Invoice Intake Coworker
Monitors approved finance inboxes, extracts the required fields, matches the vendor and purchase context, checks required documents and duplicate indicators, then prepares the accounting entry or exception packet for review.
LINKENCE FOR FINANCE
Invoices checked, blockers chased, and the close kept moving.
Gather documents, check routine fields, and keep close blockers visible.
Starts whenAn invoice arrives, a close task is due, or a cost changes.
ReadsInvoices, approvals, contracts, and accounting records.
ProducesChecked fields, flags, chases, and prepared entries.
Human gatePayments and journal approval stay with Finance.
THE STARTING FRICTION
The numbers are not holding up the close. Missing people and missing evidence are.
Invoices arrive through several inboxes, receipts wait in chat, approvals live in threads, and vendor terms sit in documents. Finance spends the close finding what is missing, asking again, and checking whether the same item has already been processed.
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Invoice data is retyped before anyone knows whether the document is complete.
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The close stalls on missing receipts, approvals, and answers.
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Spend and renewal changes are discovered during review rather than when they happen.
COWORKERS FINANCE CAN HIRE
Four recurring jobs to hand over first.
Close Coordinator
Tracks every close task, owner, dependency, evidence item, and approval. Sends configured reminders, records responses, and escalates blockers with the exact missing item and remaining time.
Spend Watch Coworker
Compares recurring costs and approved budget fields on a schedule. Flags material changes, new vendors, unused commitments, and inconsistent classifications, with the underlying entries attached.
Vendor Obligation Coworker
Extracts renewal dates, notice periods, pricing changes, required deliverables, and owners from approved contracts and vendor correspondence. Produces the upcoming-obligation brief before the action window closes.
Also runsCollections follow-through · Audit evidence packs · Finance-policy answers · Approval aging reports
SEE ONE JOB RUN
An invoice arrives. Finance receives a checked packet, not another attachment.
01 · Capture
The approved inbox receives an invoice and starts the coworker.
02 · Validate
It extracts the required fields, checks vendor identity, duplicate indicators, purchase context, tax fields, supporting documents, and approval policy.
03 · Prepare
A complete item becomes a prepared entry. An incomplete or conflicting item becomes an exception packet with the exact missing evidence and owner.
04 · Approve
An authorized finance user reviews the entry or exception. The coworker never releases a payment merely because extraction succeeded.
THE DECISION BOUNDARY
Clear about what Linkence does, and what stays with you.
Linkence handles
- Document intake and structured extraction
- Evidence and duplicate checks using configured rules
- Close-task coordination and reminder follow-through
- Spend and obligation alerts with source evidence
Your team controls
- Accounting policy and authoritative records
- Posting and journal approval
- Payments and bank actions
- Tax, legal, and vendor decisions
PILOT MEASURES
How to tell the Finance Coworker is working.
- Time from invoice arrival to a complete review packet
- Share of invoices returned for missing information
- Duplicate or conflicting items detected before entry
- Open close blockers by owner and aging
- Renewal or notice windows surfaced before the deadline
SYSTEMS INVOLVED
The systems Finance reads and writes.
GmailAvailable
OutlookAvailable
Google DriveAvailable
SharePointAvailable
SlackAvailable
Microsoft TeamsAvailableapproved accounting or ERP APIsapproved SQL sourcescontract repositoriesRELATED SOLUTIONS
Use cases this team can start with.
Vendor & Procurement Inbox
Classifies vendor mail and drafts policy-grounded, approved replies.
Open solution
Contract & Document Search
Cited clause-level search across contracts and documents.
Open solution
Operations Automation
Turns scattered operational signals into approved, tracked action.
Open solution
Internal Knowledge
Turns scattered documents into a cited, permission-aware knowledge base.
Open solutionFINANCE QUESTIONS
Direct answers about Finance.
Can Linkence approve or send payments?+
No payment should be released without the authorization boundary defined by the customer. Linkence can prepare a verified packet and, where integrated, a pending entry, but an authorized person controls the payment decision.
Does it replace the accounting system?+
No. The accounting or ERP platform remains the system of record. Linkence coordinates the unstructured work around it, including email, documents, approvals, exceptions, and evidence.
Can it read invoices and contracts?+
Yes, from approved sources and supported formats. Extraction alone is not treated as correctness. The workflow includes configured validations, evidence, exception rules, and human review.
Where should Finance start?+
Start with invoice intake if document handling is the bottleneck. Start with the Close Coordinator if the process is delayed by missing evidence and follow-through.
START WITH ONE FINANCE QUEUE
Bring representative invoices, the policy, and the exception rules.
We will configure the required fields, evidence checks, owner, approval boundary, and prepared output, then run the Finance Coworker once.