Notes on AP recovery, ERP systems, and finance operations — from the audit floor.

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Finance ops

Duplicate Payments Undetected by Internal Auditors: 4 System Gaps

Internal audit procedures routinely miss duplicate payments hidden inside SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards.

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Finance ops

Why AP automation still leaves $2M+ on the table for mid-market CFOs

Most AP automation platforms capture only 40-60% of available recovery opportunities because they lack the forensic…

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Finance ops

Why Your Duplicate Payment Recovery Keeps Failing

Most duplicate payment projects stall because the root causes — control gaps, vendor file issues and…

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Finance ops

AP Mistakes Companies Make That Trigger Overpayments

Common accounts payable errors — duplicate invoices, wrong rates, missed credits — cost companies millions every…

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Finance ops

How ERP Systems Create Duplicate Payments (and What to Do About It)

Even well-configured SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards environments produce duplicate payments through workflow timing, data imports…

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Finance ops

How Automation Fails When Suppliers Charge the Wrong Entity

Duplicate AP runs and entity mismatches cause silent overpayments that automation doesn't catch. Here's how they…

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Finance ops

ICFR Remediation: What Finance Needs to Know Before You Start

ICFR remediation fixes breakdowns in the controls that keep your financial reporting accurate. Here's how to…

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Finance ops

Stop SAP FI Posting Errors Before They Cost You

Finance teams lose thousands of hours each year fixing document posting failures in SAP FI. Most…

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Finance ops

How Lost Vendor Credits Hide in Your JD Edwards Payment Queue

Duplicate payments, over-shipments and pricing errors often sit unmatched in JDE because the system doesn't flag…

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Finance ops

Three-Way Match Process: Why It Still Fails and What Works Instead

Traditional three-way matching finds obvious errors but misses the subtle overcharges, duplicate payments, and contract violations…