Every accountant knows it: invoices pile up, deadlines are getting shorter, and on top of that, there's another agenda that needs to be managed. It's no wonder that, according to data from Komora Plus, Czech accountants manage an average of 17 different agendas - from payroll accounting to VAT to audit reports. Such a workload has long exceeded what is humanly possible to manage without the support of smart processes. And it is in the area of invoice processing that it becomes clear how much time and money companies and accounting firms are leaving on the table today.
Where is the most money lost in accounting?
Handwriting invoices is often taken for granted. But this is where the biggest hidden cost of the entire accounting department lies. Every number, variable symbol, or amount written down means additional minutes of work, which in total turns into hours of unnecessary administration. A study published in the Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management shows that processing a paper invoice can cost up to ten times more than an electronic one – the difference in costs reaches up to ninety percent.
Moreover, manual processing is not just about time. Errors, duplications, lost invoices, and the whole process drags on. According to data, the average paper invoice takes up to 23 days to process, while an electronic invoice takes approximately five . In practice, this means blocked payments, possible loss of discounts for early payments, and slowed cash flow. In short, money that is wasted or even missing.
From routine to information management
In companies where accountants often handle the entire agenda from records to reporting, such administration also means considerable psychological pressure. Instead of working with data and controlling costs, energy is spent on routine tasks that software would handle in a matter of seconds today. Automation does not mean layoffs – it means more efficient use of people and time.
Today's systems, such as iNVOiCE FLOW , can read data from invoices using OCR technology, AI, automatically send them to the right people for approval and securely store them in a digital archive. Accountants then do not have to rewrite documents manually and can focus on work that really helps the company - from checking financial transactions, preparing financial statements to evaluating trends.
Accounting is becoming a profession that relies on data and processes, not on papers and manual labor.
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