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What is Procure-to-pay process?

In short

The procure-to-pay process runs from a purchase requisition through the purchase order, receiving goods, recording the vendor invoice and paying it.

Key takeaways

  • The three-way match compares the purchase order, receiving report and invoice before payment.
  • Only approved vendors in the vendor master file should be paid.
  • Purchasing, receiving, recording and paying should be done by different people.

Where it's tested

ISC: Business Processes & Automation — study notes, a five-minute revision sheet and practice questions.

Practise: 3 questions

Question 1 of 3 · 0 answered

A purchasing system automatically sends any purchase order over $25,000 to the chief financial officer for approval. This is an example of:

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