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WEBINAR  ·  40 minutes

AI in AP Under Control: How to Manage Risk, Governance, and Responsible Use

AI is already changing how accounts payable teams work. It is being used to support invoice capture, matching, approval routing, exception handling, and finance decision-making. But in AP, faster is not enough.

If an AI-supported process recommends approving, matching, routing, or flagging an invoice, finance teams need to explain what happened, what was checked, who reviewed it, and how the decision was controlled. Without that visibility, AI can quickly become a governance, audit, and data privacy risk.

This 40-minute webinar explores how finance and AP teams can adopt AI responsibly, while keeping control, auditability, and human oversight at the centre of the process. We discuss where different types of AI belong in AP, where they should not be used, and what guardrails need to be in place before AI affects supplier, invoice, or payment data.

What we'll cover

  • The difference between deterministic AI and generative AI, and why it matters in AP
  • How finance teams can avoid the AI “black box” problem
  • Where generative AI adds value, and where it should never make decisions alone
  • Why human-in-the-loop review is critical for responsible AI adoption
  • How to reduce audit, compliance, and data privacy risk as AI use expands
  • What practical controls should be in place before using AI in AP workflows

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Ben Fitzgerald

Ben Fitzgerald

Head of Engineering

Ben is Head of Engineering at SoftCo with 18+ years of experience leading engineering teams across startups and global enterprises. He specializes in scaling teams, delivering cloud-native products and platforms, and driving infrastructure modernization with a focus on reliability, security, and cost optimization. He is also passionate about applying AI to improve developer productivity and system intelligence.

Garret Pearse

Garret Pearse

Finance Technology Consultant

Garret is a senior finance consultant at SoftCo with over 20 years' experience. Garret specializes in introducing best practice automated P2P processes to global organizations. He has been instrumental in transforming P2P in hundreds of global organizations across all industries.