Use case · Finance

Control payments and budgets as a governed process

Route invoices and payment requests, approve by amount, catch missing documents and threshold exceptions, and keep budgets on track — with maker-checker control throughout.

Fewer bottlenecksExceptions caughtMaker-checker control
an invoice with pre-flight checks and the maker-checker approval step
an invoice with pre-flight checks and the maker-checker approval step
Problem

Where inefficiency shows up

Invoice bottlenecks

Approvals stall as invoices pass slowly between people.

Threshold breaches slip

Payments above limits get approved without the right check.

Missing documents

Acts, contracts or invoices go missing and stall payment.

Capabilities

What d8n does

Financial documents are approved, controlled and reconciled inside one governed process.

Invoice processing

E-invoices processed with tax-authority integration.

Amount-based approval

Payment requests routed by amount to the right approver.

Missing-document detection

The agent flags absent acts, contracts or attachments.

Budget approvals

Budgets formed, approved and monitored for variances.

Reconciliation

Invoices reconciled against contracts and orders.

Reporting

Management, tax and IFRS reporting prepared from the data.

Demo

See how d8n Finance runs this process

A short demo: the agent runs a real process inside d8n — from request to result.

Result

Before → after

Before

An invoice takes 17.4 days to clear

An invoice is keyed in by hand, matched against the order and receipt, routed for approval and waited on, exceptions handled (22% of invoices on average), then approved and paid. The average cycle is 17.4 days and processing costs about $9.40 per invoice.

After · with d8n and AI agents

An invoice in 3.1 days and $2.78

The Finance agent captures the invoice data (OCR) and runs the 2/3-way match against the order and receipt itself; nearly half of invoices clear straight-through with no human touch, and exceptions drop to 9% from 22%. A person approves on a maker-checker basis.

BPMN process diagram: stages and time before and after AI agents
Process stages and time per stage. Steps run by the d8n AI agent are marked in blue.
Payment cycle17.4 days3.1 days
Cost / invoice$9.40$2.78
Exceptions22%9%

Agent data sources: ERP / accounting system, OCR/IDP, supplier master data, purchase order (PO), goods-receipt data, bank statement / payment module, the e-invoicing system (ESF), approval workflow.

Benchmark sources: Ardent Partners — AP Metrics 2025 · Medius — Ardent: 3.1 vs 17.4 days; $2.78 vs $9.40 · apexanalytix — 49.2% STP

Agents working together

A payment run by several agents — from invoice to report

The financial document moves through specialised agents: capture, control, approval and reporting. Most checks run in parallel.

1

Receipt and capture of the invoice

The invoice arrives by email, is uploaded or comes from the e-invoicing system. The Finance agent reads the document (OCR/IDP), extracts the supplier, amount, VAT, number and date, matches the supplier against master data and registers the invoice. Manual keying is eliminated.

Finance — OCR/IDPRecords — registration
Invoice (email / e-invoicing) → Finance (OCR · extract details · match supplier) → registration
2

Parallel payment control

in parallel

The Finance agent runs the 2/3-way match against the order and receipt; at the same time Legal checks the underlying contract and terms, and the Budget agent verifies the line-item limit. Matched invoices clear with no human touch; only exceptions go for review.

Finance — 2/3-way matchLegal — contractBudget — limit
Invoice → Finance (2/3-way match) ∥ Legal (underlying contract) ∥ Budget (limit) → matches auto · exceptions to a person
3

Approval and payment

The payment request is routed by amount to the right approver on a maker-checker basis; after a person confirms, the agent prepares the payment order and passes it to the banking module. Every action is fully audited.

Finance — routing by amountRecords — payment order
Request → route by amount (maker-checker) → human confirmation → payment order → bank
4

Reporting and budget control

The agent compiles reports on payments, exceptions, accounts payable and budget execution — shows them in chat on request ("how much we paid suppliers this week") or sends them to the CFO automatically on a schedule.

Finance / Reporting
Payments & budget → agent compiles metrics → report on request · OR auto-sent to the CFO on a schedule
Process

How it works

1

Invoice or request

A financial document enters the process.

2

Pre-flight checks

The agent checks documents, amounts and thresholds.

3

Maker-checker approval

A person approves; nothing irreversible happens alone.

4

Reconciled & reported

Records reconcile and feed reporting.

AI agent: The Finance agent runs pre-flight checks and reconciles invoices against contracts for maker-checker approval.

FAQ

Does it connect to our accounting systems?

Yes — d8n integrates with 1C, SAP, tax e-invoicing and banking systems.

How are payment limits enforced?

Requests route by amount to the right approver, and exceptions are flagged.

Will it catch missing documents?

Yes — the Finance agent flags absent acts, contracts and attachments before approval.

Is approval still human?

Yes — maker-checker means a person confirms, with full audit.

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