Most foodservice operators receive invoices from multiple suppliers across differing invoicing periods and for different orders the foodservice operator initiates. Invoices are sent in different formats based on the supplier’s preferred format from manual and OCR (optical character recognition), to online invoices or e-invoicing (EDI – electronic data interchange). Depending on how invoices are sent, the accounts payable department may be required to manually enter and validate, then gain approval. It’s a fragmented process that quietly drains time, money, and team capacity.
According to the Australian Taxation Office website, processing a single invoice can cost an average of:
While these average cost estimates are shared between the invoice sender and receiver, 60% is attributed to the accounts payable department. Why? Because every invoice triggers a chain of work:
When you multiply the above costs and time spent across numerous suppliers’ invoices each month, the cost to your administrative overheads compounds fast.
One payment, zero reconciliation nightmares, and better cash-flow liquidity.
*Buylink Services issues one invoice to our customer per month.
instead of processing:
120 invoices × $27
= $3,240/month
you process:
1 invoice × $27
= $27/month
One invoice per month isn’t just convenient: it’s a smarter operating model by outsourcing your procurement solutions to Buylink Services.
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