Accounts payable · Production

Aceable automates accounts payable with Tipalti OCR and NetSuite integration

The problem

Aceable's AP function was entirely manual — emails back and forth, scrambling for 1099 documentation, and separate reconciliation processes per legal entity with no flexibility to void stale checks. After integrating with a larger company, incompatible fragmented reporting systems caused cascading errors and an unmanageable close process.

First attempt

When Aceable integrated with a larger company carrying multiple fragmented reporting entities, the team tried to layer those systems into existing tooling that was incompatible, causing agonizing delays and a proliferation of duplicate vendors in NetSuite.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
OCR captures invoice data
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“Tipalti utilized the solution's advanced OCR technology that automatically captured invoice data. Now with invoices already populated, Aceable could allocate data”
2
Approval workflow documented
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“Tipalti documents the approvals through an easy workflow”
3
NetSuite ERP sync
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“With Tipalti and NetSuite successfully synced, all Aceable's finances are consolidated into one centralized platform”
4
Reconciliation consolidated
output
“Tipalti documents the approvals through an easy workflow and completely consolidates reconciliations”
Reported outcome

Tipalti's OCR automation eliminated manual invoice entry and the need for additional finance headcount, while full NetSuite sync consolidated all finances into one centralized platform, enabling the team to move into more complex roles.

Reported metrics
Finance headcount needeliminated the need for additional headcount
Manual operationsreduction of manual operations
Payment-related expensesdiminishing their expenses
Reported stack
TipaltiNetSuite
Source
https://tipalti.com/resources/customer-stories/aceable/
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Tipalti's OCR automation eliminated manual invoice entry and the need for additional finance headcount, while full NetSuite sync consolidated all finances into one centralized platform, enabling the team to move into…

What tools did this team use?

Tipalti, NetSuite.

What results were reported?

Finance headcount need: eliminated the need for additional headcount; Manual operations: reduction of manual operations; Payment-related expenses: diminishing their expenses (source-reported, not independently verified).

What failed first in this deployment?

When Aceable integrated with a larger company carrying multiple fragmented reporting entities, the team tried to layer those systems into existing tooling that was incompatible, causing agonizing delays and a prolifer…

How is this accounts payable AI workflow structured?

OCR captures invoice data → Approval workflow documented → NetSuite ERP sync → Reconciliation consolidated.