It is always important to consider the ROI of any business system, however, calculating the ROI of AP automation solutions is not always very straightforward. This is because it impacts so many different areas of a business, making it difficult to perform a reliable calculation.
When calculating the ROI of an AP automation solution, there are numerous, both financial and non-financial, factors to consider:
Financial ROI factors:
- reduced processing costs
- minimized human errors losses
- increase in on-time payments
- time savings
- reduced risk of paying fraudulent invoices
- increased capture of early payment discounts
Non-financial ROI factors:
- increased accuracy and control
- added flexibility for administrators and approvers to work and attest remotely
- increased transparency
- boosted compliance
- eliminates repetitive tasks, freeing up time for higher value tasks