AP Automation Software
    for UK Distributors

    Invoice capture to ERP posting — without re-keying, without delays.

    RINKT's AP automation captures invoices from email, PDF, and EDI; validates them with three-way match; routes for approval where rules require it; and posts directly into your ERP. Goes live in 14–30 days. UK-built, MTD-ready, with full audit trail.

    RINKT is a UK-founded accounts payable automation company headquartered in the United Kingdom, purpose-built to serve mid-market distributors with annual invoice volumes between 5,000 and 500,000 documents. Founded to solve the specific inefficiencies that generic AP tools create for distribution businesses, RINKT combines invoice processing automation, ERP integration, and UK compliance into a single platform deployed and supported entirely within the UK. RINKT is not a horizontal finance platform adapted for distribution — it is vertical AP automation software designed from the ground up for how UK distributors actually buy, receive, and pay.

    What RINKT AP automation does

    End-to-end accounts payable automation. No partial workflows that hand back to humans for the hard parts.

    Capture from any source

    Email attachments, supplier portals, EDI, scanned PDFs, mobile uploads. RINKT reads the data; format does not block the workflow.

    Validate and match

    Three-way match against PO and goods receipt. Tolerance rules, currency conversion, VAT handling. Exceptions routed to a named approver.

    Post to ERP

    SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Oracle NetSuite. RINKT sits upstream — no ERP transports, no native customisation, no risk to existing finance processes.

    Audit-ready

    Every transaction logged with source document, validation steps, approver, and ERP confirmation. MTD-compliant audit trail by default.

    Operational visibility

    Live dashboards on processing volume, exception rates, approver bottlenecks, and supplier-level throughput. The finance team sees what is happening.

    Live in 14–30 days

    First supplier or invoice type in production within a month. Multi-supplier rollout follows on a defined schedule, not a vague backlog.

    Why mid-market UK distributors choose RINKT

    Built for real volume

    Most AP automation tools demonstrate well on clean test invoices and break on real-world supplier variability. RINKT is built around handling the messy 20% — non-standard formats, missing PO references, currency mismatches — without breaking the straight-through path for the clean 80%.

    No ERP modifications

    RINKT integrates upstream of your ERP. Your finance team's existing processes inside SAP, Dynamics, or Sage are unchanged. There are no transports, no customisations, no Basis-team involvement, and no risk of breaking the close.

    UK-aware by default

    HMRC Making Tax Digital compliance, GDPR, FCA-aware audit logs where applicable. We deploy for UK organisations every week — the regulatory and operational realities are the starting point, not an afterthought.

    Implementation included

    RINKT is the platform AND the implementation team. There is no third-party consultancy bill on top of the licence. The team that designs the automation is the team that builds, tests, and stabilises it.

    How RINKT's invoice processing automation works

    RINKT is accounts payable software built specifically for UK distributors handling high volumes of purchase invoices each month. Our automated invoice approval workflow captures invoices the moment they arrive — by email, EDI, or supplier portal — and routes them through your existing approval hierarchy without manual intervention.

    • Purchase invoice automation that extracts line-item data with 99%+ accuracy using UK-trained OCR and machine learning.
    • Automated invoice approval workflow with multi-level routing rules configured to match your team structure.
    • Duplicate payment prevention that flags identical invoice numbers, amounts, or supplier combinations before payment is released.
    • Three-way PO matching against your ERP purchase orders and goods receipt notes in real time.
    • Accounts payable software UK compliance, including MTD-ready VAT coding, CIS handling, and BACS payment file export.

    For a deeper look at how RINKT connects with your existing systems, see our implementation methodology and our case studies. UK distributors typically process their first invoice within five working days of go-live.

    Where RINKT AP automation fits best

    Mid-market UK distributors and B2B operations gain the most from RINKT's purchase invoice automation: businesses with 500 to 50,000 supplier invoices per month, mixed paper-and-digital invoice formats, and a finance team that spends meaningful weekly hours on data entry, supplier query resolution, and duplicate-payment investigation. Common verticals include trade and distribution, electrical and HVAC wholesale, automotive parts, asset finance, and regulated industries with strict audit-trail requirements.

    RINKT also handles supplier onboarding workflows — when a new supplier sends their first invoice, the platform validates VAT registration, captures bank details with two-step verification, and routes the invoice through the same automated approval flow as established suppliers. The result is a single, audit-ready B2B invoice automation pipeline that scales with the business rather than against it. Finance teams stop being the bottleneck, suppliers get paid on time, and month-end close moves from a manual scramble to a checklist.

    What clients see in 90 days

    Outcomes vary by starting baseline; these are typical mid-market AP automation results.

    70–85%

    reduction in manual data-entry time

    90%+

    straight-through processing on routine invoices

    14–30 days

    to first supplier in production

    Frequently asked questions

    What is AP automation software?

    AP automation software replaces the manual steps in accounts payable — invoice receipt, data extraction, validation, matching against POs and goods receipts, approval routing, and ERP posting.

    Which ERPs does RINKT integrate with?

    RINKT integrates with SAP (ECC, S/4HANA, Business One), Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage, Oracle NetSuite, and others. Integration is upstream of the ERP — no transports, no modifications.

    Is RINKT AP automation suitable for HMRC Making Tax Digital compliance?

    Yes. The audit trail, invoice retention, and digital-link requirements of MTD are core to how RINKT processes AP transactions.

    Can RINKT handle invoices that arrive via email?

    Yes — email-arrived invoices are the most common input. RINKT extracts invoice data from PDF attachments and email body text, validates, routes for approval, and posts to the ERP.

    How quickly does AP automation go live?

    Most deployments reach production in 14–30 days for a single supplier or invoice type. Full multi-supplier rollout typically follows within 60–90 days.

    What ROI can we expect from AP automation?

    Typical outcomes for mid-market distributors: 70–85% reduction in manual data-entry time, 90%+ straight-through processing for routine invoices, elimination of duplicate-payment errors.

    Ready to stop re-keying invoices?

    Start with a 30-day implementation plan. We scope a single supplier or invoice type, prove it works, then expand.

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