# Reduce AP Invoice Cycle Time and Cost per Invoice | InvoiceIQ AP by Analytos

> Invoice cycle time is mostly waiting: for someone to key the invoice, find the PO, check the receipt, decide the coding and chase exceptions. InvoiceIQ AP…

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Cycle time and cost per invoice

# Reduce invoice cycle time  
and cost per invoice

Remove the keying, matching and chasing that slow invoices down, so people only handle the ones that need judgement.

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The question: How do I reduce AP invoice cycle time and cost per invoice?

## The short answer

Invoice cycle time is mostly waiting: for someone to key the invoice, find the PO, check the receipt, decide the coding and chase exceptions. InvoiceIQ AP by Analytos removes the keying, matching and coding work, files exceptions with their cause, and advances bills waiting on goods automatically, so people spend their time on the invoices that genuinely need judgement.

## Where the time goes, and what changes

| Step | Manual | With InvoiceIQ AP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Keying the invoice | Minutes per invoice | Read automatically, reconciled to the total |
| Finding the PO and receipt | Search in the ERP | Looked up live |
| Deciding the coding | Judgement, every time | Your rules, the same way every time |
| Chasing late receipts | Someone remembers | Nightly re-check and email to the PO originator |
| Explaining a posting later | Institutional memory | Rule, lookup and approver on record |

## Is this a fit?

### A good fit when

-   Volume is rising and the answer is another hire
-   Month-end close waits on AP

## Evidence

-   TargetWe target a 5–10× multiplier on the same headcount and a close reduced from 7–10 days to 3–4. These are proposal targets, not measured results; we baseline your numbers first.

How we label claims: [evidence and claims policy](https://invoiceiq.analytos.ai/resources/evidence).

## Frequently asked  
questions

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    We do not quote one. It depends on volume and vendor mix, so we measure your baseline and model it with you.
    
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    Keying, matching, coding and chasing receipts; not from removing approval.
    

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## See InvoiceIQ AP on your own documents

InvoiceIQ AP by Analytos: ai accounts payable automation. A walkthrough starts with your real supplier invoices, purchase orders and receipts.

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