Our Latest Articles
Insights, guides, and explainers from our AP experts — covering everything from processes and best practice to automation and controls.
AI's Impact on Accounts Payable in 2026
Discover how AI is revolutionizing accounts payable in 2026, enhancing efficiency through automation and intelligent processing.
Faster invoice processing with automation
Reduce manual invoice handling, improve approvals, and gain real-time visibility with automated invoice processing software.
How to Help Clients Embrace Their Budget
Budgeting certainly has its place in the business world, but not all businesses understand how to make a budget work for their needs.
The Controversy Behind Budgets
Budgeting and cost control can be useful business tools when used properly, but if used arbitrarily, you might be wasting your time
8 Reasons to Kill Off Purchase Invoices
Why do we need purchase invoices? With purchase orders and self-billing could the future include hands-free processing? Find out more
Keeping an Eye on Budgets: Useful Resources
Understand the importance of budgets in business management. Learn how effective budgeting can drive performance and value.
Ditch your invoice approvals process - its a waste of time.
Discover the challenges of invoice approvals and how to optimize the approval process for efficiency in your business.
Purchase Approvals - The Opportunity for Accountants & Bookkeepers
Streamline your business with Purchase Approvals. Discover how to enhance financial discipline and reporting accuracy today.
The difference between 'budgeting' and 'budget management' – and why it matters
Who holds the purse strings? How are departments managing their spending? Zahara's budget features help control costs and provide visibility
Half year check up: Actuals v Budget? What Budget?
Learn how to effectively manage your half year budget and adjust financial strategies for growth and profitability.
Accounts Payable Efficiency: How to Improve AP Performance
Discover how AP teams can reduce invoice processing costs, improve approvals, and increase efficiency through automation and better purchase-to-pay processes.
Budgeting & Approvals with Andrew Van De Beek
The man behind the beard discusses budget management with Zahara CEO Martin Peirce in this informative take on modern finance teams.
Stop Approving Supplier Invoices!
If you’re having to check every supplier invoice is ok to pay - your process is broken.
How to Add Automation to QuickBooks Online?
Discover how Automation for QuickBooks Online can streamline your business accounting with seamless integration and real-time tracking.
Accounts Payable Research – Must Read Analyst Reports
Read the latest 2019 thoughts and ideas affecting the Accounts Payables and finance team. This article will explore different trends.
Are your financial processes holding you back?
Are you running legacy processes designed by a former colleague that's in need of review? How automated is your AP? Zahara's take. Read on.
Accounts Payables an Opportunity for Accounting Teams
Is the manual process slowing you down in your finance team? AP is heavy on effort and short on time. What tools can you use today?
Audit trail & transparency
Do you answer to a higher authority like investors, shareholders or trustees? Add an audit trail of approval behind every purchase with Zahara
Should you create retrospective purchase orders?
Is there a case for retrospective purchase orders? Perhaps but lets look into it and find out the reasons why someone might want them
Pay Invoices Faster
Learn how Zahara can help you Pay invoices faster with efficient invoice management. Raise invoices quickly and streamline payment processes.
Better purchase ordering and approvals with Xero
Our Integration with Xero makes both Zahara and Xero so much better. If you are a Xero user but want advanced Purchase Ordering then look no further!
Accounting Software
Enhance your accounting software with Zahara and other add-ons to improve purchase order management, approvals, and streamline AP processes.
Purchasing Culture & Controlling Spend
An insight into the different purchasing cultures around the world. Particularly the UK & the U.S. Why we need to control our spend and how you can.
How Zahara Simplifies Spend Management
Companies wanting to control costs and gain a visibility of expected spend are using Zahara. We are strong in construction and leisure
Workflow - Conditional Start
You can create an entry point for an approval workflow based on the value of the requisition. The workflow is then triggered automatically and the approval
Ground Xero - Origins of Xero
We love Xero here at Zahara, we think it's a fine example of the future. Xero Shows us how useful the cloud can be to the modern business.
