Audience
Finance teams requiring a platform to automate their processes and manage their transactions and financial data
About Lightyear
Automate your data entry, with line by line data extraction. Consolidate your bookkeeping, bill approvals and purchasing within one intuitive cloud platform with the world’s fastest Purchasing and AP automation software, Lightyear. The Lightyear suite of products is designed for large and mid market businesses across all industries. We provide advanced procurement & PO Approvals. Direct to Supplier ordering. Goods Received matching and automated 3-way matching
Budgets. Industry-leading line-item data-extraction from Bills & Credit Notes. Advanced Bill Approvals. Automated supplier statement reconciliation. Instant messaging & notification centre. Mobile app approvals. Integrations with leading Accounting software and ERP systems. Detailed reporting. Archive with full audit trail. Lightyear is a multi-award winning 5* rated app across Capterra, Xero, Netsuite and Quickbooks.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$99 per month
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
Company Information
Lightyear
Founded: 2017
United Kingdom
www.lightyear.cloud/
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Platforms Supported
Cloud
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Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
Training
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Webinars
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Lightyear Frequently Asked Questions
Lightyear Product Features
Accounts Payable
Approval Process Control
Bank Reconciliation
Duplicate Payment Alert
Fraud Detection
General Ledger Entry
Vendor Management
Cash Management
Check Writing
Inventory Management
Forecasting
Inventory Optimization
Manufacturing Inventory Management
Reporting/Analytics
Retail Inventory Management
Supplier Management
Alerts/Notifications
Barcoding / RFID
Kitting
Mobile Access
Multi-Channel Management
Product Identification
Reorder Management
Warehouse Management
Procure to Pay
Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting / Forecasting
Compliance Management
Financial Reporting
Integration Management
Inventory Management
Order Management
Vendor Management
Contract Lifecycle Management
Procurement
Asset Management
Catalog Management
Inventory Management
Invoice Processing
Purchase Order Management
Receiving
Requisitions & Approvals
Supplier Management
Auction Management
Bid Management
Budget Management
Contract Management
PunchOut
Sourcing Management
Spend Management
Purchasing
Catalog Management
Inventory Management
Invoice Processing
Purchase Order Management
Requisitions & Approvals
Spend Management
Supplier Management
Compliance Management
Contract Management
PunchOut
Sourcing Management
Vendor Management
Contact Management
Supplier Master Data
Vendor Maintained Profiles
Vendor Managed Inventory
Audit Management
Customer Database
Self Service Portal
Transaction History
Vendor Performance Rating
Vendor Qualification Tracking
