Zahara AP Automation Features
Level up every part of your AP process
From purchase requests to invoice approvals and payment preparation, every feature is built to help your team work faster, reduce errors and stay in control.
Configure Zahara around your existing processes, not the other way around.
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Accounts Payable Management
All the security, without compromising on usability.
- Cloud-based, no install needed
- Business units and divisions
- Finance system integrations
- Projects and departmental budgets
- User permissions and roles
- PO and invoice approvals
- Multi-currency handling
- Ring-fenced project spend
- Flexible reporting and accruals
- OCR invoice processing
- Syncing and reporting tools
- 2FA and Microsoft or Google login
Purchase Order Processing
The simplest and most efficient way to crack down on spend.
- Raise purchase orders
- Multi-step authorisation
- Approval conditions
- Budget checks on order raise
- GRN and order receipting
- Order and invoice matching
- Purchase audit trail
- Spend analytics and reporting
- Vendor and catalogue management
- Automatic PO sending
- PDF, CSV and JSON formats
- Bulk supplier updates
AI-Powered Invoice Processing
Automate invoice capture, coding and approvals to streamline invoice processing with Zahara.
- Fast invoice and line-item reading
- Automatic creation and routing
- Quick create or guided review
- Paperless PDF storage
- Advanced invoice approvals
- Approver coding
- Hold approvals pending GRN
- Order difference and balance checks
- Invoice search
- Custom invoice fields
- Duplicate invoice prevention
- Bank account checking
Mobile App Features
Better financial processes, even on the go.
- iOS and Android apps
- Push notification approvals
- Microsoft or Google login
- Landscape iPad mode
- Raise quick trade-counter orders
- Create purchase orders
- Receipt deliveries
- Record expenses and mileage
Supplier Portal & Management
Effortlessly manage your entire supplier base.
- Supplier onboarding portal
- Supplier self-service updates
- Bank account validation
- Teams alerts for new suppliers
- Bulk catalogue imports
- Email suppliers from Zahara
AI Expenses
Capture receipts, route claims and reimburse employees without the month-end scramble.
- AI receipt capture from photo or email
- Automatic amount, tax and category extraction
- Multi-step expense approval workflows
- Approve from email, web or mobile
- Automatic reimbursement on approval
- Multi-currency expense claims
- Mileage and CO2 tracking
- Tax rate and VAT handling
- Configurable expense policies
- Full claim and payment audit trail
- Export to Xero, Sage and more
- Connected spend management with Zahara
Zahara features FAQs
Zahara includes purchase orders, invoice processing, approval workflows, supplier payments, reporting, supplier management, budgets, receipting, mobile approvals and finance system integrations.
Yes. Zahara helps teams raise and approve purchase orders, receipt deliveries, capture supplier invoices, match invoices to purchase orders and route invoices through approval workflows.
Yes. Zahara supports configurable multi-step approval workflows for purchase orders, invoices, expenses and supplier payments, with routing rules based on your process.
Zahara connects with a range of finance and ERP systems, including cloud and on-premise accounting platforms, so approved purchase and invoice data can move into your accounts process.
Yes. Teams can raise purchase orders, check budgets, route requests through approval workflows and track committed spend before invoices arrive.
Yes. Zahara can read supplier invoices, capture key invoice data and line items, help prevent duplicates and route invoices for review or approval.
Yes. Zahara supports supplier onboarding, self-service supplier updates, bank account validation, catalogue imports and supplier communications.
Yes. Zahara includes mobile apps for iOS and Android, with approval notifications, purchase order creation, receipting, expense capture and mileage claims.