Aptech has teamed with Birchstreet Systems to improve automation in the procure-to-pay process. Based on customer demand, this collaboration brings together cloud-based enterprise accounting and P2P software to deliver better control over purchase orders, invoicing, budgeting, order delivery, flexible payment options, invoice imaging and financial review efficiency with drill down from P&L to invoice image.
“With hospitality facing critical staffing and supply management issues, it is imperative for best in class technology providers to work together to streamline processes and deliver efficiencies,” Valerie Layman, BirchStreet chief product officer, said in a statement. “We are delighted to work with Aptech to bring industry leading integrated P2P and accounting solutions to all hoteliers.”
Twenty Four Seven Hotels is a Aptech and BirchStreet user. When Twenty Four Seven Hotels transitioned from Aptech’s legacy accounting solution to PVNG for enterprise accounting, they requested that integration to the BirchStreet P2P solution be added as part of the process to eliminate manual entry of purchase orders and invoices.
“Integration between Aptech and BirchStreet has been instrumental to our performance,” said Khanh Tran, Twenty Four Seven vice president finance and accounting. “Our vendor relationships have greatly improved now that the accounts payable process and check runs are fluid. Vendors are being paid on time and our hotels never run out of the merchandise that our guests demand.
“Eliminating redundancy—like re-keying invoices—saves a lot of time and it also stops input errors and mishaps with missing statements,” Tran continued. “Everything moves automatically from BirchStreet into PVNG, and all data is easily accessible via hyperlink. While invoices still need to be reviewed by the GM’s, tying the two systems together takes the tediousness of researching and inputting data out of the equation. Both companies are extremely responsive and worthy of a 10/10 ranking for customer service. We could not ask for anything better as a hotel client.”