AppZen Features
Expense Reports (2)
Bank / Credit Card Integration
Based on 18 AppZen reviews. Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements
Smart Categorization
Based on 18 AppZen reviews. Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements
Administration (4)
Business Tool Integration
Based on 26 AppZen reviews. Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems
Workflow
Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer 28 reviewers of AppZen have provided feedback on this feature.
Policy Compliance Management
As reported in 27 AppZen reviews. Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc. This feature was mentioned in 27 AppZen reviews.
Platform (7)
Reporting
Based on 29 AppZen reviews. Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
APIs / Integration
Based on 26 AppZen reviews. Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Internationalization
As reported in 18 AppZen reviews. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Based on 28 AppZen reviews. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Mobile User Support
Based on 12 AppZen reviews. Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
Embedded AI / Machine Learning
Offers embedded AI/machine learning This feature was mentioned in 26 AppZen reviews.
Complex Approval Workflow
Based on 26 AppZen reviews. Provides workflow for complex approval structures
Setup (3)
Data
Consolidates procurement data from multiple systems such as ERP systems and supply chain suites.
Approvals
Define rules and workflows that managers can use to approve different kinds of spending.
Alignment
Align spending across various departments such as procurement and accounting.
Performance (2)
KPIs
Provide standard spend KPIs that can be customized by users.
Benchmarks
Use historical spend data to create benchmarks per company or department.
Data Management (3)
Consolidation
Consolidate information from multiple sources or multiple entities
Classification
Classify information by category, supplier, or supplier
External Sources
Integrate with external sources for market intelligence
Analytics (9)
Benchmarking
Provide benchmarking options for comparison with peers
KPIs
Include standard spending KPIs that can be customized
Compliance
Deliver reports for compliance purposes
Errors
Analysis that identifies errors in AP processes such as duplicate payments, anomalies, and fraud
Due Dates
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
KPIs
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Behavior Analysis
Identify employees or suppliers that are more likely to commit fraud. 15 reviewers of AppZen have provided feedback on this feature.
Risk Analysis
As reported in 16 AppZen reviews. Determine what risks are more likely to have a negative impact on financial transactions.
Optimization
Based on 15 AppZen reviews. Deliver suggestions to optimize spend by limiting fraud and violations.
Invoice Management (2)
Capture
Provide features to capture invoices such as import or scanning
Repository
Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices
Invoice Processing (4)
Matching
Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments
Payments
Identify incomplete or late supplier payments
Workflows
Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing
Tax Compliance
Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections
Integration (2)
Accounting
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
ERP
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Audit (6)
Automation
Automates the review of multiple types of financial transactions such as invoices, expenses, and contracts. This feature was mentioned in 17 AppZen reviews.
Risk
As reported in 17 AppZen reviews. Determine potential financial risks such as fraud and price violations.
Compliance
Based on 17 AppZen reviews. Align with internal policies and financial regulations to ensure compliance.
Globalization
Analyze financial transactions and documents in multiple languages and currencies. This feature was mentioned in 15 AppZen reviews.
Filters
Includes a library of audit-tested filters to identify AP outliers that are outside company policy
Duplicates
Detects and prevents a wide range of duplicate payments
Risk (3)
Analysis
Reduces future risks through root cause analysis and process improvement
Identification
Reduces frequency of errors, identifies risk and improves efficiency
Scoring
Scores suppliers and employees based on risk factors
Recovery (2)
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
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 (3)
Workflows
Constantly evaluate AP transactions to optimize workflows
Transparency
Improves management oversight by reconciling external data against internal transaction data
Controls
Strengthens process controls by using analysis to proactively reduce errors before they happen and detect fraud risk
Reporting (3)
Real time
Report on spend transactions as they happen in real time
Multiple Views
Reports that allow the user to sort and filter by vendor, team, GL, department, etc.
Export
The ability to export reports in various formats, such as excel, CSV, and Google Sheets
Fraud & Risk Management (1)
Notifications
Real-time notifications for fraudulant and/or duplicate spending
Agentic AI - Spend Management (1)
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
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 - SAP Store (7)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Expense Management (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
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
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