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KION Group operates in more than 100 countries, managing supplier relationships across Europe, North America, Mexico, Canada, and APAC.…

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KION Group operates in more than 100 countries, managing supplier relationships across Europe, North America, Mexico, Canada, and APAC. Keeping supplier account balances accurate across that scale is no small task. Before automating the process, reconciliation was largely manual and inconsistent across markets. As Tarryn Challenger, Process Owner for Invoice Management AP at KION, puts it: "We would only reconcile about 10% of our statements. The team did not have the time but we needed to be reconciling every statement we received." That gap meant missing invoices, unapplied credit notes, unallocated cash, and supplier discrepancies weren't always caught early, creating risk and making it harder to prepare clean data for KION's ongoing SAP S/4HANA migration. To solve this, KION turned to Basware Statement Matching, automating supplier statement reconciliation across every region. The tool reads supplier statements, matches them against ledger data, and flags discrepancies so teams can act fast. The results speak for themselves: 📋 A complete, accurate supplier ledger, with missing invoices, credits, and open payments surfaced automatically 🧹 Cleaner data going into SAP S/4HANA, since ledger and supplier balances are aligned before cutover 🤝 Stronger supplier relationships, with fewer discrepancies and faster, clearer answers ⏱️ Less manual effort for AP teams, who now focus on resolving issues instead of reconciling spreadsheets 🔍 Smoother, faster audits, with the full process automated and documented As Tarryn sums it up: "It builds confidence with the business and with our suppliers. They know we are not missing documents. It stops the noise between you and the supplier." A clear example of what solid reconciliation can do, not just for day-to-day AP work, but for a smooth ERP migration. Want to read more? 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMEgVd9w