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Manufacturing

AP automation for manufacturers

Thousands of supplier invoices to three-way match against purchase orders and goods receipts, line by line, before they post to production costing. Price and quantity variances are held for review, and clean invoices post to SAP, Sage X3 or Business Central.

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Customer story: Smeg
Smeg

Manufacturing · Sage X3

Customer story
“We now have a very efficient and transparent system to process and pay invoices.”

Jane Marah, Assistant Accountant, Smeg UK

Read the Smeg story

Eliminated

Manual data entry

Full

Invoice visibility

Improved

Month-end accuracy

Built for manufacturing

AP automation that understands three-way matching.

01

PO matching at volume

Supplier invoices are matched to purchase orders and goods receipts line by line, across thousands of lines a month, and only the variances reach a person.

02

BOM and component pricing

Invoices for raw materials and components are checked against bill of materials data and agreed prices. Quantity mismatches and unit price variances are flagged before they reach your ledger.

03

Raw material cost control

Material costs are visible as invoices are processed. Price increases, surcharges and unexpected lines show up before they erode your margins.

04

Supplier traceability

Every invoice is linked to its PO, delivery note and approval. Full traceability for audits, product recalls and supplier performance reviews.

How it works

From goods receipt to matched, variance-flagged and posted.

  1. 01

    Invoices arrive

    Supplier invoices come in by email, EDI or post and land in one queue.

  2. 02

    AI reads and matches

    Every field is read and the invoice is matched to the correct PO, goods receipt and production cost centre, with quantities, prices and delivery references checked.

  3. 03

    Exceptions routed

    Matched invoices go straight through. Exceptions go to the right production manager or procurement lead under your approval rules.

  4. 04

    Posted to your ERP

    Approved invoices post to SAP, Sage, NetSuite or 100+ other platforms, and the cost data feeds production costing and margin analysis.

Works with your ERP

Stratas posts to the finance system you already run.

FAQ

Common questions from manufacturing finance teams.

Yes. We integrate with SAP, Sage X3, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics and 100+ other platforms, and work alongside MRP and production planning systems.

Invoice lines are read and matched against purchase order data and goods receipt records. Quantities, unit prices and delivery references are all checked. Matched invoices flow straight through and exceptions are flagged for review.

Yes. Each factory, warehouse or distribution centre gets its own coding rules, approval workflows and ERP posting configuration.

Invoiced prices are checked against the agreed PO rates, and variances above your tolerance are flagged. Tolerances can differ by material type, supplier or commodity group.

It depends on your site count and ERP. We scope every project properly during discovery and give no generic timelines. We run a parallel period alongside your existing process so your team can check accuracy before going live.

Yes. Credit notes and debit notes are processed alongside standard invoices, matched back to the original PO and invoice, and posted with the correct sign to your ERP.

Ready to automate AP across your production sites?

Book a 30-minute call. Bring a few real supplier invoices and we'll run them through on the call.