An AI invoice validation agent applies your validation rules to every captured invoice and records which rules passed, which failed and why.
Gathers vendor, duplicate, PO, tax and arithmetic results.
Runs mandatory fields and company rules.
Marks the invoice valid, valid with notes or not valid.
A person decides on notes and failures.
Valid invoices continue to the approver.
It checks the basics, such as required fields, valid dates and arithmetic, then the control checks: duplicates, vendor status, PO and receipt matching and approval limits.
It produces a single validation summary per invoice, and sends failed items to the person who owns that type of problem.
Validation rules exist, but they live in procedures and people's habits, so they are applied unevenly and often only after something goes wrong.
Some sit in the ERP, some in a handbook, some in memory.
Time is spent coding invoices that will later fail.
Reviewers cannot tell why an invoice stopped.
Auditors ask how an invoice was checked and the answer is informal.
Policies change and the checks lag behind.
Reads the validation rules your team has defined, with thresholds and exemptions.
Tests completeness, dates, currency, arithmetic and readable references.
Tests duplicates, vendor status, PO and receipt match, tax data and limits.
Lists each rule with pass or fail and the evidence behind it.
Sends each failed invoice to the owner for that failure type.
Bring a small sample and watch Flo work through it.
| Aspect | By hand | With the agent |
|---|---|---|
| Checks | Validation steps differ by clerk and by day. | The same tests run on every invoice. |
| Order of work | Easy and hard invoices are mixed. | Invoices are sorted by readiness. |
| Reasons | Rejections are given as a phrase. | Failures list the test and the evidence. |
| Policy changes | New rules spread by word of mouth. | Rules are updated once and applied to all. |
| Audit | Proof of validation is scattered. | Each invoice carries its validation record. |
| If | Then | Who decides |
|---|---|---|
| All required fields present and tests passed | Marks valid and sends on | Approver |
| Mandatory field is missing | Marks not valid and lists it | AP specialist |
| Invoice date is in the future or very old | Flags the date | AP specialist |
| Invoice number already used by the vendor | Holds as a possible duplicate | AP specialist |
| Billing entity is not ours | Flags wrong addressee | AP specialist |
| Two checks disagree on the vendor | Holds for human review | Vendor manager |
The agent passes the standard tests and notes the category as uncommon. The approver decides if extra review is needed.
The agent flags the incomplete record. Procurement decides whether to proceed.
The agent marks the format and holds it. A specialist validates manually.
The agent keeps the invoice pending and rechecks when it lands. The specialist may release it earlier.
Talk it through with the team. We will map it to your steps and show where a person stays in control.
List what makes an invoice valid in your policy.
Let the agent validate beside the manual process for a period.
Send valid invoices on while failures go to specialists.
Add or tighten rules as common failures appear.
A low rate points to upstream issues, such as poor capture or missing POs. Look at which rule fails most.
Quick answers to what people ask most about invoice validation.
Book a demoIt is checking an invoice against your rules for completeness, accuracy, duplicates, matching and policy before approval, so that problems are caught before money moves.
Matching compares an invoice with a PO or receipt. Validation is broader, and matching is one of its checks alongside duplicates, tax, arithmetic and policy.
No. Rules are set and changed by your control owners. The agent applies them and reports on the results.
It means every configured check succeeded. Approval and payment still follow your normal authority and workflow.
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→Bring a small sample of real items. We will show what Flo handles on its own and where it hands over to your team.
