Introducing Concur Invoice

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to explain the overview of Concur Invoice.

Introduction and Overview of SAP Concur

Welcome to SAP Concur! We're excited that you want to learn more about using Concur for effortless spend management.

Concur is a cloud-based platform developed by SAP that specializes in automating and integrating business spend management processes, including travel booking, expense reporting, and invoice handling. It connects all aspects of employee spending, such as travel, expenses, and vendor invoices, into a single system, providing end-to-end visibility and control to help organizations streamline operations, reduce costs, and ensure compliance with policies.

Designed for businesses of all sizes, Concur uses AI-driven tools to automate manual tasks, improve efficiency, and offer real-time insights into spending patterns, ultimately helping companies make smarter financial decisions in a competitive environment. The platform is accessible via web and mobile apps, supporting features like automated approvals, integrations with ERP systems (e.g., SAP or Oracle), and global compliance for taxes and regulations. For end-users, it simplifies daily tasks by providing an intuitive interface for submitting and tracking expenses or invoices, while administrators benefit from customizable workflows and reporting.

Overview of Concur Invoice

Concur Invoice is a key component of the Concur suite, focused on automating accounts payable (AP) processes to manage vendor invoices efficiently from capture to payment. It eliminates paper-based manual entry by using features like optical character recognition (OCR) for invoice capture, automated matching against purchase orders (PO) and receipts, and seamless integration with expense and travel management for unified spend visibility.

End-users can easily submit, approve, and track invoices through a user-friendly dashboard, with tools for handling exceptions, applying allocations, and ensuring compliance. The solution supports features like PO-based invoicing, vendor management, and payment automation, reducing processing time and errors while providing real-time analytics to control costs and prevent fraud.

Available in Standard and Professional editions, it includes a modern user experience with streamlined workflows, making it ideal for organizations seeking to optimize their procure-to-pay cycle.

The image shows the Invoice Manager page. This is a dashboard that includes the different categories of Invoices such as Unassigned Invoices, Unsubmitted Invoices and other options available depending on the permissions assigned to the user.

To get started with Concur Invoice as an end user, access the platform through your company's login portal (typically via single sign-on or username/password with two-factor authentication). Update your profile under Profile Settings to set preferences like e-mail notifications, delegates, and invoice approvers. Navigate to the homepage for an overview of tasks, then select Invoice to access the Invoice Manager dashboard, where you can view Active Invoices, My Tasks, and create new ones.

Familiarize yourself with key features like creating manual invoices, using Invoice Capture for automated entry, and processing POs if enabled. Refer to official resources like the Concur Community for tutorials, or contact your admin for role-specific setup (e.g., Invoice User or Approver).

Resources

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Concur Invoice Feature Scope DescriptionKey Features

Summary

  • SAP Concur unifies travel, expense, and invoices in one cloud platform for visibility, control, automation, and compliance.
  • Concur Invoice automates accounts payable from invoice capture to payment, including purchase order matching, workflows, and analytics.
  • Use the Invoice Manager dashboard to view tasks, create invoices, handle exceptions, and track status.
  • Get started by signing in, updating profile preferences, setting delegates and approvers, and navigating to Invoice for tasks.
  • Integrate with enterprise systems, reduce processing time and errors, and strengthen compliance and fraud prevention.