Case Study: Global Pharmaceutical Company achieves 99.9% on-time invoice processing with Esker's AI-driven AP automation

Boosting Efficiency With a Streamlined Workflow Thanks to Ai-driven Ap Automation

A global pharmaceutical company with Japanese roots that develops medicines and vaccines faced an overwhelmed accounts payable function: high invoice volumes, manual processes, frequent errors and no end-to-end visibility or SAP-integrated tracking from receipt to payment. The company needed an affordable, SAP-compatible solution to reduce manual work and provide real-time insight into invoice status.

They implemented Esker’s Accounts Payable automation—leveraging AI-driven data extraction, touchless processing, electronic workflows and dashboards—to streamline processing and improve control. The results include 99.9% of invoices paid on time, 75% more early-payment discounts captured, the ability to handle ~1,700 invoices monthly without extra headcount, average invoice processing in under a day, faster issue detection and an ROI within three months.