E-Billing – DHL Using Accountis Enterprise AR

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 15, 2010 -
With major benefits for suppliers in terms of paper elimination, quicker delivery, reduced errors and a faster dispute process, these were the main reasons as to why DHL approached Accountis to replace their paper-based invoicing process with a new E-Billing system.

The aim of DHL’s E-Billing (http://www.accountis.com/e-invoicing/) system was to generate and send electronic invoices directly from multiple back-office systems across Europe and present them online for customers in any location. DHL is a global market leader of the international express and logistics industry and sends tens of millions of invoices each year. Therefore E-Invoicing solutions specialists Accountis were required to work closely with them to implement their key requirements.

As a result it was agreed that DHL wished to eliminate paper altogether whilst ensuring that all fiscal legislation was satisfied. Standardised invoice formats were agreed for larger customers available to be accessed online 24/7. While DHL competitors were already implementing E-Billing (http://www.accountis.com/e-invoicing/) strategies it was important that customers could receive data quickly, securely and in one format.

The Accountis Enterprise AR system successfully collects data from disparate accounting systems. Capturing invoice data is simple with ebPrinter technology, whilst Accounts Receivable software is easily integrated with other internal systems to provide value-added information such as data tracking and proof of delivery.

Using the Accountis system with the ebPrinter technology has enabled DHL to keep implementation costs to a minimum and enjoy a quicker return on investment (ROI).

There were a number of benefits of the Accountis Enterprise AR system for DHL, the supplier and DHL customers:

DHL:
- Eliminating paper and postage with associated costs
- A Unified interface for all transactions
- Reduced cost of integration with back-office systems
- Up-to-date reporting with advanced management tools
- Document search and archive functions
- Improved visibility for Account Managers
- Ability to manage and resolve customer queries
- Rapid implementation via the ebPrinter technology
- Integrated with other systems for better customer service
- Secure and VAT compliant processing
- Introduce a greener, more sustainable technology

DHL Customers:
- Simple, online registration process
- Instant document delivery with no manual data entry
- No more bulky paper invoices
- Instant online access to all documents in one location
- All country invoices in a more standardised format
- Portal access in the language of their choice
- Improved communication with suppliers
- Secure and VAT compliant processing

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