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Finance Process Orchestration: Control Your CFO Office Across All Systems

Stop managing finance across disconnected systems.
Axon Ivy orchestrates your entire finance operation - SAP, Oracle, BlackLine, Coupa, Workday - into a single, intelligent, governed end-to-end workflow.
No system replacement. No data silos. No manual handoffs. Just controlled, auditable finance processes with embedded AI governance that deliver measurable ROI within 6–8 weeks.

CFO Spotlight 2026: What Finance Leaders Prioritize Right Now

0%

have ranked finance team productivity in their top 3 strategic priorities.*

0%

are increasing their AI investment in finance by at least 10% in 2026.*

0%

currently allocate only 1–5% of their finance technology budget to AI.*

*Source: Gartner Press Releases from February 10, 2026, October 15, 2025, and August 12, 2025; Gartner 2026 CFO Agenda.

Where is the gap?

Only 36% of CFOs feel confident they can achieve measurable enterprise-wide AI impact.**

Only 44% believe they can deploy AI in finance fast enough.**

Only 42% of CFOs are confident they can hire and retain the digital talent finance requires.**

What does Axon Ivy do about it?

Axon Ivy closes the orchestration gap. We connect your existing finance systems (SAP, Oracle, BlackLine, Coupa, Workday) into seamless end-to-end processes. Without migration and without replacing any existing investment.
AI operates in a controlled manner within defined workflow steps, with complete audit trails and explicit governance. This transforms AI from an isolated experiment into a measurable, auditable, enterprise-scale capability.

**Source: Gartner Survey, August 2025, n=200+ CFOs, Press Release December 11, 2025.
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Finance Department Challenges

Finance Processes are Highly Fragmented

Accounting, procurement, and controlling are distributed across different systems, teams, and approval structures in most organizations.

This leads to:

→ Axon Ivy automates cross-departmental finance processes through digital workflows with defined approval and escalation levels. Manual coordination disappears. Reconciliations between finance, procurement, and controlling now run structured and transparent across departmental boundaries.

→ Axon Ivy integrates your existing ERP systems, banking portals, and finance tools into a seamless end-to-end process, with no system replacement required. Data flows automatically, duplicate entries are eliminated, and data quality across finance improves measurably.

→ Axon Ivy delivers current process data to your finance decision-makers at all times, with automatic escalation rules, clear accountability, and a complete audit trail. Decisions in finance become faster, safer, and more defensible.

→ Axon Ivy orchestrates finance processes across all systems and makes every step—from procurement-to-pay to financial close—fully auditable. The result: a compliant, transparent process landscape that meets regulatory requirements and gives your CFO office the control it needs.

Integrated Process Orchestration Over Isolated Solutions

Integrated Process Orchestration Over Isolated Solutions


With Axon Ivy
Axon Ivy connects your existing finance systems into seamless, controllable end-to-end workflows. Without system migration. Without replacing existing tools. Instead: an orchestration layer above your existing system landscape.
This creates processes that aren't just digitized: they're truly controllable, governed, and intelligent.
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Why CFOs Are Rethinking Their Approach

CFOs are investing more than ever in technology and AI. But without seamless processes, every initiative remains isolated.
The missing piece isn't tools. It's orchestration.

  • 88% of CFOs rank finance team productivity in their top 3 strategic priorities.***

  • Nearly 60% are increasing their AI budget in finance by at least 10% in 2026.***

  • 47% currently spend only 1–5% of their finance tech budget on AI. The potential is just beginning.***

  • 64% plan for their SG&A budgets to grow slower than revenue. Efficiency pressure is rising.*** 

Axon Ivy connects these initiatives into one controllable, seamless end-to-end finance process.

Existing investments remain, they are orchestrated rather than replaced.

***Source: Gartner Press Releases, February 10, 2026, October 15, 2025, August 12, 2025.

Why Existing Solutions Don't Solve the Problem

Individual finance tools solve partial tasks, but not an end-to-end process.
Orchestration connects them into a controllable workflow.

One tool for AP.
One tool for Treasury.
One tool for Close.
One tool for Reporting.
One tool for Automation.

→ Many solutions. No unified process.

Each solves a partial problem.
But none orchestrates the full workflow.

The Result:

  • Manual handoffs between systems
  • Data silos and lack of transparency
  • Increasing complexity instead of efficiency


The root cause isn't missing technology.
The root cause is missing orchestration.

Example Finance Processes We Orchestrate Across Systems:

Example Finance Processes We Orchestrate Across Systems:

  • Purchase-to-Pay Orchestration

  • Invoice Approval

  • Supplier Invoicing

  • Cash Flow Management

  • Budget Control

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Your Path to an Orchestrated Finance Platform – Step by Step

Step 1 · Initial Consultation & Process Assessment


Duration: 2–4 weeks

Result: Clear overview of your finance process landscape and quick-win potential

Together we analyze:

  • Your finance end-to-end processes (AP, P2P, R2R, Close)

  • Data silos between systems

  • Manual efforts & bottlenecks

  • Target vision for orchestration & KPIs

  • Result: Prioritized use cases + orchestration roadmap

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Step 2 · Pilot Project: First End-to-End Finance Workflow


Duration: 6–8 weeks

Result: A fully orchestrated finance process in production

Example Use Cases:

  • Invoice-to-Pay Process
  • Procurement-to-Pay Governance
  • Closing Partial Process (e.g., reconciliations)
  • Spanning: ERP, AP tools, DMS, approval processes & departments
  • Measurable results: ≥30% faster throughput times, significantly fewer manual exceptions, higher process transparency & auditability

Step 3 · Scaling to Finance Orchestration Platform


Duration: 6–9 months

Results: A seamless, scalable finance operating model

Phased Expansion To:

  • Record-to-Report

  • Invoice-to-Archive

  • Global Finance Shared Services

  • Multi-entity / Multi-system setups

  • Including: Governance model, standardized process building blocks & international rollouts 

The Result with Axon Ivy:

Seamless Process Orchestration in Finance

Axon Ivy connects SAP, Oracle, Workday, BlackLine, Coupa, and other enterprise systems - without migration or replacing existing investments. Instead of reinventing processes, it orchestrates and optimizes them across the systems already in place.

Your Result After 6–8 Weeks:

  • Unified, reliable financial data across all systems
  • Faster invoice, procurement-to-pay, and close processes
  • Fewer manual reconciliations between finance, procurement & controlling
  • Greater transparency across the entire end-to-end process
  • AI is integrated into finance processes in a controlled, secure, and auditable manner

Finance Process Orchestration Use Cases

Axon Ivy orchestrates 13+ typical finance processes: from purchase-to-pay to expense management to month-end close.

Purchase-to-Pay Solution

Automated networking of purchase orders, goods receipts, and invoice processing with intelligent three-way matching and intelligent document processing integration.
→ Faster approvals, fewer manual reviews, secure system integration.

Process Steps:

  • Automatic procurement requests with approval workflows and supplier assignment
  • IDP-supported capture of delivery notes and invoices
  • Intelligent three-way match: Purchase Order ↔ Delivery Note ↔ Invoice
  • Automatic approval based on thresholds and compliance rules
  • Automatic release to ERP and accounting with correct cost center assignment

Typical ROI Range by Company Size

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small ( < 5K invoices/yr)

150–250 %

12–18 months

Mid-Market (5K–50K/yr)

280–400 %

8–14 months

Enterprise (>50K/yr)

400–500 %+

6–12 months

 

*Source: APQC Benchmarks, Gartner P2P Research 2024–2025; based on 60–80% cost reduction per invoice (from $10–30 to $2–4), processing 90,000+ invoices/FTE/year, 70% early-payment-discount capture

Digital submission, receipt verification, and rule-based approval of travel expenses.  → Faster reimbursements and fewer compliance risks.

Digital Expense Reports

Digital submission, receipt verification, and rule-based approval of travel expenses. 
→ Faster reimbursements and fewer compliance risks.

Process Steps:

  • Digital submission of expense reports with receipt photos via mobile app or web
  • Automatic validation of submitted receipts for completeness and readability
  • Verification against travel policy and tax requirements (VAT, documentation requirements)
  • Approval by direct supervisor with comment capability
  • Automatic forwarding to accounting upon approval
  • Transfer to payroll or ERP for payment processing
  • Audit-secure archival for statutory retention requirements

Typical ROI Range by Company Size

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small ( < 200 reports/yr)

60–140 %

12–18 months

Mid-Market (200–2K/yr)

140–280 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>2K/yr)

260–480 %+

3–9 months

 

Budget Control & Monitoring

Real-time budget monitoring with automatic warning and escalation mechanisms.
→ Early steering rather than reactive corrections.

Process Steps:

  • Continuous real-time monitoring of actual costs versus planned budgets by cost center
  • Automatic alerts when defined spending thresholds are reached (e.g., 80% and 95%)
  • Escalation to cost center owners and controlling when overspend threatens or occurs
  • Structured process for requesting subsequent budget increases- Budget adjustment approvals by finance leadership and controlling
  • Automatic reporting on budget development to management

Typical ROI Range by Company Size

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (<20 cost centers)

60–150%

12–18 months

Mid-Market (20–200)

150–300%

6–12 months

Enterprise (>200)

280–500%+

3-6 months

 

Automated Accrual Processes with Axon Ivy

Automated Accrual Processes

Automated capture, approval, and tracking of outstanding supplier invoices and project-related accruals.
→ Higher posting accuracy and fewer closing corrections.

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Requirement Requests

Digital approval of internal requests and procurement processes.
→ More compliance, fewer reconciliation loops, faster approvals.

Cash Flow Management

Cross-system automation of payment flows and liquidity planning.
→ Better forecasts and reduced liquidity risks.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

Consolidation of financial data across systems, locations, and entities.
→ Unified data foundation for more precise decisions.

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Automated Cash Reconciliation & Variance Management

Digital capture and automated resolution of cash, vault, and deposit variances across all branches.
→ Faster processing, transparent tracking, and up to 70% less effort on cash variances.

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Month-End Close Workflows

Digital checklists and structured workflow control for month-end and year-end close.
→ Shorter close cycles and less manual reconciliation.

Process Steps:

  • Automatic activation of close checklist on defined cut-off date with assignment to owners
  • Task-based completion of all close steps (reconciliations, postings, valuations)
  • Real-time status tracking of all tasks for controlling and finance leadership
  • 20–40% shorter close cycles through coordinated parallel processing

Typical ROI Range by Company Size

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small ( < 5 accounts)

70–160 %

12–18 months

Mid-Market (5-20)

160–320 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>20)

300–550 %+

3–6 months

 

Dunning Processes & Receivables Management

Automated creation and escalation of dunning notices based on defined terms.
→ Faster payments and reduced default risks.

Process Steps:

  • Automatic identification of overdue receivables based on defined payment terms
  • Generation of dunning levels (1st notice, 2nd notice, final notice) per configurable intervals
  • Automatic dispatch of dunning letters via email or mail
  • Escalation to accounts receivable or collection agencies starting at defined dunning levels
  • Logging of all dispatched notices and debtor responses
  • Automatic blocking or restriction of shipments for critical overdue amounts
  • Audit-secure archival of all dunning processes for legal evidence

Typical ROI Range by Company Size

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (< 100 notices/yr)

80 – 180 %

12–18 months

Mid-Market (100–1K/yr)

180 – 360 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>1K/yr)

340 – 600 % +

3–6 months

 

Cost Center Management

Automated creation, approval, and administration of cost centers.
→ Clean structures and consistent financial organization.

Process Steps:

  • Structured submission of new cost center requests with designation, owner, and assignment
  • Validation by controlling for plausibility, necessity, and compliance with company structure
  • Approval by finance leadership and possibly executive management
  • Automatic master data creation in ERP and finance systems upon release
  • Budget assignment and authorization of cost center owners
  • Notification of all affected users about new cost center
  • Audit-secure documentation of all creation and change stepsTypical ROI Range by Company Size

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (< 20 creations/yr)

50 – 120 %

12-24 months

Mid-Market (20–100/yr)

120 – 240 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>100/yr)

220 – 420 % +

3–9 months

 

Accounts Payable & Supplier Processes

Seamless management of supplier master data, payment releases, and bank details. With automated workflows for invoice validation and timely payment.
→ Optimized payment flows, better supplier relationships, reduced dunning and late fees.

Process Steps:

  • Structured management of supplier master data with credit rating and payment terms
  • Automatic invoice validation against contracts and purchase conditions
  • Intelligent payment release after approval and accounting verification
  • Automatic payment preparation and SEPA transmission to banking systems
  • Automatic dunning for outstanding or delayed payments
  • Audit-secure documentation of all supplier and payment operations

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (< 5 invoices/yr)

120 – 200 %

14-20 months

Mid-Market (5-50K/yr)

250 – 350 %

10–16 months

Enterprise (>50K/yr)

350 – 450 % +

6–12 months

 

*Source: Corpay, IntelliChief, Stampli AP Automation Benchmarks 2024–2025; based on 70–80% cost reduction through automation, 40% time savings for AP teams, 33% fewer duplicate payments, 1–2% early-payment-discount savings 

Payment Releases

Multi-level releases with amount limits, four-eyes principle, and automatic escalations.
→ Higher security and reduced fraud risk.

Process Steps:

  • Structured creation of payment orders with recipient, amount, purpose, and due date
  • Automatic verification against defined amount thresholds and signing authorities
  • Mandatory four-eyes principle for payments above defined limits
  • Escalation to finance leadership or executive management for extraordinary payments
  • 50–70% less manual coordination effort for payment releases

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (<500 payments/yr)

70 – 160 %

12-18 months

Mid-Market (500–5K/yr)

160 – 320 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>5K/yr)

300 – 550 % +

3–6 months

 

Case Management Framework for Investment Requests

Case Management Framework for Investment Requests

Centralized case management for investment requests across country and system boundaries, fincluding planning, approval, and transparent tracking.
→ Faster decision processes, complete transparency, and audit-secure documentation of investments.

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Invoice Approvals (Accounts Payable Automation)

Automated verification and approval of incoming invoices with ERP integration.
→ Faster throughput times and optimal discount capture.

Process Steps:

  • Digital receipt and automatic capture of incoming invoices via OCR and email integration
  • Automatic matching with purchase orders, delivery notes, and contracts (three-way verification)
  • Rule-based routing to material and mathematical verifiers per cost center and amount
  • Multi-level approval process through department and finance leadership
  • Automatic escalation if deadline exceeded to preserve payment discounts
  • Transfer of approved invoices to ERP system for payment processing
  • Audit-secure archival for tax and accounting retention requirements

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (<500 invoices/yr)

80 – 180 %

12-24 months

Mid-Market (500–5K/yr)

180 – 350 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>5K/yr)

300 – 600 % +

3–6 months

 

Supplier Setup & Master Data Management

Automated verification, compliance checking, and creation of new suppliers in the ERP.
→ Clean master data and reduced risks.

Process Steps:

  • Structured submission of supplier requests with complete company data and banking information
  • Automatic compliance check per supplier policy and statutory requirements
  • Credit verification through connected information services
  • Verification by procurement for suitability and compliance with procurement strategy
  • Multi-level approval by procurement leadership and finance
  • Automatic master data creation in ERP and accounting systems upon release
  • Notification to procurement and requesting department upon completion

Company Size

Typical ROI

Payback Period

Small (<30 creations/yr)

60 – 140 %

12-18 months

Mid-Market (30-200/yr)

140 – 280 %

6–12 months

Enterprise (>200/yr)

260 – 480 % +

3–9 months

 

Automated Requisition & Approval Process

Requisition and approval process for hardware, software, and access.
→ Faster resource provisioning, transparent approvals, and fewer manual coordination loops.

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Procurement Process Automation

Procurement Process Automation

Digital capture, verification, and approval of purchase and procurement requests across the entire end-to-end process.
→ More transparency, rule-based approvals, and significantly faster procurement cycles.

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Sales Process Digitalization

Centralized mapping and automation of sales and quotation processes in a seamless platform. Customer information, terms, and approvals are digitally consolidated and consistently processed.
→ Faster customer quotations, fewer error sources, and a transparent, seamless sales process.

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Invoice Processing Automation (End-to-End)

Digital processing of large invoice volumes with high automation in accounts payable.
→ Lower process costs, faster workflows, and over 80% automation.

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Automated Invoice Receipt Process

Automated processing of incoming invoices - from verification and coding to payment and archival.
→ Faster throughput times, fewer errors, and compliant end-to-end invoice processes.

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Why Your CFO Office Needs Process Orchestration

It's rarely about missing tools.

It's about missing connections between systems and missing end-to-end accountability.

ERP, AP tools, close solutions, BI, and AI initiatives exist in almost every organization. But they work alongside each other rather than as a seamless finance process.

The Result: Data silos, manual reconciliations, inconsistent data, and slow decision-making.

Axon Ivy addresses exactly this: as an orchestration layer above existing systems that makes finance processes seamlessly controllable, without replacing existing investments.

This creates end-to-end workflows with governance, transparency, and controlled AI integration.

Let's analyze together where your finance processes break today and how they can be orchestrated.

Yours,
Oliver Deutsch

 

Finanzprozesse steuern - Oliver Deutsch - Axon Ivy

 

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Behind Axon Ivy is an experienced team that supports you on your path to an orchestrated finance platform. From the first conversation to implementation.
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Oliver Deutsch – Head of Direct Sales Europe

Your contact when you want to know whether Axon Ivy fits your system landscape.

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Marcel Prügel – Director of Product Management

For all technical questions about platform, interfaces, and integration depth.

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Experience Finance Orchestration Live

Redefine your finance processes: See live how intelligent orchestration transforms your finance landscape. In a personalized demo, we show you how your specific finance challenges are solved—concrete, measurable, and immediately implementable.

Frequently Asked Questions About Finance Orchestration

In a free initial consultation, we analyze your current finance process landscape together: Where do data silos exist today? Which systems still operate in isolation? Where are the biggest manual efforts? As a result, you receive a prioritized overview of the greatest potential and—if desired—an initial draft of an orchestration roadmap for your CFO office. The conversation takes approximately 45–60 minutes and is free and non-binding for you.
Axon Ivy is especially suitable for mid-sized and large enterprises with complex finance system landscapes—that is, whenever multiple ERP systems, AP tools, close solutions, BI systems, and other tools are in use, but no seamless end-to-end process yet exists. Typical industries: financial services, insurance, manufacturing, public administration, and all regulated environments with high compliance requirements.
Automation tools solve individual process steps—they replace manual clicks. Axon Ivy orchestrates the entire process across all system boundaries. The difference: With an AP automation tool, invoice capture becomes faster. With Axon Ivy, the entire path from purchase order to archived invoice becomes a seamless, controlled, AI-capable workflow—with full audit trail. Axon Ivy doesn't replace your existing tool; it makes it part of a larger orchestration framework.
We hear that often—and understand it. That's why our entry model is deliberately designed for quick wins: In 6–8 weeks, you have your first orchestrated finance process in production. No big-bang project, no long implementation phases. We start small, deliver results quickly—and scale together. The initial consultation takes 45 minutes and costs you nothing but a little time.
CFOs prioritize cost optimization, more accurate forecasts, and finance team productivity in 2026. According to Gartner, 56% of CFOs place cost optimization in their top 5, 51% forecast accuracy, and 88% place finance productivity in their top 3. At the same time, AI investments are rising significantly: nearly 60% of CFOs increase their finance AI budget by at least 10% in 2026. Axon Ivy supports these priorities by orchestrating existing finance systems and unlocking efficiency gains without system replacement.
A process orchestration platform connects SAP, Oracle, BlackLine, Coupa, Workday, and other finance systems into a seamless end-to-end process. Unlike pure automation or iPaaS tools, a platform like Axon Ivy orchestrates not just data flows, but also approvals, escalations, AI steps, and governance across all systems. The result: a controllable process from purchase-to-pay to record-to-report, without replacing existing systems.
Axon Ivy is a process orchestration platform that connects finance processes across existing ERP, AP, close, and treasury systems without requiring migration. The platform acts as an orchestration layer above your existing system landscape, bringing workflow control, AI integration, and audit trails into a single process. Over 750 companies worldwide use Axon Ivy, including Ergo, Airbus, Bauer, GAP, Ricoh, Telekom, the Swiss Government, and Currenta.
Safe AI integration in finance succeeds when AI is embedded in defined workflow steps with clear approvals, four-eyes principle, and full audit trail. Axon Ivy orchestrates AI steps as part of an end-to-end process: models make suggestions, employees approve, every step is traceable. This transforms the trust problem—which Gartner says affects 64% of CFOs with enterprise AI—into a controlled, auditable process.
Month-end close can be accelerated by 20 to 40% when close steps are orchestrated seamlessly and processed in parallel rather than sequentially via email and Excel. Axon Ivy controls digital close checklists, assigns tasks to responsible teams, escalates automatically on delays, and integrates reconciliations from ERP, BlackLine, and other systems. Typical results: shorter close cycles, significantly fewer manual corrections, complete audit trail.
When automating invoice approvals (accounts payable automation), mid-market companies with 500 to 5,000 invoices per year achieve typical ROI values between 180 and 350%, with payback periods of 6 to 12 months. Large enterprises with more than 5,000 invoices per year achieve 300 to 600%+ ROI in 3 to 6 months. Axon Ivy automates OCR capture, three-way verification, multi-level approvals, and handoff to ERP systems.
Process orchestration controls the entire end-to-end process across system and department boundaries. Workflow automation accelerates individual task steps without seeing the larger process. iPaaS connects data between applications but without workflow, governance, and AI logic. Axon Ivy combines the strengths: data integration, rule-based workflow control, AI orchestration, and complete auditability in one platform. Gartner calls this category BOAT (Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies).