Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 30 | Page 96

t cht lk “ Łukasz Spirała, of Infinite IT Solutions that is why, we see a growing interest in our technological solutions which deliver transparency between suppliers and buyers and faster purchase-to-pay cycles. With over 15 years of operations, we have gained vast experience in integration services by working with companies across multiple industry verticals and regions. It allows us to support various file formats and have an out-of-the-box approach to business processes of our clients. Why do companies decide to replace communication by e-mail, phone or fax? If a company is not satisfied with the efficiency of its supply chain, it’s time to review and refine the connection with business partners – that’s the role of Infinite IT Solutions. Traditional communication by e-mail, phone or fax comes with plenty of manual workload to check, verify and enter information to various IT systems. Not only is it a time 96 INTELLIGENTCIO COMPANIES WITH THE DIGITALLY- MANAGED DOCUMENT FLOW EXPERIENCE BIG SAVINGS ON DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. waster, but also a trigger of costly issues such as: • • • • Errors in data inventory Incorrect pricing on transaction documents Paying incorrect invoices Delivery delays and others Traditional methods (post, fax or e-mail) consume hours to process each transaction document, i.e. create a document, send to a business partner, have data verified and entered manually to the IT system. How does Infinite e-Invoice Suite help enterprises to cope with the introduction of VAT? At Infinite IT Solutions, we’ve been helping companies to follow VAT regulations in different countries since our inception. With the arrival of VAT across the GCC, the process of invoicing became more important than ever. Electronic invoicing helps to achieve full transparency of invoice circulation between sellers/ buyers and tax authorities, and this way avoid any potential penalties arising from non- compliance. At Infinite IT Solutions, we make sure that each e-invoice has the highest data accuracy before it reaches the Accounts Receivable software. On the technical side, we ensure that e-invoices are exchanged via a highly secured protocol. On top of that, Infinite IT Solutions assists companies in making the archiving of invoices completely automatic, so that they do not need to keep paper invoices, which are often very costly and not easy to maintain. What are the legal requirements to archive invoices to comply with VAT regulations? How does data automation complete business transactions faster than post, fax or e-mail? In general, legislation covering the lawfulness of electronic archiving has been in place for some time already in many countries worldwide, including the UAE, making the archiving of electronic invoices as legitimate as paper-based archiving – it’s all about meeting certain criteria. VAT regulations may differ from country to country, however some key requirements are common across many regions, including the GCC: With a web or integrated solution in place, transaction documents are exchanged automatically, literally in a split second – as soon as a document is created in the system. Unlike e-mail, post or fax communication, we have a real-time document flow between two business partners, regardless of their location. • Original invoice file • Readable format • Timestamp which confirms that an invoice has not been changed/edited since its issuance • E-signature which confirms who the author of an invoice is Automated exchange of data with supply chain partners eradicates these problems and brings a completely new pace to B2B transactions. All because business partners communicate between IT systems. So instead of paper/fax documents, there is a file-to-file message flow. www.intelligentcio.com