Expense management · Production

Lenovo Group reduces internal audit time by 87% and saves 1,500 hours/year with RPA and OCR

The problem

Lenovo Group's internal audit team had to manually download thousands of expense reports and e-invoices from Workday, a process requiring three staff to spend at least five days per month, creating fatigue risks, operational errors, and a longer audit lifecycle with potential financial threats.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Employee submits reimbursement in Workday
trigger
“Lenovo Group is using Workday as the platform for employees to reimburse their expenses.”
2
Robot logs in and downloads reports
ai_action
“The robot can automatically log onto Workday system, navigate data, enquire information, and download reimbursement reports.”
3
OCR extracts key invoice data
ai_action
“With OCR, key information such as invoice numbers, project names and period of service are automatically identified and recorded.”
4
Matching verification and manual confirmation
validation
“The report will then undergo matching verification and manual confirmation if necessary.”
5
Audit report auto-generated
output
“the robot can automatically generate expense reports through download, verification and processing of all the e-invoices from the employees”
6
Automatic inspection and error alert
feedback_loop
“The robot can also perform automatic inspection as part of its daily routine. When the robot spots any error, it will notify the developer or maintenance personnel as an early warning.”
Reported outcome

The RPA robot now completes in five hours a task that previously required three staff five days per month, saving 1,500 hours of labor costs every year and cutting internal audit report development time by 87%, with an extremely low error rate.

Reported metrics
Labor hours saved per year1500 hours
Internal audit report development time reduction87 percent
Working days saved in audit report developmentfour working days
task completion time with RPAfive hours
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labor hours saved per year1500 hours
internal audit report development time reduction87 percent
working days saved in audit report developmentfour working days
task completion time with RPAfive hours
previous manual staffing and time requiredthree staff to spend at least five days per month
development and deployment duration50 days
audit report error rateextremely low
Reported stack
RPAOCRIT RobbieAIOpsWorkday
Source
https://www.uipath.com/resources/automation-case-studies/lenovo-group-integrates-intelligent-technologies-with-rpa
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

The RPA robot now completes in five hours a task that previously required three staff five days per month, saving 1,500 hours of labor costs every year and cutting internal audit report development time by 87%, with a…

What tools did this team use?

RPA, OCR, IT Robbie, AIOps, Workday.

What results were reported?

Labor hours saved per year: 1500 hours; Internal audit report development time reduction: 87 percent; Working days saved in audit report development: four working days; task completion time with RPA: five hours (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this expense management AI workflow structured?

Employee submits reimbursement in Workday → Robot logs in and downloads reports → OCR extracts key invoice data → Matching verification and manual confirmation → Audit report auto-generated → Automatic inspection and error alert.