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Higher Ground Education processes 80% of invoices on Autopilot at 98% accuracy with Vic.ai

Higher Ground's AP team processed invoices manually across 100 global campuses using disparate tools not integrated with their ERP, with complex email-based approvals impeding everyone involved and the team at their breaking point in terms of time and cost.

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Stage 1 · AI ingests and codes invoices
The Vic.ai platform ingests, reads, and codes invoices on behalf of the team at high accuracy.
Tools used
Vic.ai
Outcome

Higher Ground now processes 80% of invoices on Autopilot with no human intervention, achieves 98% accuracy across all fields, and averages 88% straight-through-processing, with invoice processing time reduced from more than 10 minutes to about 2 minutes and approval time reduced from up to two weeks to one to two days.

What failed first

Higher Ground's previous approval workflow required multiple back-and-forth emails when changes were needed, and invoices could take up to two weeks to get approved, a process that grew more complex as new campuses opened.

Results
Time savedmore than 10 minutes per invoice
Volume80%
Running sincea few years
Source

https://www.vic.ai/resources/case-studies/higher-ground-education-processes-invoices-60-faster-within-the-first-3-months-with-ap-autonomy

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