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Accounts payable that reads the invoice for you.

Upload a PDF. Aquifer AI reads it, matches the purchase order, codes the GL from the vendor's history and posts within your threshold or asks for approval. Vendors, jobs and cost codes stay matched with the ERP you run today, so you can take AP first and leave the rest where it is.

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE / 10.26 INVOICES IN

What you can do with accounts payable.

01

Stop keying invoices

Upload a PDF. Aquifer AI reads it, matches the purchase order, codes the GL from the vendor's history and posts within your threshold or asks for approval. The PDF sits beside the drafted bill, so the reviewer checks the coding against the vendor's own document instead of retyping it line by line.

02

Catch the problems before they post

Every drafted bill carries the flags the AI raised, in words a reviewer can act on, such as over PO, over subcontract, duplicate, insurance expiring and non-compliant vendor. A bill over your threshold, or on a sensitive job, goes to the right approver by amount and dimension. Nothing over your threshold posts until the person who should see it has seen it.

03

Pay vendors from one place

Vendors, bills, purchase orders and payments sit together. Pick the bills to pay and one payment per vendor is drafted with the bills it covers, then approved and posted. Payment terms set the due date, AP aging shows what is open by vendor as of any date, and every change is in the audit log.

04

Let subs send their own invoices

A vendor portal where subs upload their invoices and lien waivers themselves, so the paper reaches accounts payable without an inbox in between. Your team reviews what arrives against the vendor's record, and insurance and compliance flags travel with the bill from the first look rather than turning up at payment time.

From PDF to posted, with a person where you want one.

An invoice is forwarded by email, uploaded by a sub in the vendor portal or uploaded by your team. Aquifer AI reads it, matches it to the purchase order and codes it from the vendor's history. Within your threshold it posts. Above it, or when something does not match, it goes to the approver with the PDF beside it.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INTAKE ARRIVES POSTS OR ASKS
Accounts payable intake: an invoice arrives, is read, matched to the purchase order, coded from the vendor's history, then posts or goes to an approver, with every step in the audit log ARRIVES BY Forwarded by email Vendor portal Upload Read Header, lines and totals from the vendor's PDF Match To the purchase order and the vendor's record Code Job, cost code and account from the vendor's history YOUR RULES BELOW THRESHOLD ABOVE IT, OR NO MATCH Posts within your threshold Approver sees the PDF, the match and the suggested coding APPROVED Audit log Who read it, what matched, what was coded, who approved, what posted. Every step, every invoice. Over PO, over subcontract, duplicate, insurance expiring or a non-compliant vendor stops the bill at the approver, with the flag in words. The vendor sees the status in the portal.
Every step writes to the audit log, so the reviewer and the auditor see the same trail.
AI invoice intake: the invoice read, coded and routed, with the PDF beside it; approve from your phone
Bills with the flags the AI raised: over PO, duplicate, insurance expiring

What is in the accounts payable module.

Vendors
Payment terms and default coding for every vendor you pay.
Bills
Drafted by Aquifer AI from the PDF, coded to GL, job and cost code, and routed for approval.
Purchase orders
Purchase orders matched to incoming bills, so an overbilling shows before it posts.
Payments
Check or ACH, one payment per vendor with the bills it pays, approved and posted.
AI invoice intake
The PDF read, the purchase order matched, the GL coded from the vendor's history, posted within your threshold or sent for approval.
Flags
Over PO, over subcontract, duplicate, insurance expiring and non-compliant vendor, raised on the bill before anyone approves it.
Vendor portal
Subs upload invoices and lien waivers themselves.
AP aging
Open bills by vendor and age bucket, as of any date.

Accounts payable for every company on the project.

The same module, used by the owner, the general contractor and the subcontractor. One example each.

For owners

Pay applications coded to project and funding source

A contractor's pay application arrives as a PDF. Aquifer AI reads it, codes it to project and funding source, flags anything over the commitment and routes it to the project manager. Once approved, it posts and syncs to your ERP.

For general contractors

Sub invoices matched to the subcontract

A sub's invoice is matched to its subcontract and coded to job and cost code. Over subcontract, duplicate or insurance expiring shows on the bill before the project manager approves it, so the conversation with the sub happens before the money moves.

For subcontractors and suppliers

Supplier bills coded the day they arrive

Supplier bills are read and coded to jobs the day they arrive, with duplicates flagged against the vendor's history. The office approves from a queue, pays by check or ACH, and AP aging shows what is open per supplier at month end.

In step with the ERP you run today.

Vendors, jobs and cost codes match on both sides through Integrations, and a bill posted here lands in the ledger you keep, coded the way it was approved. Take AP on its own and leave AR, job cost and the ledger where they are until you are ready.

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Something useful before any sales call.

See AI invoice intake on your own invoices. Each comes back read, coded to project and cost code and routed for approval, with a plan for AP beside your ERP.

Invoice intake

Send us twenty real invoices. Get them back read, coded and routed.

  • Each invoice read, coded to project and cost code, and matched to its commitment where one exists
  • A side-by-side with how the same invoices move through your process today
  • A written plan for running AP intake in sync with your ERP, with nothing replaced

Pricing follows what you use. Every part of the platform can be taken on its own and kept in sync with the systems you already run. Talk to us about pricing for your company.

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Common questions about accounts payable.

FAQ.01

What does Aquifer AI do with an invoice?

It reads the PDF, matches the purchase order and codes the GL from the vendor's history. Within your threshold it posts; above it, it asks for approval. The PDF stays beside the drafted bill, and every step is in the audit log.

FAQ.02

Can I take accounts payable without the other modules?

Yes. AP runs on its own, in sync with the ERP you have through Integrations. Vendors, jobs and cost codes match on both sides. Add AR, job cost or the ledger when you are ready.

FAQ.03

What happens when a bill is over the purchase order?

The bill carries an over PO flag before anyone approves it, next to duplicate, over subcontract, insurance expiring and non-compliant vendor. Your approval chain decides who sees it and who can post it.

FAQ.04

How do subs send invoices?

Through the vendor portal, where they upload invoices and lien waivers themselves. The bills land in accounts payable for review and approval, with the vendor's record beside them.

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