Processes

What will AGI do for Approve payments?

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With no child occupations seeded, the scalar is derived from the APQC lens 'Process accounts payable and expense reimbursements' and the description 'Processing payments for products/services.' This is pure financial back-office work involving reviewing records and authorizing transactions in software or ERP systems. Because the value-producing step is entirely information transformation, it strongly aligns with a high digital scalar.

A scheduled payment run, matched invoice, or ad-hoc disbursement request requires final authorization before funds are transferred.

Trigger: A scheduled payment run, matched invoice, or ad-hoc disbursement request requires final authorization before funds are transferred.
Outcome: Funds are successfully authorized for release to the payee and the payment execution is logged in the financial system.

The work itself

Grounded Work Profile

Measured by

Payment Approval Cycle TimeprocessProfile
On-Time Payment RateprocessProfile
Percentage Of Erroneous PaymentsprocessProfile
Cost Per PaymentprocessProfile

Key steps

Receive matched invoices and scheduled payment batchesprocessProfile
Verify supporting documentation and prior approvalsprocessProfile
Confirm available funds and validate payee banking detailsprocessProfile
Route high-value or exception payments for secondary authorizationprocessProfile
Execute final approval to release fundsprocessProfile
Update accounts payable and general ledger recordsprocessProfile

How AGI delivers it

Four ways AGI delivers for Approve payments

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Value flow

How Approve payments connects

measured by

Percentage of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" that perform the activity "approve payments"standard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by a method other than matching, procurement card, blanket codes, auto receipt settlement, or VMIstandard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by evaluated (automatic) receipt settlementstandard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved blanket codesstandard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved procurement cardstandard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by replenishment%2Fvendor managed inventorystandard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by three-way matchingstandard
Percentage of invoice line items approved by two-way matchingstandard

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