SSA FM provides integrated, XML-based workflow technology that allows you to automate the connections between routine financial tasks, so that review and approval processes are accomplished in a timely and secure manner. For example, in the invoice approval and voucher entry process, entering an invoice into the system triggers a workflow to start. The system notifies the designated approver that an invoice is waiting to be approved. That person then pulls the invoice from his/her work list for review and approval.
Once that is complete, the system automatically assigns an accounts payable clerk the voucher entry task. The workflow is completed upon successful entry of the voucher. This and other workflow-enabled processes within SSA FM result in significant productivity improvements. They also make it easier to comply with regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by triggering exceptions and helping guarantee the accuracy and sequential flow of information required in authentication procedures.