Insights

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

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Finance ops

Shared Service Centre AP: Why Duplicate Payments Still Slip Through

Centralising accounts payable was supposed to catch duplicate payments. Here's why shared service centres still lose…

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ERP systems

Can Your Company Recover Lost Money from Duplicate Invoice Payments?

Most finance teams overpay suppliers without realising it. Accounts payable recovery audits find real money by…

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Finance ops

Procurement rebate tracking: what it is and why it matters to CFOs

Procurement rebate tracking identifies retrospective vendor credits tied to volume, timing or performance — and prevents…

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AP recovery

SAP Three-Way Match: Why Overpayments Still Slip Through

Three-way matching in SAP catches invoice errors, but configuration gaps and user workarounds still let duplicate…

AP recovery

Duplicate-Payment Errors by ERP Platform: How SAP, Oracle and JDE Compare

SAP, Oracle and JDE each produce duplicate payments in recognisably different ways; knowing the patterns helps…

AP recovery

Why Your ERP Lets Duplicate AP Invoices Through — And What to Do

SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards all ship with duplicate-invoice controls. Yet duplicates still cost large companies…

ERP systems

Duplicate payments cost your AP team credibility — here’s how to stop them

Duplicate payments undermine finance credibility and drain cash. Systematic controls and file matching can close the…

AP recovery

Why ERP Invoice Data Degrades — and What to Do About It

Invoice data in SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards quietly erodes over time through system upgrades, missing…

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Finance ops

ERP Duplicate Payment Detection: When Your System Can’t See What’s Wrong

Enterprise systems flag some duplicates. They miss the rest — renamed vendors, split invoices, rekeyed data.…

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Finance ops

SAP Duplicate Invoice Prevention: Mistakes That Slip Through Controls

Even mature SAP environments miss duplicates that standard three-way match and workflow approvals were built to…