Accounts Payable Automation for US Automotive OEM Supplier

Significant reduction in onboarding and invoice approval times

Enhanced user experience across all roles

Increased efficiency in managing high-volume supplier interactions

Accounts Payable Automation for a US-Based Automotive OEM Supplier

Overview

A large US-based automotive OEM supplier engaged TechTiera to digitize and streamline its Accounts Payable (AP) processes. The existing workflows were fragmented, manual, and audit-heavy. Using Appian’s low-code platform, TechTiera developed a role-based AP system to manage supplier onboarding, purchase orders, invoices, and goods receipts with automated 3-way match and exception handling.

Business Objectives

Enable secure supplier self-registration
Automate onboarding workflows with integrated risk scoring
Streamline PO creation and approval workflows
Digitize invoice intake with validation and OCR
Record and approve goods receipts
Implement automated 3-way match between PO, Invoice, and GRN

The Solution: End-to-End AP Automation on Appian

Key components of the solution included:

Supplier site for registration and document uploads
Role-specific portals for AP Clerks, Finance Managers, and Risk Officers
Threshold-based PO approvals and invoice validations
Integrated OCR for invoice data capture
Approval routing and exception handling logic
Automated 3-way matching and flagging mismatches
Real-time reporting, dashboards, and audit logs

Role-Based Access and Functional Sites

Suppliers: Register, track onboarding, upload and view invoices
AP Clerks: Review supplier profiles, record goods receipts, resolve exceptions
Finance Managers: Approve/reject POs and invoices, access reports
Risk Officers: Review flagged suppliers and integrated screening results

Results & Business Impact

Need a Smarter Way to Manage Orders & Processes?

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Whether you’re automating purchase‑to‑pay, vendor onboarding, inventory control, or operational workflows, Appian’s low‑code platform empowers you to:
Design intuitive, mobile‑ready interfaces tailored to your teams
Automate approvals and exception workflows for faster turnaround
Integrate seamlessly with ERPs like SAP, Oracle, or QuickBooks
Gain end‑to‑end transparency and real‑time analytics
Scale quickly as your business grows — without heavy IT coding

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Industry:

Automotive Manufacturing

Region:

USA

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