Features

What Powers Neil: A Deep Dive into the Engine Behind E42’s Best Accounts Payable Automation Software

With Neil, our AI-powered Accounts Payable Executive, automation becomes smarter, sharper, and significantly more scalable.

This page gives you a closer look at the key features that make E42’s Accounts Payable automation software not just functional—but transformative.

1. Intelligent Invoice Capture & Static Checks

Neil ingests invoices from email, vendor portals, SFTP, shared drives, and even scanned documents. Every invoice undergoes initial static field checks before further processing.

Built-in Checks Include:

  • Invoice number duplication
  • Date and total amount presence
  • Vendor tax ID, customer name/address, PO number checks
  • Currency consistency
  • Tax amount mismatches
  • Line-level total verification

Sample Validation Outcomes:

  • “Duplicate invoice number ‘FC0011822211’ detected” — Failed
  • “Invoice total amount (0.0) must be greater than zero” — Failed
  • “All the amounts are in same currency” — Success

These checks prevent garbage-in, garbage-out scenarios from the outset.

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2. Invoice Parsing with ICR + LLM

Neil uses multi-modal AI combining Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR), NLP, and layout detection to extract data from:

  • Handwritten or poorly scanned documents
  • Multi-page PDFs and hybrid formats
  • Multilingual invoices across 50+ languages

No templates required. No re-training for new formats. Neil understands what each line, table, and stamp means in context

3. Enterprise-Grade Validation: N-Way & Beyond

Neil’s validation logic goes beyond simple 2-way and 3-way matching. It supports:

  •  N-way matching (Invoice, PO, GRN)
  • Tax code mapping and automated tax computation
  • Vendor master and SKU master referencing
  • Plant code and business unit (BU) mapping
  • Cost center configuration and GL validation

These validations are dynamically configured to reflect your organization’s policies and audit requirements.

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4. Configurable Approval Workflows

Neil automatically routes invoices based on:

  • Amount thresholds
  • Department, plant, or cost center
  • Invoice types (PO vs non-PO)
  • Escalation rules and multi-level approval logic

 

Approvers are notified via email, Slack, Teams, or in-platform interfaces, ensuring no bottlenecks. The system tracks SLAs, pending actions, and decision logs for each step.

5. ERP Integration & MIRO Posting

Neil integrates with 20+ ERPs, including:

  • SAP (ECC, S/4HANA)
  • Oracle
  • QuickBooks
  • Infor SunSystems
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Tally
  • NetSuite


For SAP users: Neil supports MIRO integration for invoice verification and postings, reducing manual effort and reconciliation issues.

Transactions are posted only after successful validations and approvals, with error handling and rollback mechanisms in place.

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6. Straight-Through Processing (STP) & Touchless Handling

  • Neil achieves over 90% STP—handling invoices without manual effort
  • Outcome of combined capture, matching, and rule automation
  • Customizable rules like auto-approvals and auto-matching

7. Exception Handling & Business Rules

Neil detects anomalies such as:

  • Rate mismatches
  • Missing PO or GRN data
  • Unreadable invoice fields
  • Unauthorized vendor entries


Exceptions are flagged in real-time and routed with full context for resolution—minimizing TAT and enabling smarter approvals

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real time reporting

8. Dashboards, Insights & Reporting

Neil provides real-time insights tailored by role:

  • AP Clerks: Daily queues, exceptions, SLAs
  • Managers: SLA trends, bottlenecks, team performance
  • CFOs: STP %, cost leakages, vendor efficiency


All reports are exportable and audit-friendly.

9. AI Observability & Continuous Learning

With each invoice, Neil gets smarter. He observes:

  • Format drift across vendors
  • Approval decision logic
  • Tax anomalies


The AI engine retrains continuously using anonymized data, enabling future-proof accuracy while preserving security and compliance.

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10. Fraud Detection Built-In

  • Duplicate Detection: Based on metadata, not just invoice numbers
  • Anomaly Monitoring: Unusual amounts, timing, vendor IDs
  • Trust Index: Vendor scoring based on transaction history
  • Continuous Monitoring: Real-time alerts for suspicious patterns

11. Enterprise-Grade Security & Safe AI

  • AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit
  • Role-based access and MFA
  • GDPR, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 certified
  • On-premises or cloud deployment flexibility
  • Transparent logic: No black-box decisions
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12. Scalability & Performance

  • Handles large volumes and peak loads with ease
  • Supports multi-entity operations for enterprise needs
  • Likely scales horizontally in the cloud to maintain performance

FAQs

Got questions? Find the answers here or get in touch!

Can I customize the approval flows?
Absolutely. Neil’s approval logic is fully configurable—by entity, invoice type, value, department, or any field you define.
Neil flags exceptions in real time and routes them to the designated user with the relevant context. Approvers can comment, approve, escalate, or reject with a single click.
Not necessarily. Neil can be deployed on-premise or on private cloud infrastructure depending on your organization’s security requirements.
All data is redundantly stored with regular backups, and we provide customizable disaster recovery protocols based on client SLAs.
Our AI observability layer continuously monitors precision, recall, and drift. Retraining happens seamlessly without interrupting production.
Neil, our accounts payable automation solution flags exceptions instantly and routes them with full context to the right approvers. Users can comment, resolve, or escalate with a click.
Neil uses AES-256 encryption, role-based access, GDPR compliance, and regular audit logging to safeguard your data.

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