Ariba e-Invoicing Solution
Benefits
Lower Cost of Operations Due to a More
Efficient Process
Reduces invoice processing costs, with
potential cost reductions of 70 percent
or more
Compresses the invoice review and approval
cycle to maximize early payment discounts
Allows you to precisely time payments
and effectively manage your Days Payable
Outstanding (DPO)
Integrates quickly with back office or
ERP systems
Maximum Supplier Participation
Unlimited supplier enablement to capture
your complete supply base
Automated supplier on-boarding and
interactions that include world-class best
practices and monitoring tools
Quickly connects you with your suppliers
already using the Ariba Network
Provides your Ariba Network suppliers Community: Ariba Network, the worlds largest web-based trading community with more than
with full visibility into invoice status and
cash forecasting
Optional modules to receive and convert
paper documents into the Ariba Network
facilitating 100 percent electronic invoicing
Smart Invoice Processing for PO and
Non-PO Invoices
Enables close to 100 percent Optional modules extend invoice automation to include account coding; 2-, 3-, and 4-way matching;
straight-through processing
Helps eliminate invoice exceptions and
can help simplify and accelerate dispute
resolution
PO-Flip, cXML and EDI invoice submission
option to automatically match invoices suppliers to improve the way you conduct business commerce. Establishing collaborative
with POs
Minimizes risk of overpayments, duplicate
payments, and fraudulent payments
Optional modules offer 2-, 3-, and 4-way
matching, and advanced analytics for
maximizing process and operational
cost savings
Global Compliance
Supports global e-invoice operations with
features designed to help you manage
electronic signatures, authentication,
VAT/tax compliance and more than Faster invoice approval cycles: Processing paper means costly delays. You can eliminate
70 currencies
Optional e-archiving service focused on
helping you address stringent e-invoice
requirements of the European Union
Offers valuable Tax Compliance Country
Guides, written and signed by KPMG, for
North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
If your accounts payable department relies on manually processing paper invoices, your cost of
operations is many times higher than it should be. Your AP staff is consumed with tracking down
paper invoices, correcting errors, and fielding supplier inquiries when they could instead help you
find better ways to manage your cash.
Thats why more global organizations are turning to Ariba e-Invoicing to automate accounts
payable, eliminate paper, and dramatically reduce invoice processing costs. Its the only smart
invoicing solution integrated with the Ariba Networkthe global commerce network handling the
largest volume of e-invoice transactions for business. Odds are, many of your suppliers are already
part of the Ariba Network. With no technical barriers for participation, you can enable supplier
around the world for electronic invoicing.
With Ariba e-Invoicing, Ariba customers have drastically reduced exceptions by as much as
98 percent, and have reduced their processing costs. If you are interested in capturing more
early payment discounts, complying with country-specific e-invoice rules and regulations, and
collaborating more effectively with suppliers, Ariba e-Invoicing solutions can help.
Features
Technology: A single point of integration to and from your back-office system to a network
that connects you to virtually all of your suppliers through a Software-as-a-Service
(Saas)-based platform
730,000 buyers and suppliers, and Ariba Exchange, an online community of peers and thought
leaders for sharing insights and best practices and value-added business partners
Capabilities: All that you need for efficient and effective global e-invoicing, including invoice
submission via a supplier portal, EDI, cXML, and CSV; smart invoice validation of PO and non-PO
invoices against more than 60 business rules; electronic signatures designed for specific country-
level compliance; and flexible configuration and VAT/tax support to facilitate global compliance.
invoice routing and approval; reporting and analytics; and paper invoice conversion services.
Why Ariba e-Invoicing for Global Commerce
With Ariba e-Invoicing and the power and flexibility of the Ariba Network, you connect to global
processes with Ariba transforms accounts payable into a model of efficiency while optimizing your
working capital. With fast and accurate smart invoice processing, greater visibility and control, and
stronger supplier relationships, let Ariba e-Invoicing solutions help you to drive:
Total supplier participation: Until now, the high cost and technical difficulties associated with
custom-built or enterprise portal solutions were obstacles to implementing an automated, global
e-invoicing solution. No longer. We can help you match your vendors to existing Ariba Network
suppliers and on-board new suppliers, or provide tools for you to manage the process on your own.
And if any suppliers insist on sending paper invoices, we can scan and convert them with Ariba
Invoice Conversion Services.
these delays by improving invoice quality with Ariba. Errors fall dramatically when you collaborate
with global suppliers over the Ariba Network and employ smart network validation at the time
of submission. About 98 percent of invoices are then automatically posted via straight-through,
touchless processing. Any invoices with errors or omissions are rejected and routed for efficient
handling. With compressed invoice approval cycle times, your team leverages its speed and
efficiency to secure additional early payment discounts.
About Ariba, an SAP Company Reduction in supplier inquiries: With Ariba e-Invoicing, your suppliers have self-service
Ariba is the worlds business commerce
tools that eliminate payment status phone calls. Online dashboards centralize all documents
network. Ariba combines industry-leading
and communications, so your suppliers can view approved invoices, scheduled payments, and
cloud-based applications with the
more. This readily available information helps them with cash forecasting and resolving
worlds largest Internet-based trading
any disputes.
community to help companies discover
Support for global compliance: Ariba e-Invoicing provides capabilities you need to address
and collaborate with a global network
of partners. Using the Ariba Network,
global compliance: support for digital signature authentication and VAT, GST, PST, and other sales
businesses of all sizes can connect to
tax methods; EU-focused digital archiving and retrieval services; and valuable Tax Compliance
their trading partners anywhere, at any
Country Guides for you and your suppliers.
time from any application or device to
On-time payment performance: Fully automated invoice management can help you achieve
buy, sell and manage their cash more
efficiently and effectively than ever
virtually 100 percent on-time payment performance. At the same time, you can effectively manage
before. Companies around the world
DPO by routinely agreeing to pay invoices on their due date rather than upon receipt. And you wont
use the Ariba Network to simplify
face late payment feesautomation helps you avoid them. The key is consistency: if your suppliers
inter-enterprise commerce and enhance
decide they need payment sooner, theyll be motivated to offer discounts in exchange. Your ability to
the results that they deliver. Join them
guarantee timely payment will support procurements efforts to negotiate new supplier contracts.
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Reductions in supply chain risk: Greater visibility, enhanced connectivity, and improved
collaboration all contribute to stronger supplier relationships. By implementing a more efficient
invoice process, you can help your suppliers reduce their Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). And
by supporting their working capital management efforts and working more closely in mutually
beneficial ways, you can help keep your suppliers strong and viable.

Ariba e-Invoicing
Unlimited supplier Digital signature
Send any format
enablement authentication
Self-service
Smart invoicing VAT/sales tax support
Invoice status
Paper conversion services EU-compliant e-archival

Ready to Get Started?

To learn more about Ariba e-Invoicing and the benefits it can deliver to your organization, visit
http://www.ariba.com/solutions/invoice-management.cfm, where youll find numerous informative
resources like white papers and case studies. Or, contact your account executive.

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