AP automation built for high-volume automotive supply chains

One platform to onboard suppliers, capture invoices, match at the part level, and pay, across every entity, currency, and jurisdiction.

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The automotive AP challenge

Hundreds of parts suppliers, fleet contracts, and dealer relationships, each with different formats, currencies, and compliance requirements. When AP hits a bottleneck, you get late payments, overspend, and audit risk across the entire supply chain.

What holds automotive AP teams back

High invoice volumes, undersized teams

Thousands of invoices monthly from parts suppliers, service contractors, and dealer networks. Never enough headcount.
Complex multi-PO matching

One invoice spanning multiple POs, partial deliveries, and separate goods receipts. Legacy systems push it to manual review.
Parts tracking blind spots

Materials master in the ERP, invoices in email, orders in another system. No way to trace spend or accuracy down to individual part numbers.
Multicurrency invoices, multiple tax jurisdictions

International suppliers invoicing in different currencies across GST, VAT, customs, and withholding tax obligations. Manual FX and tax handling compounds errors at scale.
No unified supplier master

Supplier data fragmented across ERPs, procurement platforms, and spreadsheets. No single view of who you're paying, what terms apply, or whether compliance docs are current.
Domestic and international suppliers with different risk profiles

Local service shops and global OEMs need vastly different due diligence. Without structured risk controls at onboarding, high-risk suppliers get the same treatment as trusted vendors.
Disconnected inventory and AP systems

AP teams can't tie invoices to what was ordered and received without switching between platforms. Overpayments and unmatched invoices pile up until month-end.
Global entities and franchisee networks

Multi-entity groups with dealers, regional offices, and franchisees each running their own AP, often on different ERPs. Consolidation and consistent policy enforcement is a manual exercise.
Missed discounts and unreconciled rebates

Slow processing means early payment windows close. Rebate agreements live in contracts, not workflows.
Supplier compliance gaps

Invoices with invalid GST or incorrect ABN/ACN details get processed and paid, creating tax liability and audit exposure.

99%

Small vendor payment compliance

$2.3B

Annual spend managed on one platform

AP FTE managing the full operation

How SpendConsole solves it. Supplier onboarding to payment

Connect parts suppliers and dealer networks at scale

Bring every supplier, entity, and ERP into a single control layer, with structured onboarding, unified data, and consistent policies across the group.

Unified supplier master across all entities and ERPs
Risk-tiered due diligence for domestic and international suppliers
Centralised profiles with tax identifiers, banking details, and compliance records
Free supplier portal, suppliers onboard themselves without burdening your AP team
Multi-entity consolidation (including franchisees and dealer networks) with consistent policy enforcement
Multi-ERP connectivity (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Sage) and integration with inventory and stock management systems

Have one supplier master, one set of policies, across every project and entity in the group.

Capture automotive invoices with precision

Process every invoice format, currency, and tax jurisdiction on arrival, with AI extraction that validates compliance at the point of capture.

98%+ AI extraction across PDFs, scans, e-Invoices, and 20+ languages
50+ currency support with built-in FX and tax jurisdiction mapping
GST, VAT, and withholding tax validation at point of capture
Automated GL coding, duplicate detection, and line-item extraction down to part-number level

Cleaner data entering your AP workflow means fewer exceptions and zero manual re-keying.

Resolve matching exceptions before they delay payment

Match invoices down to the part level, surface discrepancies automatically, and route exceptions to the right person.

Automated 2/3/4-way matching with configurable tolerance thresholds for multi-PO and partial delivery scenarios
Line-level matching tied to part identifiers and materials master data
Overcharge and rate variance detection against contracted supplier terms
Confidence-scored match outcome, true exceptions are separated from false positives
Policy-driven routing with escalation rules and SLA tracking
In-context exception communication tied to specific invoices and line items

Your AP team only resolves real discrepancies, not manual matching across multiple systems.

Settle payments across every entity and currency

Move from approved invoice to executed payment without switching platforms, with full compliance and audit readiness built in.

Approval-gated payments with role-based controls across virtual cards, ACH, wire, and batch payouts in 50+ currencies
Automated reconciliation back to your ERP
Rebate and discount tracking tied to supplier agreements
Real-time tax validation (ATO, FTA, IRD) and non-compliant invoice rejection
PEPPOL e-invoicing compliance across AU, NZ, and UAE
Full audit trail from supplier onboarding through to payment
Consolidated group-wide reporting on spend, exceptions, and payment status

Every transaction is traceable from onboarding to payment, across every jurisdiction.

Gain visibility across the entire supply chain

Get complete, real-time visibility across your payables operation, from capture through to payment.

Real-time dashboards tracking invoice volumes, STP rates, exception rates, cycle times, and payment status across every entity and supplier
Spend analytics by parts category, supplier, entity, and currency, without manual aggregation
Dealer and franchisee payment compliance monitored in real time
Early payment discount and rebate realisation tracked against supplier agreements
Audit-ready reporting available on demand.

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Automobile manufacturing

Fast, predictable, scalable finance ops

80%

Faster cycle
times

“SpendConsole significantly improved our control over finance and AP processes, and reduced dependency on individual resources, enabling strategic decisions and unlocking productivity.”

Jonathon Porcelli

GM – Financial Control

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Why automotive teams choose SpendConsole

Full SAP integration

Connects natively with SAP ECC and S/4HANA, including automated GR triggering and direct posting.

Built for complex matching at scale

Multi-PO, partial deliveries, part-level line matching. The scenarios that break generic AP tools.

e-Invoicing ready across AU, NZ, and UAE

Native PEPPOL and PINT AE support. Compliant before mandates hit.

8+ intake channels, zero supplier burden

Email, portal, PO Flip, EDI, API. Suppliers use whatever works for them.

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Trusted by enterprise and government finance teams

“It is not easy to find a solution that can work in our region. Some tools have workflows but cannot read Arabic handwriting. Others integrate poorly with SAP or lack analytics. SpendConsole provided a complete, end-to-end solution that truly addressed our challenges.”

Mahmoud Ezzeldin

Regional Finance and Accounting Director | HSA Group
"We truly believe SpendConsole really wanted to understand our business. With the other players in the market, it felt like more of an off-the-shelf solution. SpendConsole took the time, understood our problem statements, and really understood our requirements."

Dion Morgan

Senior Vice President, Global Finance Operations | Toll Group
"As their first customer, I embraced the power of their AI automation software to enable us to consolidate all of our supplier invoices across our global business in one place. This helps prevent incorrect and duplicate payments and has improved our payables productivity by over 50%."

Brett Fulton

CEO | Fulton Francis
“The implementation was remarkably smooth, our client’s teams working collaboratively with SpendConsole to deliver the program on time, on-budget, and meeting our business objectives.”

Ian Walford

Group Treasurer | Macmahon
“SpendConsole significantly improves our processing times and minimises our risk of incorrect payments.”

Brendan Francis

Founder and CEO | PRAAS
“SpendConsole significantly improved our control over finance and AP processes, and reduced dependency on individual resources, enabling strategic decisions and unlocking productivity.”

Jonathon Porcelli

General Manager (Financial Control) | Mitsubishi Motors Australia
“The SpendConsole team is supportive, collaborative and delivers outcomes that meet our organisation’s needs.”

Amina Bello

Director – Shared Services Integration | TAFE NSW

FAQs

Mining, government, education, asset-intensive operations, and shared services. The platform is industry-agnostic at its core but configured for each vertical’s specific invoice formats, compliance, and matching complexity.

Natively with SAP ECC and S/4HANA. Invoices captured, validated, matched against POs and goods receipts, routed for approval, and posted back to SAP automatically, including GR triggering.

50+ currencies with built-in FX handling. Tax validation, GST, VAT, withholding tax, customs, at point of capture across multiple jurisdictions.

Yes. Centralised supplier profiles across all connected ERPs and entities, tax identifiers, banking details, compliance records, risk classification. No duplicate records.

Multiple entities, franchisees, dealer networks, regional offices, connect into one AP control layer. Each can run its own ERP while payables are consolidated, governed, and reported at the group level.

Mitsubishi Motors Australia processes 46,000 invoices per AP FTE annually, 99% small vendor payment compliance (up from ~80%), $2.3B annual spend on one platform, with one AP FTE.

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