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Procure-to-pay agentic automation

With agentic automation, businesses can transform their procure-to-pay processes, seamlessly integrating AI capabilities with human-in-the-loop for unparalleled efficiency and cost control.

Strengthen supplier relationships, improve stakeholder accountability and visibility, and optimize the flow of goods and services into the business

Automating procure-to-pay can make this mission-critical business cycle more efficient, transparent, and strategic.

50%

of organizations will support supplier contact negotiations using AI by 2027

Gartner, 2025

33%

fewer duplicate or incorrect payments for companies that have fully-optimized automation for accounts payable

IBM, 2025

50-70%

process cycle time reduction from AI workflow orchestration

Elementum, 2025

Transform processes that cross organizational boundaries

Eliminate the “not-my-department” mindset with end-to-end automations that drive efficiency across the enterprise.

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Finance and accounting

Get the control you need to keep costs in check, optimize cash flow, and ensure compliance.

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Order-to-cash

Cut days sales outstanding (DSO) by digitizing data input, automating order entry and billing, and removing errors.

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Invoice automation

Improve invoice processing accuracy by combining AI agents, robots, and people.

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See agentic automation in action

See how agentic automation can optimize the procure-to-pay process

Watch how the seamless integration of robotic process automation and agentic workflows optimizes the entire procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle, from sourcing to payment.

Faster, more efficient straight-through processing

Advanced end-to-end process optimization, intelligent document processing, and automated workflow orchestration enable seamless, error-free transactions.

  • Manage procurement activities
  • Purchase goods and services
  • Receive goods and services
  • Process invoices
  • Process payments

Manage procurement activities

Intelligent process automation for purchasing and receiving, integrated accounts payable, and machine learning-enhanced document creation and submission reduce turnaround times.

Use cases:

  • Performance measurement and predictive analytics 

  • Intelligent procurement strategy development using historical data analysis 

  • AI-assisted supplier relationship management and automated vendor communications 

Siemens SCM&GBS Case Study

Purchase goods and services

Accelerate the purchase-to-pay process through intelligent automation. Enhance supplier collaboration, employee satisfaction, and company profitability while minimizing risks. 

Use cases:

  • Intelligent requisition creation and routing 

  • Automated purchase order generation with machine learning-based optimization 

  • Intelligent vendor submission process with real-time tracking 

  • Advanced approval management for requisitions and purchase orders 

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Receive goods and services

Enhanced goods receipt (GR) process automation, intelligent inventory management, and machine learning-based three-way invoice matching enable efficient payment authorization. 

Use cases:

  • Intelligent receipt processing with anomaly detection 

  • Automated goods and services receiving with AI-powered quality checks 

  • Machine learning-based discrepancy management and returns processing 

  • Data-driven inventory optimization and predictive stock management 

Get the Manage Goods and Invoice Received accelerator
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Process invoices

Workflow reengineering, intelligent invoice digitization, and automated data extraction and interpretation, including advanced optical character recognition (OCR) for various document types.

Use cases:

  • AI-enhanced invoice collection, validation, and digital storage 

  • Intelligent electronic invoicing with automated compliance checks 

  • ML-enhanced payment reconciliations 

  • Automated transaction submission with intelligent error detection 

  • Intelligent discrepancy resolution 

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Process payments

Intelligent review automation for processed invoices, AI and machine learning-powered payment reconciliations, and automated exception management. 

Use cases:

  • Optimized payment process execution 

  • Intelligent initial payment review with fraud detection 

  • Machine learning-enhanced payment reconciliations 

  • Automated payment exception management with human-in-the-loop for complex cases

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Blog

Enhancing procure-to-pay: unlocking the benefits of agentic automation

Learn how agentic automation is reshaping how businesses manage their purchasing processes from end to end. 

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Automate every task and process within the procure-to-pay cycle

With UiPath, procurement teams get the time and freedom to focus on more strategic tasks that have a meaningful impact on the business.

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More efficient processing

UiPath AI agents and robots can verify information, onboard vendors, and prepare invoices faster.

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Wide-reaching impact

P2P automation improves supplier relationships and employee satisfaction.

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AI and automation

Use AI to digitize invoice collection, validation, ​and storage. 

Ready for a smarter way of working? Transform the procure-to-pay cycle with AI and automation.

Case studies

Canon makes faster and more accurate invoice processing automatic

In less than nine months after deploying UiPath automation and AI to power intelligent document processing (IDP), Canon processed roughly 40,000 invoices, about 4,500 monthly. They passed their initial goal of processing 75% of invoices without human intervention, ultimately achieving about 90%.

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“We're using agentic automation to route invoices for utilities, which are quite complicated. Utilities change all the time, and they don't necessarily have a purchase order, so traditional robotic processes, which follow a strict script, struggle. Agentic automation helps direct those invoices to the right development or construction site with far greater accuracy.”
William Payne, Chief Digital Officer 
Mirvac
Sharbs Shaaya
“Agentic automation now allows us to handle complex tasks like invoice dispute investigations, which wasn't possible with traditional RPA. Using UiPath Agent Builder and agentic orchestration, we can automate and manage end-to-end processes across applications and provide meaningful resolutions. This makes workflows more dynamic and flexible compared to rigid, structured automation.”
Russel Alfeche, Technology Leader, Automation
qBotica
Brandon McCormick
“We have a lot of complex processes like accounts payable, where we've only been able to automate parts of it. Those automations do well, but they don't span the process from one end to the other. Now with agentic automation and UiPath Maestro™, we can automate the entire process, end to end.”
Chris Engel, Automation Center of Excellence – Global Discovery Lead 
Johnson Controls Inc.
Emily Krohne

You have Coupa, SAP®, Oracle. UiPath integrates them fully.

Our prebuilt automations and ready-to-go connectors can give you a head start on a more innovative future for finance and accounting.

See procure-to-pay automation in action

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End-to-end efficiency: see how agentic automation can optimize source-to-pay

Find out how agentic automation optimizes the entire source-to-pay (S2P) process, delivering measurable results.

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Optimized supplier management

Find out how the UiPath Platform can remove the bottlenecks and inefficiencies from supplier management processes.

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Invoice processing: four ways agentic automation reinvents an essential process

Read about the next evolution in invoice processing: agentic automation.

Rethink your procure-to-pay processes with agentic automation. We'll show you how.