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The AP department that reads its own mail

A nationwide employee screening and compliance company receives invoices from hundreds of clinics and testing providers — every one in its own format, every line needing to be matched to a testing order before it can be paid. We built the intelligence layer that reads them: trained models per vendor, an LLM for the hard cases, and a review screen for the humans who stay in charge.

The problem

Every clinic invoices its own way — and every line must find its order

The client's business runs on a network of clinics and labs performing drug tests, physicals, and screenings nationwide. Each one bills differently: different layouts, different item descriptions, sometimes several invoices bundled in one PDF. AP clerks read each document, figured out which internal testing order every line belonged to (matching on donor name and date), translated the clinic's wording into internal item codes, and keyed the result into the ERP. Skilled work — spent almost entirely on reading and retyping.

The clerks weren't the bottleneck. The reading was.
Judgment scales fine; transcription doesn't
The AI layer

Three layers of reading, from precise to resourceful

One model doesn't fit hundreds of invoice formats. The parsing stack degrades gracefully — precision first, flexibility as the fallback.

Layer 1 · Precision

Vendor-trained document models

For the highest-volume clinics — 42 vendors trained so far — dedicated models know exactly where each field lives. Fast, accurate, and improving as volume grows. High-accuracy vendors are candidates for full auto-approval.

Layer 2 · Breadth

General fallback model

Vendors without a dedicated model hit a broad general parser. Lower accuracy by design — it exists so nothing goes unparsed while dedicated models are trained for vendors that earn them.

Layer 3 · Resourcefulness

LLM parsing layer

For complex or shifting formats where structured models struggle, the extracted text goes to a large language model with a structured prompt — and comes back as clean, processable data. The safety net that handles what templates can't.

What we built

From inbox to ERP, with humans exactly where they belong

Emailed invoices → CRM ticket pipeline statuses synced back Parsing stack vendor models → general model → LLM layer Clerk review workspace original PDF beside parsed data fuzzy order match: donor name, ±14 days item codes: top 7 cover >50% of volume totals check catches bundled PDFs audit log · aging >3 days flagged Nightly ERP export order # · item · price · clerk · dates + link back to the exact invoice line auditors click straight to the source
The portal sits between the CRM (where invoices arrive) and the ERP (where they're paid) — the clerks work in the middle, confirming instead of transcribing.

Domain rules, encoded

A "physical" can map to two item codes depending on regulated vs. non-regulated testing — resolved automatically from the order's test ID. One description, multiple codes, correct answer every time.

Built with the clerks, not at them

The clerk workflow was mapped hands-on with the AP team before we finalized screens. The dashboard mirrors their real day: not-reviewed, errors, aging, pending transmission.

The audit trail travels

Every exported line carries a hyperlink back to the exact invoice in the portal — an auditor in the ERP is one click from the source document. No duplicate PDF uploads, no hunting.

Where it stands

Going live now — designed to earn more automation over time

42
vendor-trained document models at launch
3
parsing layers, precision to LLM
>50%
of volume covered by the top 7 item codes
1
click from ERP line to source invoice
Start with humans reviewing everything. Let the accuracy data tell you which vendors earn auto-approval. That's how AI enters a finance department without anyone losing sleep.
Trust is earned per vendor, not assumed globally

Client identity withheld under confidentiality; diagrams recreated for publication. System entering production July 2026 — production metrics to follow.

What this means for you

The same work, productized

Mapping the real AP workflow first — hands-on sessions with the clerks before a single screen was finalized.
Operational Intelligence Assessment →
A three-layer AI parsing stack with human-in-the-loop review — trained models, fallback, LLM, and earned auto-approval.
AI Enablement →
CRM-to-ERP integration with audit-grade traceability — status sync, nightly exports, link-backs on every line.
Workflow Modernization →
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