What AR and AP automation is
Accounts receivable, or AR, covers the money customers owe your business. Accounts payable, or AP, covers the money your business owes suppliers. Automation connects routine steps such as sending invoices, collecting approvals, making or receiving payments, applying remittance details, and updating accounting records, while keeping people responsible for approvals and exceptions.
Common challenges
- Invoice and approval work spread across email and spreadsheets
- Manual remittance, cash application, or reconciliation
- Limited visibility into payment status and ownership
- Payment methods selected without considering cost, control, or supplier and customer experience
How TSC helps
- Invoice capture, routing, and approval design
- Customer portals, recurring billing, and collections support
- ACH, virtual card, check, and supplier-payment strategy
- Singe Payables support for supplier enrollment, virtual cards, and rebate analysis
- Remittance, posting, cash application, and reconciliation workflows
Frequently asked questions
Your questions answered.
Does automation require replacing the ERP?
Not necessarily. Many opportunities involve connecting or configuring the existing ERP and surrounding applications rather than replacing the accounting system.
Can virtual cards create rebate opportunities?
They can in appropriate supplier-payment programs, but economics depend on supplier acceptance, program terms, payment volume, and implementation requirements.
What is AP automation in plain terms?
It replaces manual invoice routing, check cutting, payment files, remittance, and status tracking with a connected process. The accounting team still controls approvals and exceptions, but spends less time moving information by hand.
Why are manufacturers and distributors adopting it?
They often manage high invoice counts, many suppliers, multiple locations, and tight purchasing controls. Automation can reduce check work, improve payment visibility, capture early-pay discounts, and move eligible suppliers to virtual cards that may generate rebates.
What does Singe Payables contribute?
Singe Payables is a specialist partner for integrated payables, supplier engagement, program management, ACH, and virtual-card payments. Its process can include estimating the opportunity, enrolling suppliers, and connecting through an API, SFTP, or user interface.
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