Approve payments
How approve payments are reshaped as AGI capability advances.
The bottom line
Roughly 85% of the work in Approve payments is information-shaped — already within reach of AI delivery. The question here is not whether it shifts, but which tasks go first and who staffs the residual.
Why: With no child occupations seeded, the scalar is derived from the APQC lens 'Process accounts payable and expense reimbursements' and the description 'Processing payments for products/services.' This is pure financial back-office work involving reviewing records and authorizing transactions in software or ERP systems. Because the value-producing step is entirely information transformation, it strongly aligns with a high digital scalar.
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How the work flows
Trigger: A scheduled payment run, matched invoice, or ad-hoc disbursement request requires final authorization before funds are transferred.
- Receive matched invoices and scheduled payment batches
- Verify supporting documentation and prior approvals
- Confirm available funds and validate payee banking details
- Route high-value or exception payments for secondary authorization
- Execute final approval to release funds
- Update accounts payable and general ledger records
Outcome: Funds are successfully authorized for release to the payee and the payment execution is logged in the financial system.