment cycle. It is vital to closely and continuously monitor these payments to detect potential fraud or errors.

RiskA vendor is paid twice or more, often through administrative errors or fictitious vendor invoices being

submitted for payment with details similar to an original valid invoice. This may result in overpayment to

vendors or irrecoverable financial losses.

ProcedureIdentifies potential duplicate payments made to the same vendor for the same amount within a

configurable time period (e.g. 14 days, 30 days).

Analytic LogicExtracts payments within a user-determined period of days and identifies potential duplicate payments to

the same vendor (using system vendor ID) with the same value (using document/original currency), while

excluding reversed transactions.

VariablesPeriod (number of days) for payment analysis.

Duplicate Payments

Output Results Fields

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name 1 Vendor Name 2

Accounting Document Number Clearing Document Number

Item Description Debit / Credit Indicator Amount in Reporting Currency Report Currency

Output Visualization Example

Line Item Account Document Number

Document Currency Document Type Document Date

Clearing Date

Day Document Entered

Pay User ID

Pay User Name

Amount in Document Currency

Duplicate payments grouped by user

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Example

VENDOR_ID VENDOR_NAME_1 ACCOUNTING_DOC_NUMBER DOCUMENT_DATE AMT_DOC_CURRE

NCY

100000523 ABC Inc 1500080094 1/11/2017 1000

100000523 ABC Inc 1500080841 15/11/2017 1000

100000479 XYZ Ltd 1500081862 2/11/2017 5000

Fields used for analytics logic

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Duplicate InvoicesAP_ANALYTIC_02_APCS103

Identifies potential duplicate invoices after stripping out any special characters in the

invoice numbers

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskThe same vendor invoice is presented twice for payment or fictitious/invalid vendor invoices are paid.

This may result in either overpayment or incorrect payment to vendors and often irrecoverable financial

losses from fraudulent and/or invalid invoices being paid.

ProcedureIdentifies duplicate paid invoices for the same amount after stripping out any special characters in the

invoice numbers.

Analytic LogicExtracts all paid invoices and removes/strips out special characters (e.g. ~!@#$%) from the invoice

number field (which is normally a free text field in the ERP system). Thereafter the script performs a

duplicates test using the stripped invoice number and invoice value fields.

Duplicate Invoices

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Vendor Invoice Number

Document Currency Amount in Document Currency

Accounting Document Number

Document Date

Release User

Release User Name

Output Visualization Example

ContextOften the same invoice is captured multiple times despite preventive system validation and controls being in place. Administrative errors or application control circumvention results in additional and/or changed characters to the invoice number, causing duplicate invoice capturing that would otherwise be undetectable.

Showing value over time

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Vendor Stripped Invoice Number

Amount in Reporting CurrencyReport Currency

Example

Debit/Credit Indicator

VENDOR_NAME VENDOR_INV_NO STRIPPED_VENDOR_INV_NO DOCUMENT_DATE AMOUNT_DOC_CURRENCY

Vendor A IN001 IN001 1/11/2017 1000.00

Vendor A IN001$ IN001 15/11/2017 1000.00

Fields used for analytics logic

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Duplicate Invoices Using

Vendor’s Numeric Invoice

ValuesAP_ANALYTIC_03_APCS601

Identifies potential duplicate invoices after converting invoice numbers to numeric values

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskThe same vendor invoice is presented twice for payment or fictitious/invalid vendor invoices are paid.

This may result in either overpayment or incorrect payment to vendors and often irrecoverable financial

losses from fraudulent and/or invalid invoices being paid.

ProcedureIdentifies duplicate paid invoices for the same amount after converting the invoice numbers to numeric

values.

Analytic LogicExtracts all paid invoices and converts the invoice number from the invoice number field (which is

normally a free text field in the ERP system) to a numeric value (e.g. “INV101a” to “101”). Thereafter the

script performs a duplicates test using the numeric invoice number and invoice value fields.

Duplicate Invoices Using Vendor’s Numeric Invoice Values

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name 1 Debit/Credit Indicator

Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number Amount in Document CurrencyDocument Currency

Report Currency Amount in Reporting Currency Accounting Document Number Document Date

Output Visualization Example

ContextOften the same invoice is

captured multiple times despite

preventive system validation and

controls being in place.

Administrative errors or

application control circumvention

results in additional and/or

changed characters to the invoice

number, causing duplicate

invoice capturing that would

otherwise be undetectable.

Showing value over time

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Release User Release User Name

Example

VENDOR_NAME VENDOR_INV_NO STRIPPED_VENDOR_INV_NO DOCUMENT_DATE AMOUNT_DOC_CURRENCY

Vendor A IN001 001 1/02/2017 4000.00

Vendor A INv001 001 15/02/2017 4000.00

Fields used for analytics logic

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Duplicate Invoices Sub

AnalyticsAP_ANALYTIC_04_APCS613.1 TO AP_ANALYTIC_04_APCS613.10

Identifies potential duplicate invoices using various sub analytics

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskThe same vendor invoice is presented twice for payment or fictitious/invalid vendor invoices are paid.

ProcedureIdentifies duplicate paid invoices by analysing for duplicates based on the ten variations in the table

below.

Analytic LogicExtracts all paid invoices and performs a duplicates test based on the ten variations in the table below,

for example identifying duplicate invoices where the vendor number and invoice number are the same.

Duplicate Invoices Sub Analytics

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name 1 Debit/Credit Indicator

Vendor Invoice Number Amount in Document Currency

Document Currency

Accounting Document Number Document Date

ContextOften the same invoice is

captured multiple times despite

preventive system validation and

controls being in place.

Administrative errors or

application control circumvention

results in additional and/or

changed characters to the

invoice number, causing

duplicate invoice capturing that

would otherwise be undetectable.

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Duplicate Payment Sub-analytic Variations

Vendor Address Vendor Postal Code

Vendor Tax Number

Vendor RegionVendor City

Vendor Bank Account Number Vendor Bank Account Holders Name Analytic Description

@ - the duplicate analytic is run on these fields i.e. when these fields are the same.

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Future Dated InvoicesAP_ANALYTIC_05_APCS341

Extracts all invoices with invoice dates in the future

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskNon-payment of invoices due to incorrect invoice date capturing resulting in unnecessary interest or

penalties, or premature invoicing of services that have not been rendered, or potentially fictitious

invoices.

ProcedureExtracts all invoices with invoice dates in the future. The invoice date is manually inputted and not

system-generated. They are susceptible to human error during capturing and incorrect dates, including

dates in the future, may be captured.

Analytic LogicExtracts all invoices that have invoice dates in the future; for any date more than x days/ months after

the date the analytic is run will become an exception.

VariablesNumber of months.

Future Dated Invoices

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name

Debit / Credit Indicator

Amount in Reporting Currency

Report Currency Amount in Document Currency

Accounting Document Number

Document Currency

Document Date

Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number

Release User

Release User Name

Output Visualization Examples

ContextInvoices are expected to have a

date subsequent to the provision

of goods or services. Invoices

captured with dates far into the

future indicates either

administrative errors or

premature invoicing of services

not yet provided.

Analysis of dates per user

Count grouped by user

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Recurring Sundry Expenses

ReviewAP_ANALYTIC_06_APCS108

Identifies all repetitive sundry invoices from the same vendor for the same amount

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskUnauthorised invoices could be paid because less stringent procurement controls exist for sundry

expenses. This has the potential to result in unauthorised, invalid, excessive or potentially fraudulent

payments.

ProcedureIdentifies all repetitive sundry invoices to the same vendor for the same amount. These vendors should

be reviewed to understand why repetitive invoices are paid as sundry expenses, rather than through

procurement, when there is an evident continuing business relationship.

Analytic LogicExtracts and filters invoices for sundry expenses using a unique invoice identifier (defined in scoping),

and performs a duplicate analysis using the vendor ID and value to provide a listing of all multiple sundry

expenses.

Recurring Sundry Expenses Review

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Amount in Reporting Currency Report Currency

Amount in Document Currency Document Currency Document DateAccounting Document Number

Document Type Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number Release User Released User Name

Output Visualization Example

ContextSundry expenses are incurred

on a once-off or ad hoc basis,

and don’t require a purchase

order. These expenses

require less processing and

attract less controls and are

not expected to be repetitive

and should be analysed

further to discover if they need

to follow the full procurement

processes and attract greater

controls.

Value over time by vendor

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Example

VENDOR_NAME ACCOUNTING_DOC_NO DOC_CURRENCY DOCUMENT_DATE INV_AMOUNT_DOC_CURRENCY

Sundry Inc. 1900165432 USD 5/08/2017 21 000.00

Sundry Inc. 1900175489 USD 15/08/2017 15 000.00

Unique sundry invoice identifier

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Invoices For One-time VendorsAP_ANALYTIC_07_APCS302

Extracts all invoices made to one-time vendors

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskInvoices for one-time vendors could be invalid because the controls are less stringent. This may result in

unauthorized payment to vendors or irrecoverable financial losses from fraudulent/invalid invoices being

authorized and paid.

ProcedureExtracts all invoices made to one-time vendors classified as such on the vendor master file. Through

interpretations and visualizations, validation of one-time vendor invoices can proceed, raising

exceptions for further examination.

Analytic LogicExtracts all invoices from companies classified as one-time vendors in the ERP vendor master data, in a

given period.

Invoices For One-time Vendors

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Debit / Credit Indicator

Amount in Reporting Currency

Report Currency

Amount in Document Currency Accounting Document NumberDocument Currency

Document Date Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number Release User Released User Name

Output Visualization Example

ContextVendors are created with an

expectation of a multi-transaction

relationship. Creation of a vendor

in the ERP system requires

supporting documentation and

vetting prior to transacting

(controls).

One-time vendors do not require

such stringent vendor creation

procedures. Abuse or overuse of

one-time vendors could represent

control circumvention and/or

fraud.

Data distribution of vendors for invoice value

Count by user

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Vendor Payments Made Over A

WeekendAP_ANALYTIC_08_APCS112

Identifies where the payment release date falls on a weekend

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskPotentially invalid or fraudulent vendor transactions which may result in overpayment to vendors or often

irrecoverable financial losses.

ProcedureIdentifies where the payment release date falls on a weekend. Release dates are utilized as this is the

point of authorization and are expected to take place during normal business hours; occurrence on a

weekend could indicate unusual or unauthorized transactions.

Analytic LogicAnalyses all payment release dates in the system and indicates if this date falls on a Saturday or

Sunday whereby it will be listed as an exception.

Vendor Payments Made Over A Weekend

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Accounting Document Number Day of Week

Document Date Debit / Credit IndicatorClearing Date

Report Currency Amount in Document Currency Document Currency Pay User ID Pay User Name

Output Visualization Examples

Amount in Reporting Currency

ContextVendor payments, being a

standard and regular

organizational process, are

expected to be executed during

normal business hours.

Payments over weekends may

indicate fraudulent or suspicious

activity and should be reviewed

for such.

Weekend values group by user

Percentage values per vendor

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Vendor Invoice Number

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Invoices Captured Over A

WeekendAP_ANALYTIC_09_APCS301

Identifies where invoices were captured over a weekend

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskPotentially invalid or fraudulent vendor transactions which may result in overpayment to vendors or often

irrecoverable financial losses.

ProcedureIdentifies where invoices were captured over a weekend. All invoices captured in the ERP system will

have an automatic entry/capture date attached which cannot be amended. The invoice date (as printed

on an invoice by a supplier) is not the date used for this analytic.

Analytic LogicExtracts where the entry/capture date of invoices fall on a Saturday or Sunday whereby it will be listed

as an exception.

Invoices Captured Over A Weekend

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Debit / Credit Indicator

Amount in Reporting Currency

Report Currency

Amount in Document Currency Accounting Document NumberDocument Currency

Document Date Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number Release User

Released User Name

Output Visualization Examples

ContextInvoice capturing, being a

standard and regular

organizational process, is

expected to be executed during

normal business hours.

Capturing over weekends may

indicate fraudulent/suspicious

activity and should be reviewed

for such.

Heatmap showing the user and

quantity

Values grouped by vendor

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Day of Week

Date Document Entered

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Invoice Greater Than A

ThresholdAP_ANALYTIC_10_APCS110

Produces a list of invoices paid above a configurable threshold to

determine authorization process for testing

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskInappropriately reviewed and authorized transactions which could be caused by a lack of, or outdated,

level of authority.

ProcedureProduces a listing of invoices paid above a configurable minimum and maximum threshold (financial

value) to determine authorization process for testing. These transactions should be tested for accuracy,

validity and approval.

Analytic LogicExtracts invoices greater than the client-configured thresholds to create a listing for level of authority

testing by audit, for example, all invoices greater than $2 500 and up to $5 000.

VariablesMinimum and maximum threshold value (for selecting invoices).

Invoice Greater Than A Threshold

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Debit / Credit Indicator

Release User

Amount in Reporting Currency

Report Currency Amount in Document Currency Document Currency Accounting Document Number

Document Date Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number

Output Visualization Examples

Release User Name

ContextAll vendor invoices should be

approved in terms of the correct

level of authority for the

organization. Differing levels of

authority are required for

purchases or invoices above

certain levels; more senior people

in the organization approve

higher value and materially

significant transactions.

Value of transactions by vendor

and releaser

Quantity and value of transactions by

vendor

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Invoice DateAP_ANALYTIC_11_APCS111

Identifies where the invoice date precedes the purchase order approval date

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskIneffective procurement due to finance and procurement procedures not being followed which may

result in the payment of invalid or unapproved purchases.

ProcedureIdentifies where the invoice date precedes the purchase order approval date.

Analytic LogicExtracts invoices and related purchase orders where the invoice date is before the purchase order

approval date.

Purchase Order Date After The Invoice Date

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Vendor Invoice Number

Accounting Document Number Document Type Purchase Order Creation DateDocument Date

Purchase Order Number Purchase Order User Name Purchase Order User ID Amount in Reporting Currency

Output Visualization Examples

Days Difference

Report Currency Amount in Document Currency Incl VAT Document Currency

ContextBest practice procurement

procedures dictate that purchase

order approvals should precede

an invoice. Any purchase orders

approved after an invoice should

be reviewed and examined to

understand the reasons and if

there was a control breakdown.

Date and materiality comparison

Days difference analysis by vendor

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Vendor Paid By Both Purchase

Order And Sundry ExpenseAP_ANALYTIC_12_APCS109

Identifies the most recent instances where vendor invoices are paid by both a purchase

order and by a sundry expense

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskUnauthorised invoices outside the scope defined in the purchase order could be paid because less

stringent procurement controls exist for sundry expenses. This may result in unauthorized, invalid,

excessive or potentially fraudulent payments.

ProcedureIdentifies the most recent instances where vendor invoices are paid by both a purchase order and by a

sundry expense. These vendors should be reviewed to understand why they are being paid as both a

procurement and sundry expense when it is expected all transactions should be in line with a purchase

order for a repetitive vendor.

Analytic LogicSummarizes vendors' invoices to extract the latest transactions where vendor invoices were processed

through both a sundry expense and a purchase order.

Vendor Paid By Both Purchase Order & Sundry Expense

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Debit / Credit Indicator

Amount in Reporting Currency

Report Currency

Amount in Document Currency Accounting Document NumberDocument Currency

Document Date Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number Release User

Released User Name

Output Visualization Example

ContextVendor payments are expected to

be as a result of a transaction in

either the procurement system

(via purchase order) or a sundry

expense. A vendor should be

processed through either process

but not both. Sundry expenses

require less processing and

attract less controls.

Count of transactions by

vendor

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Example

Document Type

VENDOR_NAME ACCOUNTING_DOC_NO STRIPPED_INV_NO DOCUMENT_DATE AMOUNT_DOC_CURRENCY

ABC Inc. 1899786258 INV00234 01/02/2017 21 000.00

ABC Inc. 5100196587 INV00245 15/02/2017 15 000.00

Different document numbers indicate PO

and sundry

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Invoices Greater Than

Approved Purchase OrdersAP_ANALYTIC_13_APCS106

Extracts all invoices exceeding the value of the related approved purchase orders

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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RiskInvoices exceeding purchase orders could be caused by unauthorised changes to the initially agreed

upon services or goods. This may result in unauthorised spending, overspending or potentially fraudulent

spending.

ProcedureExtracts all invoices exceeding the value of the related approved purchase order from a configurable

threshold value and above.

Analytic LogicExtracts and compares the value on the invoice to the total value of the approved purchase order and

identifies instances where invoice value exceed the purchase order by the configurable threshold value,

for example invoices greater than a purchase order from $50 and above.

In some countries, the effect of VAT or Sales tax can be removed from the invoice or added to the

purchase order value before comparison is done.

VariableMinimum acceptable variance.

Invoices Greater Than Approved Purchase Orders

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Purchase Order Amount in Document Currency

Invoice Amount in Document Currency Excl VAT Invoice Amount in Document Currency Document Currency

Purchase Order Number Purchase Order Creation Date Purchase Order User ID

Purchase Order User Name

Output Visualization Example

Invoice Number

ContextA vendor invoice should not

typically exceed the value

approved in the purchase order

as the underlying procurement

process has vetted the vendor at

a predetermined price.

Showing quantity grouped by the user

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Example

Difference

VENDOR_NAME PO_NUMBERPO_TOTAL_AMT_INCL_VAT_DOC

_CURR

INV_AMOUNT_DOC_CURRENC

YDIFFERENCE

Fake Corp 5105634213 7 650.00 8 250.00 (600.00)

Real Industries 5105768923 45 000.00 50 000.00 (5000.00)

Believe Ltd 5105891342 213 500. 00 220 000.00 (6 500.00)

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Manually Released Invoices

(No 3-way Match)AP_ANALYTIC_14_APCS101

Identifies manually paid invoices where the three way match with the purchase order and

goods received note did not result in an automatically released payment, or where the

payment was manually released

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

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ContextA three-way-match is performed

between a purchase order, goods

received note and invoice to

ensure details are correct before

making payment to the vendor. A

payment should not be

automatically made unless this

match is performed and

reconciliation achieved.

RiskFictitious, invalid or incorrect payments are caused by a user manually releasing a payment to a vendor

and not relying on the automatic payment from a successful three-way-match.

ProcedureIdentifies manually released invoices (paid and unpaid) where a three-way-match, between the invoice,

purchase order and goods received note did not occur.

Analytic LogicExtracts all invoices and highlights transactions without correct three-way-match which have been

manually released for payment (either before or after payment).

Manually Released Invoice (No 3 Way Match)

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Amount in Reporting Currency Report Currency

Amount in Document Currency Document Currency Accounting Document NumberDocument Date

Vendor Invoice Number Vendor Stripped Invoice Number PO Number Release User Released User Name

Output Visualization Example

Three-way-match violations, grouped

by releasing user

Example

VENDOR_NAME PO_NUMBER INV_AMOUNT_DOC_CURRENCY RELEASE_USER RELEASE_USER_NAME

ABC Inc. 5105634256 250.00 JSOAP Joe Soap

DEF Ltd 5105768925 100.00 ADOE Anne Doe

JHI Corp 5105891356 2 500.00 KSMART Ken Smart

Released by users indicate that not automatically released

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Three-way-match

Re-performanceAP_ANALYTIC_15_APCS602

Re-performs the three way match using purchase order and invoice amounts and

purchase order, goods received and invoice quantities

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ContextA three-way-match is performed

between a purchase order,

goods received note and invoice

to ensure details are correct

before making payment to the

vendor. A payment should not be

made unless this match is

performed and reconciliation

achieved.

RiskFictitious, invalid or incorrect payments made on transactions not correctly matched.

ProcedureIdentifies invoices (paid and unpaid) where the invoice amount and purchase order amount differ as

well as where a three-way-match, between the invoice, purchase order and goods received note

quantities did not occur.

Analytic LogicExtracts all invoices and highlights transactions without correct three-way-match between purchase

order, good received note and invoice quantities and invoice and purchase order amounts.

Three-way-match Re-performance

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Amount in Reporting Currency

Report Currency

Invoice Amount in Document Currency Excl VAT

Purchase Order Amount In Document Currency Excl VAT

Document Currency

DifferenceInvoice Quantity Good Received Quantity

PO Number

Purchase Order Creation Date

Output Visualization Examples

Total amount differences between invoice amounts and purchase order amounts

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Amount in Document Currency Incl VAT

Purchase Order Quantity

GR Document Number Invoice Number

PO Line Number

Reason for Exception

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Outlier InvoicesAP_ANALYTIC_16_APCS611

Identify invoice amounts greater than x standard deviations from the median amount of

that vendor

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ContextAn outlier is an observation point

that is distant from other

observations. Transactions

outside the norm with vendors

are generally not expected, but

could go unnoticed if high

volumes of transactions are

processed.

RiskFictitious, invalid or incorrect payments made to vendors.

ProcedureIdentifies outlier invoices by using standard deviations to determine amounts that deviate significantly

from the expected amounts posted to a vendor.

Analytic LogicExtracts all invoice amounts greater than a configurable number of standard deviations from the median

amount for that vendor.

VariableNumber of standard deviations.

Outlier Invoices

Output Results Field Names – Summary by Vendor

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Invoice Count

Maximum Invoice Number

Number of invoices with same max value

Number of invoices with same min value

Minimum Invoice Number

Maximum Invoice Date

Average Invoice AmountMinimum Amount

Invoice Amount in Document Currency Total

Standard Deviation

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Maximum Amount

Minimum Invoice Date

Output Results Field Names – Outliers

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Document Date Item Text

Invoice Amount in Document Currency Vendor Stripped Invoice Number

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Early Payment of InvoicesAP_ANALYTIC_17_APCS612

Identify invoices that were paid after the discount dictated in the payment terms and

calculate the value of those missed discounts

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ContextMany suppliers offer discounts in

order to encourage early

settlement of their invoices.

Taking advantage of these

discounts presents an opportunity

to improve cash flow.

RiskOpportunity cost arising from missing out on the discount.

ProcedureIdentifies invoices that were paid after the discount dictated in the payment terms and calculate the lost

opportunity of missing out on that discount.

Analytic LogicExtracts all invoices that were paid after the discount as per the payment terms and calculates the

discount that could have been claimed had the invoice been paid within the discount payment terms.

Early Payment Of Invoices

Output Results Field Names

Company Code Company Name Vendor ID Vendor Name Debit/ Credit Indicator

Report Currency

Amount in Document Currency

Accounting Document Number

Document CurrencyVendor Stripped Invoice Number

Vendor Invoice Number

Invoice Amount Reporting Currency

Payment Terms Code

Output Visualization Examples

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Document Date

No Days Lapsed Days Overlapped

Amount Eligible for cash discount in Document Currency

Cash Discount Amount

Released User Released User NamePayment Terms Description

Cash discounts missed by vendor