Bookkeeping automation at its finest. Lightyear captures, codes, and syncs your supplier invoices automatically, keeping your books accurate without manual effort.
Connect your ERP, accounting system, and more with pre-built integrations and powerful APIs, so data entered once flows accurately across your entire finance stack. No duplicate entry.
Extract every line-item from any document in under 15 seconds — powered by AI
Approve your bills and purchase orders in a multi-tiered, customised approvals workflow.
Automatically match and reconcile supplier statements in zero clicks.
Bookkeeping automation uses software to handle repetitive AP tasks, such as extracting invoice data, coding transactions, matching them against purchase orders, and syncing them with your accounting system — without manual input. It removes the time-consuming admin so you can focus on accuracy, exceptions, and advisory work.
Automating your bookkeeping starts with connecting your invoices to a platform that extracts, codes, and syncs data without manual input. With Lightyear, you set up coding rules based on your suppliers and invoice criteria. From there, Smart Extract+ pulls line-item data from every invoice you receive, your rules apply automatically, and transactions sync directly to your accounting software. Most teams are up and running within 4-6 weeks.
No. Lightyear doesn't charge per user, so you can give your entire team access to the platform — and add new clients — without your costs automatically scaling up. For bookkeepers managing multiple businesses, that means you can grow your client base without taking on a bigger software bill every time you do.
Yes. Smart Extract+ is designed to handle the documents you actually receive — PDFs, poorly scanned invoices, images and handwritten documents — so you're not relying on rigid templates that break when a supplier changes their layout. Lightyear learns from your data over time, improving extraction accuracy as it processes more invoices.
Yes. Lightyear flags inconsistencies — including duplicate invoices and pricing discrepancies — before they reach your accounting system. You review exceptions rather than every transaction.
Yes. Lightyear integrates with leading accounting platforms across your finance stack. Data entered once in Lightyear flows accurately into your accounting system, eliminating duplicate entries and keeping your records in sync.
Coding rules in Lightyear are configured by supplier- or invoice-specific criteria, covering GL codes, tracking categories, and tax rates. Once the core rules are in place, the system continues to refine accuracy as it processes more invoices from your supplier base.
Yes. Lightyear allows bookkeepers to manage multiple client accounts on a single platform through its parent-child account structure. Teams using AP automation report reducing bookkeeping time by up to 70%, which translates directly into the capacity to take on more clients or focus on higher-value work.
