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Insights, guides, and explainers from our AP experts — covering everything from processes and best practice to automation and controls.

Should You Create Retrospective Purchase Orders?
Invoice arrived with no PO? Learn why creating a retrospective purchase order is usually the wrong move — and what to do instead in Zahara.

Business Documents Explained
Understand common business documents, from purchase orders and invoices to GRNs, statements and receipts.

Is It Time to Automate Your Manual Invoice Approval Process?
Do you want to reduce manual errors and improve efficiency? We show you why you need to to automate your invoice approval process.

Man Maths and the Science of Buying
Have you heard about Man Maths? Its the science behind the buying decisions that some men use to justify something they want.
Finance Teams Problems
You've got 99 problems but the financial controller aint one. Read this useful article on 2023 finance team challenges

Is your payment processing system working as it should?
Your payment processing system is a critical part of your business. But how do you know if it's working as it should do? Read on to find out.

Purchase Requisitions vs Purchase Orders
How do you compare purchase requisition vs purchase order? What elements should be on a PR and what does a good approval process look like?

Why understanding costs makes the difference
Gain insight into the visibility of spend with our analysis on gas heating costs. Understand your bills better today.

Being a purple cow when job hunting
When it comes to finding your first job, you need to stand out. How does your approach and CV shape up? Compare notes with our CEO

Don't let processing invoices eat into your lunch breaks
Construction companies worldwide are adopting AP automation, handling time consuming tasks like processing invoices in minutes. Are you?

Page Splitting with Zahara's OCR feature
Having a built-in OCR page splitting gives many benefits, such as increasing reliability, preventing fraud and saving time.

Zahara visit Accountex 2022
Zahara's round-up of Accountex London 2022 with Xero, Sage and Comma. Find out what we got up to.

How theatres can financially recover from the pandemic
Theatres are formulating a business continuity plan for future pandemics and prioritising financial management.

Accounts Payable Software for care homes
Care homes with low budgets can still streamline their processes for greater efficiency in 2022. Is AP automation easier than you think?