THE CLIENT

Leading Global Provider of Logistics IT Solutions

Our client is a well-established firm with over three decades of market presence, renowned for providing integrated software solutions for international trade systems. Their fully customizable, ready-to-deploy software assists global enterprises, including freight forwarders, customs brokers, shipping agencies, and airline cargo sales agents. The software's primary function is to optimize end-to-end global trade operations, streamline critical workflows, and ensure continuous adherence to complex regulatory compliance standards.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Invoice Data Validation to Strengthen AP Automation

The client sought a dedicated partner to provide invoice processing service to support their new centralized, automated Accounts Payable (AP) system. The client’s proprietary AP platform handles thousands of invoices monthly from numerous global customers, each utilizing distinct submission protocols and data formats. While the platform automated the initial bill processing, it routinely generated a high volume of exceptions. These errors were caused by structural variance, missing fields, or submission flaws. Since these records directly govern financial transactions and trade compliance, inaccuracies pose significant risks of economic loss and legal non-compliance.

The core project requirements included:

  • Exception Handling: Conducting manual review and critical correction of all invoices flagged by the automated AP system.
  • Data Validation: Cross-checking all system-processed entries against the original source documents to guarantee accuracy across diverse formats and regional languages.
  • Secure Data Handling: Managing highly sensitive financial data processing under stringent international trade and data protection standards.
  • Scalable Coverage: Providing six-day operational support using rotational shifts to handle high-volume, time-sensitive workflows without interruption.
PROJECT CHALLENGES

Tackling High-Volume, Multi-Format Invoice Challenges

Despite the AP system's ability to automate intake, the high frequency of exceptions required human intervention due to persistent, systemic issues:

  • High variability in formats: Clients used vastly different invoice templates with inconsistent layouts and data structures, resulting in the AP system frequently flagging entries as exceptions.
  • Low-resolution scans and handwritten submissions: Scanned documents often suffered from low resolution, faded text, or illegible handwriting, making critical financial details difficult for the system's OCR to capture reliably.
  • Language variability: Invoices frequently contained regional language terms and localized trade jargon that the automated AP tool interpreted with low confidence scores, demanding specialized interpretation.
  • Error-prone OCR outputs: Minor misreads by the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in high-stakes fields—such as tax codes, totals, or currency codes—created a high potential for reporting and compliance errors.
  • Volume surges: Predictable spikes during month-end and holiday periods led to exceptional surges in invoice submissions, overwhelming standard processing capacity.
  • Data Sensitivity: Trade and financial documentation contained highly sensitive data, necessitating management under strict compliance and security standards, even within our distributed operational setup.
OUR SOLUTION

Tailored Exception Management for effective AP Accuracy

To ensure seamless invoice processing and management of high invoice volumes, we implemented a flexible staffing model: five full-time specialists dedicated to financial data processing, augmented by four part-time resources deployed during seasonal volume surges. The team operated in rotational shifts, six days a week, ensuring zero operational downtime.

Our invoice processing and data management services support:

AP Exception Handling

Every invoice flagged by the AP system underwent a meticulous review and correction process guided by template-specific SOPs. This structured approach enabled the team to efficiently manage highly diverse invoice formats while maintaining strict turnaround times.

Validation of Poor-Quality and Handwritten Invoices

Poorly scanned or handwritten fields were manually reviewed. We utilized a double-key data entry method for all high-risk financial fields. Any discrepancies were immediately escalated to senior reviewers to ensure complete data validation and accuracy.

Multilingual and Domain-Specific Data Processing

Regional language terms and industry-specific trade jargon were interpreted by trained associates and standardized into their English equivalents through data processing and data enrichment. We established a recurring term glossary over time to ensure consistency across all entries.

Quality Oversight by Dedicated Team Lead

A dedicated project manager oversaw both day and night shifts, conducting continuous workflow monitoring and final quality audits before records were submitted to the client, ensuring every record met the 99.95% accuracy benchmark.

High-Risk Field Assurance

Critical data fields—including totals, tax amounts, and currency codes—were rigorously cross-checked against the client’s master data and reference sources to prevent reporting errors and ensure compliance integrity.

Scalable and Flexible Coverage

During peak operational cycles, such as major deadlines or month-end periods, the team deployed overtime support and utilized additional part-time associates to proactively prevent backlogs and meet all service level agreements (SLAs).

Secure Processing Environment

All financial data processing was conducted exclusively within the client-hosted AP system. We maintained ISO 27001:2022-aligned protocols, utilizing VPN-secured connections, multi-factor authentication, and continuous monitoring to safeguard sensitive trade and financial documentation.

Collaborative Human-AI Solution for Data Management

To handle the scale, complexity, and sensitivity of the client’s mobility dataset, we implemented a human-in-the-loop framework that combines automation with expert human oversight.

Human Expertise for Contextual Accuracy

Subject matter experts reviewed ambiguous or inconsistent entries, resolved discrepancies, and ensured correct classification of companies and contacts, including industry-specific NAICS code assignments. This approach guaranteed that every record was contextually accurate and aligned with the client’s operational requirements.

Automation for Speed and Consistency

Automated workflows accelerated data collection, scraping, and initial matching processes. This enabled rapid processing of tens of thousands of records while maintaining uniform formatting and reducing manual effort.

Hybrid Validation for Security and Reliability

While automation handled repetitive tasks, all critical decisions—such as updates to company status, classification changes, or sensitive contact information—were manually validated by experts. This dual-layered approach minimized errors, ensured compliance, and delivered highly trustworthy datasets for decision-making.

Our Workflow

Blending Automation and Human Review for AP Accuracy

Our methodology combined automated intake with human-in-the-loop exception resolution, continuous data enrichment, and precision-driven validation to deliver consistently high AP accuracy.

Blending Automation and Human Review for AP Accuracy
  1. Automated Intake

  2. Exception Review & Correction

  3. Validation of Poor-Quality Inputs

  4. Multilingual & Domain-Specific Normalization

  5. Quality Oversight & Assurance

  6. High-Risk Field Verification

  7. Secure, Compliance-Aligned Processing

  8. Results Delivered: Audit-ready, high-precision invoice data

Securing Financial Data in Distributed Operations

Operating entirely within the client-hosted environment required uncompromising data security. To protect sensitive business documents and ensure confidentiality, we enforced robust data management services policies:

Strict NDAs

All team members involved in the Invoice processing signed formal Non-Disclosure Agreements to guarantee confidentiality and safeguard the client's proprietary information.

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

We implemented restricted system access, permitting authorized associates to view data only as necessary for their roles and responsibilities.

Secure VPN Access

Access to client systems was mandated through secure, encrypted VPN servers, adding a layer of protection to sensitive financial data processing.

No Local Storage Policy

We strictly prohibited downloading, copying, or storing client data on any local or external devices, ensuring the complete data cleansing of regional systems.

Compliance-Aligned Operations

Operations adhered to ISO 27001:2022 and GDPR-aligned security standards, ensuring robust compliance across all data handling and data validation practices.

Project Outcomes

Our approach—combining human-in-the-loop data validation, scalable workflows, and flexible multi-shift coverage—delivered measurable success. This successful collaboration led to the client initiating a long-term engagement, solidifying our role as their strategic partner for data processing services.

10,000+ Invoices Processed Monthly Achieved with zero operational downtime, ensuring uninterrupted logistics and financial operations.

99.95%+ Data Accuracy Virtually eliminating billing disputes, simplifying financial reconciliations, and improving CRM data entry.

45% Faster Invoice Processing Accelerated turnaround times led to quicker payment cycles and improved cash flow management.

40% Cost Savings Delivered significant operational savings through efficient resource alignment and on-demand support.

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