PO Invoice Match

Stop approving invoicesthat should match automatically

FrontFlow captures price and quantity changes in the supplier’s order confirmation and keeps the purchase order up to date – so more invoices can be matched automatically.

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The problem

The problem starts long before the invoice arrives

The supplier confirms a different price, a different quantity or a split delivery than the original purchase order.

The information is already in the order confirmation. But if the purchase order isn’t updated, the old information stays in the ERP.

When the invoice arrives it can be completely correct – and still not match the purchase order.

1. PURCHASE ORDER
SEK 100
Order is placed
2. ORDER CONFIRMATION
SEK 105
Supplier confirms a new price
3. PO UNCHANGED
SEK 100
No update is made
This is where it goes wrong
4. INVOICE
SEK 105
Correct per the confirmation
5. RESULT
Mismatch
SEK 105 ≠ SEK 100
This is where it goes wrong

The invoice gets stuck. An exception is created. Someone has to find out why.

The consequence

Small discrepancies escalate all the way up

A price discrepancy on a purchase order may be small. The cost of handling it doesn’t have to be.

When an invoice can’t be matched automatically, someone has to review it – and often pass it up the chain.

INVOICE EXCEPTION
SEK 105invoice
SEK 100purchase order
1Finance
Checks the discrepancy
2Purchasing
Checks what the supplier confirmed
3Manager / CFO
Approves the discrepancy
The solution

The right PO before the invoice arrives

PO Invoice Match is an add-on to FrontFlow Order Confirmation.

When FrontFlow processes the supplier’s confirmation, approved price and quantity changes are written back to the purchase order.

When the invoice arrives, it meets a purchase order that reflects what the supplier actually confirmed.

Fewer discrepancies and better conditions for automatic invoice matching.
FrontFlow ORDER CONFIRMATION ›
PO Invoice Match PO-10482 · Northline Components
CONFIRMED CHANGES · LINE #20 SEAL KIT T-40
FIELDPURCHASE ORDERCONFIRMEDACTION
Unit priceSEK 100.00SEK 105.00 Update PO
Quantity120 pcs120 pcsNo change
Delivery date3 Mar3 MarNo change
Ready for invoice matching. When the SEK 105.00 invoice arrives, it matches the PO.
WITHOUT
FRONTFLOW
Purchase order
SEK 100
Order confirmation
SEK 105
PO unchanged
SEK 100
Invoice
SEK 105
Mismatch
WITH
FRONTFLOW
Purchase order
SEK 100
Order confirmation
SEK 105
FrontFlow updates the PO
SEK 105
Invoice
SEK 105
Match

Fewer exceptions. Less admin. Fewer unnecessary approvals.

Fewer invoice exceptions

Accurate prices and quantities on the purchase order create better conditions for more invoices to match automatically.

Less manual investigation

Finance and purchasing spend less time untangling differences between invoice, purchase order and supplier communication.

Fewer unnecessary approvals

Managers and the CFO get pulled into fewer discrepancies that are really caused by outdated purchase orders.

Stop the invoice exception before it happens

Keep purchase orders in line with what suppliers actually confirmed – and cut the manual work when invoices arrive.

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