Lightyear Features

Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.

Track history of all interactions and business transactions with suppliers.

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Create budgets based on historical data and future projections

Provide features to capture invoices such as import or scanning

Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices

Provide features to capture and record invoices, such as import or scanning

Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal

Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices

Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.

Identify potential issues and how they may impact relationships with suppliers.

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Review, approve and cancel requests for goods/services to be purchased

Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison

Allows businesses to create and manage auctions.

Negotiate best prices and choose the right vendor for various purchases

Track and facilitate returns of products sold

Centralized database to track details of fixed assets such as depreciation and maintenance scheduling/history

Track, store, and access client contracts or licenses

Manage all supplier data and operations

Track the amount of money spent on a certain product or with a certain supplier

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Manage and track orders being shipped to customers

Manage and track operations and inventory within warehouses

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Create and manage digital catalog of products/services with their details, specifications, and price

Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Provide integration with accounting and financial management software

Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software

Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems

Integrate with existing ERP systems

Provide integration with accounting and financial management software

Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software

Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems

Allow integration with procurement software, such as Procure To Pay, RFP and Spend Management

Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments

Ability to compare AP automation metrics with other companies

Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments

Improve visibility into procurement activities across the company.

Monitor the performance of procurement operations

Analyze procurement spending and identify future trends.

Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments

Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments

Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.

Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.

Define requisition rules for various types of procurement

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Offers reporting to aid in minimizing future lost profits and process breakdown

Enables automatic checks of new vendors being set up in the system to combat potential billing schemes

Generates comprehensive data needed to conduct a thorough investigation

Provides continuous, proactive fraud monitoring across multiple systems and data formats

Electronically create and manage purchase orders for products and services.

Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.

Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Track orders throughout the fulfillment process

Monitor product stock levels

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Review and uncover trends in spending activity

Manage and handle various international currencies

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Active reporting of data and metrics

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Set allowances and ensure employees don't spend more than the allotted amounts

Import and export data to and from software applications

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Creation, processing, verification, and execution of invoices till the payment is made

Manage all receiving processes within a warehouse

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Generate quotes or estimates for customers

Integrate with a third-party accounting system

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Manage and support multiple locations

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Reports that analyze a company's purchasing activities, including purchases made, suppliers used, and expenses incurred

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Alter the layout and content of reports

Receive data and information in real time

Import and export data to and from software applications

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Ability to manage transactions online with a mobile device or computer.

Generate, file and review 1099 tax forms for IRS (Internal Revenue Service)

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Identify and prevent suspicious activity

Receive an automatic notification when the exact same payment is about to be initiated for the second time

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Issue payments to third parties via checks

Access software remotely via mobile devices

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Manage and handle various international currencies

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Process of managing an organization's cash resources, including cash on hand, investments, and bank account balances

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.

Automatically identify unusual behavior

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Accept electronic bank-to-bank transfers using a network called the Automated Clearing House (ACH)

Creation, processing, verification, and execution of invoices till the payment is made

Categorizes outstanding invoices based on the amount of time they have remained unpaid

Manage all supplier data and operations

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Alter the layout and content of reports

Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval

Transfer money electronically between two bank accounts

Aligns purchase orders with incoming invoices and receiving reports

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Streamlining repetitive tasks and activities through automated and predefined workflows

Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments

Identify incomplete or late supplier payments

Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing

Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections

Electronically submit invoices to buyers

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments

Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing

Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections

Automatic and regular transactions made through a secure online platform at predetermined intervals (monthly, quarterly, etc.)

Includes a library of audit-tested filters to identify AP outliers that are outside company policy

Conducts a post-audit analysis of large volumes of data to identify historical payment errors and automatically generate claims

Detects and prevents a wide range of overpayment errors

Detects and prevents a wide range of duplicate payments

Reduces future risks through root cause analysis and process improvement

Reduces frequency of errors, identifies risk and improves efficiency

Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.

Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.

Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.

Compare goods received with purchase orders and document variations