FINANCE
Modernize Finance Operations with Automation and AI
Connect people, systems, data, and AI in a unified platform. Make every close, reconciliation, and audit faster, smarter, and compliant by design.
Start anywhere, scale everywhere: Automate finance operations end to end
AI embedded inside a governed process, with human sign-off before every step executes.
High-velocity invoice matching
Autonomous IDP agents cross-verify high-volume invoice streams against purchase orders instantly — like Century Fire, which cut invoice processing time by 36% with zero added headcount.
Regional ERP unification
Aggregate live ledger data across separate regional ERP instances without replicating tables — like Hansard Global, which unified ledgers across 170 countries and 450+ record types.
Ledger reconciliation automation
Standard balance-sheet exception routing safely automates month-end close timelines — like NatWest, which compressed governance close cycles from 73 days to 73 minutes.
Exception dispute routing
Transaction discrepancies get parsed and routed to specialists with pre-populated case context, cutting resolution time on payment and PO disputes.
Finance teams rely on Appian
NatWest
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Neuberger
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FirstBank
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Century Fire Protection
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Convinced by what NatWest, Neuberger, and FirstBank are doing?
SERIOUS AI. BUILT ON PROCESS.
AI can be unpredictable. Your finance processes can't be.
AI needs guardrails. Appian puts AI inside your processes, with every action tracked, explained, and approved before it touches the ledger. You get the speed of automation without sacrificing the controls, visibility, and accountability your finance team and auditors require.
Frequently asked questions
Appian AI provides governed Finance Process Orchestration. It extracts, decides, and acts on financial data within a secure, auditable process—ensuring mandatory human sign-off for every ledger-impacting step.
Point solutions only automate siloed tasks. Appian provides end-to-end Finance Process Orchestration, connecting your ERP, treasury, and compliance systems into one governed, unified workflow.
Appian complements your ERP by unifying fragmented systems. It handles the complex process orchestration and cross-system workflows that legacy ERPs were not designed to manage.
Value is realized in weeks, not years. You can start with a single high-value process, such as invoice matching or reconciliation, and scale from there.
Yes. Appian’s Governed AI architecture ensures every action occurs within a tracked, auditable process. Mandatory human-in-the-loop approval and automatic audit trails provide the transparency required for SOX and audit reviews.
Yes. Appian is a recognized Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies and the Forrester Wave™ for Digital Process Automation.
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