A European gas trading organization faced the challenge of processing thousands of invoices from suppliers, counterparties, pipeline operators, and transportation providers. These invoices covered gas purchases, transportation, capacity, balancing, and other contractual charges, each requiring accurate data extraction and validation before payable creation.
With invoices arriving through different channels and formats, settlement teams spent considerable time retrieving documents, entering data into the ETRM, validating information, and resolving discrepancies. Value Creed’s RAZOR addresses these challenges by automating invoice extraction, validation, and payable data preparation while routing exceptions for user review, reducing manual effort across the process.
Reduces overall processing time by streamlining invoice handling from receipt to payable preparation.
Converts unstructured invoice details into ETRM-ready payable data with minimal manual input.
Identifies missing information, duplicate invoices, and data errors before payable creation.
Supports higher invoice volumes while reducing settlement-team workload & improving capacity.
Value Creed designed RAZOR’s invoice and payables processing workflow to support exception-focused settlement operations, while at the same time maintaining the existing ETRM environment for payable creation and settlement activities.
The approach followed for this European organization separates routine invoices from those requiring investigation, allowing settlement teams to concentrate on missing information, duplicate records, and data inconsistencies. Also in this model, corrected invoices can be reprocessed without repeating the entire manual workflow, while payable updates are synchronized back to RAZOR to maintain processing visibility and a complete audit trail.
AI-Powered Invoice Understanding
RAZOR interprets different invoice formats and accurately extracts relevant payable attributes, including supplier details, trade references, quantities, prices, contractual charges, taxes, and payment terms.
Automated Invoice Processing
RAZOR simplifies invoice intake and data preparation by automating repetitive tasks and reducing manual intervention, potentially reducing total processing time from 30 to 45 minutes to less than 5 minutes per invoice.
Configurable Data Validation
Extracted data is put through a series of tests for completeness, format, duplicate detection, and business-rule checks, potentially reducing initial validation time from 10–15 minutes to under 3 minutes.
Exception-Based Processing
Invoices with missing information or inconsistent values are flagged for user review. Once resolved, users can reprocess corrected invoices without repeating the entire manual workflow.
Structured ETRM Integration
Validated invoice data is put into the required ETRM format and then passed along; in that process, automated tools support the payables, which we have in our present settlement structure.
Complete Processing Traceability
RAZOR maintains detailed invoice records, validation results, processing status, and individual user actions. Payable updates are also synchronised from the ETRM to maintain a complete audit history.
For European gas trading organizations, managing accounts payable involves processing invoices across multiple counterparties, transportation arrangements, and contractual charges. The proposed RAZOR workflow demonstrates how intelligent document processing can simplify these activities while maintaining data accuracy and operational visibility.
RAZOR helps manage high invoice volumes by separating routine processing from exceptions that require human attention. By integrating validated payable information into existing ETRM systems, RAZOR allows settlement teams to focus on resolving exceptions while maintaining control and visibility throughout the payable lifecycle.
Explore our suite of solutions designed to empower your trading and risk management functions. Partner with us for a transformative CTRM experience that drives success in today’s ever-evolving markets.
Get In Touch
By calling or texting this number (833) 282-7333, Customers agree to receive text messages. If you no longer wish to receive text messages,
you may opt out at any time by replying “STOP.”