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About the Agent
Accounts payable teams often face last-minute exception backlogs, manual transaction reviews, and undetected high-risk anomalies — all of which increase the risk of errors, delay financial close, and strain analyst capacity. Duplicate invoices, irregular payments, and potential fraud can easily go unnoticed without proactive oversight.The AP Risk Intelligence Agent addresses these challenges by continuously consolidating invoice, payment, P-Card, vendor, ledger, and bank data from both internal and external sources. Leveraging advanced analytics, it identifies unusual patterns, flags potential duplicates, applies risk scoring, and highlights the most urgent exceptions in real time. It also incorporates context from invoice attachments and vendor communications to support faster, more informed decision-making.By proactively surfacing and prioritizing risks before period end, the agent streamlines review cycles, reduces manual workload, and improves accuracy across the accounts payable process. Finance teams gain stronger control over compliance and working capital, minimize error rates, and consistently achieve timely, error-free period closes.
Accuracy
TBD
Speed
TBD
Input Data Set
Sample of data set required for AP Risk Intelligence Agent:
Daily AP Transaction Log - For Automated Risk Analysis
Date: 2023-10-26 Batch ID: BATCH-20231026-98C5
Transaction ID: 77401 Vendor Name: Apex Solutions Vendor ID: VEN-APX-001 Invoice #: INV-AS-9511 Invoice Date: 2023-10-15 Amount: 4,500.00 Currency: USD Description: Q3 Cloud Services Subscription
Transaction ID: 77402 Vendor Name: Quantum Dynamics Vendor ID: VEN-QDY-015 Invoice #: QD-3308 Invoice Date: 2023-10-22 Amount: 50,250.00 Currency: USD Description: Office Supplies (Pens, Paper)
Transaction ID: 77403 Vendor Name: Global Logistics Inc Vendor ID: VEN-GLI-004 Invoice #: GLI-TRK-882 Invoice Date: 2023-10-20 Amount: 12,800.00 Currency: USD Description: Freight Shipping - Warehouse to DC
Transaction ID: 77404 Vendor Name: Apex Solutions Vendor ID: VEN-APX-001 Invoice #: INV-AS-9511 Invoice Date: 2023-10-15 Amount: 4,500.00 Currency: USD Description: Q3 Cloud Services
Transaction ID: 77405 Vendor Name: DataFlow LLC Vendor ID: VEN-DFL-210 Invoice #: DFL-INIT-001 Invoice Date: 2023-10-24 Amount: 75,000.00 Currency: USD Description: Initial Data Migration Project Setup
Deliverable Example
Sample output delivered by the AP Risk Intelligence Agent:
AP Transaction Risk Analysis Report
Analysis Date: 2023-10-26 Batch ID: BATCH-20231026-98C5
Summary
A total of 5 transactions were analyzed in this batch. 3 transactions have been flagged as high-priority exceptions requiring immediate review.
High-Priority Exceptions
| Priority | Transaction ID | Vendor Name | Invoice # | Amount | Risk Type | Recommended Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URGENT | 77404 | Apex Solutions | INV-AS-9511 | $4,500.00 | Potential Duplicate | Matches Transaction ID 77401. Place payment on hold and verify with vendor before proceeding. |
| HIGH | 77402 | Quantum Dynamics | QD-3308 | $50,250.00 | Anomalous Amount | Amount is >10x the average invoice value for this vendor. Verify purchase order and management approval. |
| HIGH | 77405 | DataFlow LLC | DFL-INIT-001 | $75,000.00 | New Vendor High Value | This is the first transaction for a newly registered vendor and exceeds the $50,000 threshold for initial payments. Confirm vendor banking details and contract validity. |
Low-Risk Transactions
- Transaction 77401 (Apex Solutions): Cleared, but flagged as original for potential duplicate 77404.
- Transaction 77403 (Global Logistics Inc): Cleared, within normal parameters.
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