PwC175b(1)
Source: statistics taken from Benchmarking database 21 January 2019
Accounts Payable - Trends
From
Separate AP module Payment by cheque Manual matching Performed by finance department
Interface between Accounts Payable and other related processes
Shared employee and supplier details
System validation and approval checks
PwC175b(1)
Invoices processed Invoice processing
time Number of payments Period end closure
time
Accounts Payable - Best practice features
Maintain supplier details
PwC175b(1)
5
Accounts Payable - Measures/Cost drivers
Number of purchase invoices per FTE per annum
15,000
7,000
3,000 or less
90 percentile
Median
10 percentile
Process Features
Accounts payable process vouchers: invoices, expense claims, credit notes, debit memos and prepayment requests