apexanalytix Features
Management (3)
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Approval
Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.
Communication
Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.
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Documents
Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.
Performance (14)
Evaluation
Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.
Selection
Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.
Supplier Risk Management
Identify, assess & manage risks that could arise from working with third-party suppliers to protect against disruptions in supply chain
Communications Management
Record and track all relevant internal and external communications
Vendor Master Data Management
Create and maintain quality vendor data through data validation, maintenance, and audit trails to ensure proper compliance and sourcing
Workflow Management
Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks
Document Management
Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location
Invoice Management
Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
Contact Management
Manage, organize, and store contact information
Vendor Management
Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.
Inventory Management
Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply
Procurement Management
Organize and manage all processes/procedures involved in purchasing goods and/or services
Supplier Management
Manage all supplier data and operations
Supplier Information (2)
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Profiles
Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.
Transaction History
Record of all transactions such as purchases, deposits, withdrawals and transfers within a specific period
Planning (3)
Processes
Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.
Content
Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.
Requisition
Define requisition rules for various types of procurement.
Execution (4)
Sourcing
Identify and assess suppliers for different products and services.
Invoicing
Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.
Procurement Management
Organize and manage all processes/procedures involved in purchasing goods and/or services
Order Management
Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases
Analytics (5)
Financial Reporting
Generate reports to assess the financial performance of an organization
Benchmarking
Provide benchmarking options for comparison with peers
Compliance
Deliver reports for compliance purposes
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Errors
Analysis that identifies errors in AP processes such as duplicate payments, anomalies, and fraud
Behavior Analysis
Identify employees or suppliers that are more likely to commit fraud.
Data Management (2)
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Consolidation
Consolidate information from multiple sources or multiple entities
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Integration
Integrates with ERP systems general ledgers for transfering of AP transaction data
Invoice Management (1)
Supplier Portal
Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal
Invoice Processing (1)
Recurring Payments
Automatic and regular transactions made through a secure online platform at predetermined intervals (monthly, quarterly, etc.)
Integration (3)
Payment Integration
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
ERP integration
Integrate with existing ERP systems
Audit (7)
Automation
Automates the review of multiple types of financial transactions such as invoices, expenses, and contracts.
Risk
Determine potential financial risks such as fraud and price violations.
Compliance
Align with internal policies and financial regulations to ensure compliance.
Globalization
Analyze financial transactions and documents in multiple languages and currencies.
Post Audits
Conducts a post-audit analysis of large volumes of data to identify historical payment errors and automatically generate claims
Overpayments
Detects and prevents a wide range of overpayment errors
Duplicates
Detects and prevents a wide range of duplicate payments
Risk (1)
Scoring
Scores suppliers and employees based on risk factors
Recovery (4)
Recoup
Identifies and recoups funds and prevents errors from happening again
Reporting
Offers reporting to aid in minimizing future lost profits and process breakdown
Historical payments
Approve, reject, or query historical payment transactions to identify anomalies
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Overpayments
Recover overpayments, duplicate payments, or unused credits from suppliers
Fraud (3)
Vendor Checks
Enables automatic checks of new vendors being set up in the system to combat potential billing schemes
Data Generation
Generates comprehensive data needed to conduct a thorough investigation
Monitoring
Provides continuous, proactive fraud monitoring across multiple systems and data formats
AP Data Processing (1)
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Controls
Strengthens process controls by using analysis to proactively reduce errors before they happen and detect fraud risk
Risk Assessment (2)
Scoring
Users can assign scores to suppliers based on the estimated risk of doing business with them.
AI
Utilize artificial intelligence to analyze third party risks.
Risk Control (3)
Reviews
Review vendor contracts and profiles to ensure compliance with regulation and internal policies.
Policies
Manage and enforce internal policies related to vendor risk management and controls.
Workflows
Provide workflows to mitigate risk and escalate issues proactively.
Monitoring (3)
Vendor Performance
Track vendor performance using supplier data such as a history of transactions and contracts.
Notifications
Send alerts and notifications when corrective actions are needed to address supplier risk.
Oversight
Perform ongoing due diligence activities to auto calculate overall risk for each vendor.
Reporting (3)
Templates
Include reporting templates for activities such as audits and vendor evaluation.
Centralized Data
Consolidate data from multiple systems that manage supplier information.
360 View
Provide a 360 view of suppliers which can be shared with internal or external users.
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management (2)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay (3)
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Autonomous Task Execution
Ability to autonomously complete end-to-end procurement tasks such as PO creation, invoice coding etc.
Proactive Assistance
Ability to proactively flag out-of-policy spend, duplicate invoices, and overdue approvals before issues escalate
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis (1)
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Financial Audit (1)
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - AP Automation (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Additional Functionality (65)
Data Import/Export
Import and export data to and from software applications
Invoice Management
Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes
Online Banking
Ability to manage transactions online with a mobile device or computer.
1099 Preparation
Generate, file and review 1099 tax forms for IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Receipt Management
Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Fraud Detection
Identify and prevent suspicious activity
Duplicate Payment Alert
Receive an automatic notification when the exact same payment is about to be initiated for the second time
Document Management
Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
Inventory Management
Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply
Check Writing
Issue payments to third parties via checks
Mobile Access
Access software remotely via mobile devices
Audit Trail
A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Multi-Currency
Manage and handle various international currencies
Status Tracking
Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Cash Management
Process of managing an organization's cash resources, including cash on hand, investments, and bank account balances
Alerts/Notifications
Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges
Billing & Invoicing
Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers
Vendor Management
Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.
Anomaly Detection
Automatically identify unusual behavior
API
Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases
ACH Payment Processing
Accept electronic bank-to-bank transfers using a network called the Automated Clearing House (ACH)
Invoice Processing
Creation, processing, verification, and execution of invoices till the payment is made
Aging Tracking
Categorizes outstanding invoices based on the amount of time they have remained unpaid
Supplier Management
Manage all supplier data and operations
General Ledger
Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions
Expense Tracking
Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred
Bank Reconciliation
Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements
Workflow Management
Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks
Customizable Reports
Alter the layout and content of reports
Approval Process Control
Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval
Electronic Funds Transfer
Transfer money electronically between two bank accounts
Purchase Order Reconciliation
Aligns purchase orders with incoming invoices and receiving reports
Financial Management
Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization
Workflow Automation
Streamlining repetitive tasks and activities through automated and predefined workflows
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Integration Management
Identify which applications need to exchange data and enable these data connections
Vendor Management
Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.
Contract Lifecycle Management
Organize, track, and automate the entire contract process
Budgeting/Forecasting
Create budgets based on historical data and future projections
Compliance Management
Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Inventory Management
Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply
Supplier Quality Control
Qualify, select, and monitor supply chain partners
Real-Time Monitoring
Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks
Supplier Web Portal
Integrated online platform shared by businesses and their vendors to exchange information/files and collaborate on projects.
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Quotes/Estimates
Generate quotes or estimates for customers
Data Visualization
Graphical representation of data
Performance Monitoring
Monitoring and measurement of relevant metrics to assess the performance of IT resources
Import/Export Data
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Audit Trail
A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.
Multi-Vendor
Designed for multiple vendors
Alerts/Notifications
Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Collaboration Tools
Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together
Customizable Reports
Alter the layout and content of reports
Real-Time Data
Receive data and information in real time