SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management: Process invoices centrally

Manual processes in accounting are time-consuming, error-prone and no longer up to date. With the right software, companies are able to automate invoice processing, thereby increasing efficiency, improving transparency and ensuring compliance requirements are met. SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management (CIM) offers a standardized solution for receiving and managing supplier invoices. The application creates a central point of access to invoices from multiple connected systems such as SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP. Companies receive a holistic view of their invoices – regardless of the channel through which they are received.

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Specially designed for SAP S/4HANA

SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management is based on SAP Business Technology Platform and was designed specifically for SAP S/4HANA. Various apps are available within the solution to import and manage invoices with precise parameters. This results in virtually contactless invoice processing. How do companies benefit from this? They relieve their accounts payable department of routine tasks, allowing employees to focus more on the strategic aspects of their work. Companies also achieve greater efficiency and transparency, reduce costs and risks and improve compliance.

Invoice import via a standardized interface

Integration with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud enables users to import supplier invoices from multiple SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud backend systems and manage them via a standardized interface. The solution offers applications and services for centralized inbound processing. It is possible to upload invoice files, edit invoice drafts and save supplier invoices directly in the connected backend system.

Automated processing thanks to OCR

With the help of optical character recognition (OCR), SAP CIM is able to process paper and PDF invoices automatically by recognizing text on a scanned image and converting it into a text document that can then be further processed. Invoice photos can be uploaded simply by drag & drop. It is possible to prioritize invoices by status, company code or workflow, which optimizes the further processing and approval process.

Conclusion: SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management optimizes processes

SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management is a cloud-based solution for processing invoices in all formats. By bringing them together in one platform, all stakeholders have an overview of the status of invoices at all times. Companies are enabled to optimize their invoice processes efficiently and cost-effectively and to centralize invoice processing in a multi-backend environment. SAP CIM is therefore particularly suitable for shared service centers and companies with several SAP S/4HANA systems.