CASE STUDY
City of Kawartha Lakes Gains Financial Oversights
in JD Edwards with SCANMAN AP Automation
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES
Challenges
City of Kawartha Lakes struggled with inefficient AP processes in JD Edwards, leading to delayed payments, invoice visibility issues, and financial forecasting challenges. Thanks to SCANAMAN AP Automation they streamlined AP processes and transformed their operations.
Manual AP Processes
Without automation, invoice processing was slow, error-prone, and inefficient.
High Invoice Volume
The AP team spent excessive time handling large volumes of invoices manually.
Delayed Payments
Processing delays resulted in late payments, straining vendor relationships.
Industry: Government
Country: Canada
Achievements
Faster Invoice processing
Automated invoice data extraction
Improved visibility and tracking
Solution
SCANMAN AP Automation
"Improvements became noticeable fairly quickly after the implementation. As SCANMAN AP Automation was integrated into our workflow, we saw gradual enhancements in processing speed, accuracy, and overall efficiency. Full benefits were realized as the team became more accustomed to the new system."
Business Analyst | City Of Kawartha Lakes
KEY RESULTS
AP Automation Improvements
By implementing SCANMAN AP Automation, the City of Kawartha Lakes transformed its JD Edwards accounts payable processes, improving financial visibility, reducing manual errors, and streamlining approvals across departments
More efficient approvals
Automated approval workflows ensure multiple approvers and coders across departments can approve invoices quickly, receive real-time notifications, and maintain full visibility.
Automated data extraction
The city now uses OCR to automatically extract data from invoices received from more than 70% of its vendors.
Boosted productivity
By reducing administrative workload through automation, the AP team processes invoices faster and focuses on strategic financial tasks.
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