New Zahara Mobile App Update Now with expense submissions on the mobile, a new suppliers module and more. Capture and submit expenses for approval Users can now build and submit expense claim…
New suppliers module - released today We have just released our new Suppliers module. You can access this from the Business Menu - (Suppliers Z3) or when in Zahara 3, the Suppliers link. This new fun…
Covid-19 restrictions were lifted on 19th July, and everyone is preparing for returning to work in person, phew! Zahara are back in our brand-new offices in Queen’s Square, Bath and have adopted a h…
Bitcoin - 5 Reasons Why Interest in Bitcoin is at an all-time high right now, as well as the price. A quick search of Bitcoin on Twitter and you will be overwhelmed with arguments for and against t…
Covid-19 forced business to work remotely if possible, so the demand for cloud based business applications increased massively. Now there is an end in sight to the global pandemic, the question being …
We recently had a couple of users reporting Zahara being slow, after some investigation it turned out that their browser was the issue. A simple fix in this case, but it took time to work out what the…
When a supplier sends an invoice, they've already delivered the goods or services you requested. At that point, they expect to be paid — promptly and without dispute. If you're still checking invoi…
Controlling Your Expenses We all know how much events this year have changed our daily lives. One area we have really seen change is business expenses. This can perhaps be one of the firs…
2020 Is a year of change. Businesses have to adapt to a different working style, with many needing to be operated remotely. This is where the beauty of cloud-based systems really shines through. Not…
What Have We Been Watching? When we aren't making incredible AP software, we are watching Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV and all the other streaming services. Let's be honest, there isn't much else to d…
Is Your Business Ready For The Return Covid-19 has taught us at Zahara many things. First and foremost, we don’t need an office to work at 100% productivity - we learnt this very quickly. I was w…
Our business landscape is changing We are busier than ever with finance teams wanting to work from home more efficiently. We are showcasing our approvals portal and amazing invoice OCR, InvoiceExpr…
Working from home for the Zahara team hasn’t been a stretch so far. We are fortunate to use some great software apps that enable us to communicate, share and collaborate quickly and easily. The tea…
Time to go Paperless? With the recent outbreak of Coronavirus, the government has encouraged people to work from home in a bid to limit the spread of the virus. Working from home isn’t a new concep…
Technology is changing before our eyes; every day there is more news about AI, machine learning or automation. In the home, our smart plugs are controlling our lights and we can control our heating fr…
We all know that stress is bad for us, right? My diet app tells me it is, and I know I’m much happier when there is less to worry about, both in my personal and professional life. It seems though t…
So, you have decided you need software to improve your purchasing. But there’s a host of things to consider to ensure you select the right product for your organisation. This handy checklist should …
As part of British Airways, BA Holidays helps customers find and book perfect holidays in locations all round the world. The business has in excess of 250 employees based at Gatwick Airport, many of w…
By Guest Author: Heather Smith Budgeting certainly has its place in the business world, but not all businesses understand how to make a budget work for their needs. I spoke with some colleagues to le…
By Guest Author: Heather Smith Budgeting and cost control can be useful business tools when used properly, but if used arbitrarily, there are practitioners that believe you might be wasting your time…
Running a business is not easy. There's never enough time and often the senior team are more focussed on top line revenues than managing the costs. For many businesses, setting and ma…
By Francois Badenhorst, Business Editor, AccountingWeb According to a new guide from Zahara, there’s a big difference between ‘budgeting’ and ‘budget management’. While budgeting is…
Reviewing your actual performance against the budget is prudent business practice. As we’re half way through many company’s accounting period, its a good time to check you’re still on track to a…
Who's buying what? Operational inefficiencies are a blight on business, yet largely avoidable with some straightforward technical interventions. The procurement process is a business function that…
As more and more companies embrace cloud-based technology, Accounts Payable Automation presents one of the most significant opportunities for forward-thinking accounting firms. Traditionally, business…
Zahara adds control and visibility to your buying. That's one of our main statements. Every purchase and every invoice has a full audit-trail behind it. Who created it? who approved it? Wha…
Your staff can raise purchase requisitions in seconds and approvals can be done - for both invoices and purchase orders, quickly and easily using email or our elegant approvals dashboard. Deliverie…
What Is Zahara? Zahara is a cloud-based tool designed to help businesses manage and control their organisational spend. By automating key steps in the procurement and accounts payable processes, Zaha…
We have just updated Zahara adding some more functions. One of those functions is the conditional approval workflow starts which has been requested by many Zahara users. You can now start a workflow …
At Zahara we want to help our customers as much as possible. so we have created this handy guide to different document types. It will cover Purchase Orders, Invoices, Purchase Requisition, etc. This…