Executive Summary
Video Title: Live Q&A With DOKKA: Is AP automation worth it if you have low invoice volume?
Format: Live Q&A with audience questions
Duration: ~1 minute
Speakers: Eric Edelstein (Co-founder, DOKKA), Omar Kleijer (VP of Product, DOKKA Close)
In this live Q&A session, the DOKKA team answered real-world questions from finance professionals about how to automate Accounts Payable and Financial Close workflows while maintaining control, auditability, and flexibility.
This video is part of the webinar “A Deep Dive Into Accounting Automation“. It is designed for CFOs, Controllers, AP Managers, and Accounting Ops teams looking to reduce close cycles, increase visibility, and move beyond spreadsheets.
Is AP automation worth it if you have low invoice volume?
The value of AP automation depends on both invoice volume and complexity. While high-volume environments benefit most from platforms like DOKKA, businesses with fewer invoices may still gain from automation if their documents involve multi-page detail, line-item extraction, or purchase order matching.
Transcript
When considering AP automation with a low invoice volume, the first question to ask is: how complex are your invoices?
If you’re only processing 20 to 50 standard invoices a month — where you’re mainly just extracting totals — then a simple, low-cost data extraction tool may be enough. Platforms like DOKKA really start to deliver value when volumes reach around 100 to 200 invoices per month, where the workload becomes more time-consuming.
That said, if your invoices are more complex — for example, spanning multiple pages, requiring line-item extraction, or needing purchase order matching — automation can still provide significant benefits, even at lower volumes.
Ultimately, the decision comes down to two factors: invoice volume and invoice complexity.
