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Categories/Tax & Accounting/Ascend
Ascend

Ascend

Founded 2018

Process invoices automatically and manage accounts payable inside Workday financial systems

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You can use Ascend to automate your accounts payable processes and manage supplier invoices without manual intervention. It connects directly with Workday Financial Management to ingest, validate, and route vendor invoices automatically for approval. Finance teams can capture early payment discounts, prevent late fees, and cut down invoice processing times. The system tracks invoice statuses in real time, flags discrepancies, and updates your general ledger records. This lets organizations handle high invoice volumes accurately while maintaining complete visibility over their enterprise spending data.

What Ascend does

Extract invoice details automatically from incoming billing documentsMatch invoices to purchase orders and receiving slipsRoute invoices to department heads for payment approvalFlag duplicate invoices and mismatched line itemsSync verified invoice records with Workday general ledgersTrack vendor payment statuses and discount deadlinesAutomates invoice ingestion and processing directly inside WorkdayProcesses vendor invoices touchlessly without human interventionValidates line-item details against purchase orders automaticallyCaptures early payment discounts to reduce processing costsRoutes invoices to designated approvers based on custom business rulesProvides real-time visibility into invoice approval statuses and liabilities

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