Give your Sage Processes a lift with Lightyear
Experience enhanced functionality in Sage with Lightyear’s accounts payable automation platform. Our simple, intuitive solution takes manual data entry off your hands, giving you and your finance team better data, without the effort (or piles of paper).
Lightyear, a solution that maximises AP efficiency
Built to enhance, not to replace, Lightyear empowers your finance team to gain access to faster, more reliable data.
Offering line item data extraction, automated coding, statement matching and more, Lightyear lets you enjoy real time insights and fuss-free operations.
Work as one team
Gain clarity, flexibility and cohesion within the finance team and beyond with digital Purchasing and AP documents.
Simple all the way
Intuitive, fast & fully supported set up means you can start seeing results from the get-go with Sage AP Automation.
Scalable
Lightyear can handle as many documents as you need, freeing you from repetitive tasks that steal your focus.
Reliable
Our trusted and secure cloud storage helps you stay compliant, whilst eliminating the need for paper based processes.
The final piece of your accounting software stack
Have all your repetitive, manual tasks taken care of.
Lightyear connects with Sage to automatically upload PO and invoice data. No errors, no rework, no delays. Explore the integration in more detail here.
- Finish tasks faster: Month end or daily reporting - AP automation makes reporting in Sage 80% quicker.
- Access real time data: Drill into the details & review PO’s, invoices and disputes in a matter of minutes.
- Full visibility: Get the detail you need every step of the way with custom dashboards.
Features that save you valuable time
Purchase orders
Allow your team to easily create Purchase Orders and automatically route them to the appropriate approver(s) in browser, mobile app or from within an email. 3-way match your POs with your Goods Received Notes and supplier invoice
Line Item Data Extraction
Lightyear extracts line-item data from digital documents in less than 2 seconds. It's advanced AI extraction is capable of handling unstructured, handwritten or badly-scanned documents to process data faster from new suppliers.
Approvals
Approve your supplier documents with one click in an automated, multi-tier approvals workflow. With up to 8 levels of approval, Lightyear sends your documents to the correct person(s) based on customisable triggers such as bill value, supplier or document keywords.
Automated Bookkeeping
Lightyear's Extraction Automation not only extracts line item data, but also product codes, descriptions, unit price, tax rates and quantities. We provide you with all the information you need without you having to lift a finger.
Statement Reconiliations
Trusted By Sage Users Globally
Ultimately, we've saved time, money, and the environment, but you still need your competent team members.
Being able to automate tasks so that you're not having to do double the work is the main thing- you can let the system work for you.
We have saved so much time. You scan something and it's there in seconds. Having unlimited PO raisers has changed cost savings wise.
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A 30 min call could save you up to 50+ hours a month on AP tasks.
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Sage 50 AP Automation FAQs
How does the connection work with Sage 50?
Lightyear acts as an efficiency boosting plug in to connect your Sage 50 account via CSV import. The CSV import allows users to experience a two way sync of data in just a few clicks. With information such as entities, supplier cards and departments pulled across, Sage 50 users can save hours of time each week. To leam more about the integration, click here.
How does automation affect AP staff?
Accounts Payable staff become the daily users of Lightyear, which supports them in their role. AP staff are empowered to get better payables data, without the manual workload, meaning that the payables personnel can complete tasks with higher accuracy and greater speed.