TNV Consulting
Offering Cutting-Edge Inbound Invoice Automation Tool

Managing inbound invoices is a task that requires time and attention, especially when one considers the different stages involving disparate elements like goods receipt, inspection, tax check, compliance, invoice entry, and accounts payable.

Nowhere is this truer than in Latin America (LATAM), where businesses must comply with their nation’s complex Business to Government e-invoice authentication. The process can become more challenging in regions with complex taxation laws.

To overcome these hurdles, businesses need a dependable and trustworthy consultant.

Enter TNV Consulting, an SAP partner offering top-notch services to help businesses across Brazil and beyond in optimizing inbound invoice entries. With a focus on logistics, accounts payable, and taxation, the company is dedicated to driving client success through the maximized use of SAP systems.

“We support global and Brazilian companies, fostering collaborative process improvement and technological innovation based on trust and partnership with clients,” says Alexandre Zacheo, managing director of TNV Consulting.

Over the last decade, significant strides have been made to enhance business-to-government relations through electronic invoicing across the LATAM business landscape. These efforts have led to the establishment of standardized formats for bills, transport documents, and credit/debit notes.

To streamline operations in this new landscape, companies are adopting a universal approach, using standard XML files for all B2B transactions. This technological advancement automates inbound invoice registration processes and is pivotal in optimizing business workflows throughout the region.

In response to this industry shift, TNV Consulting has developed a powerful solution to help companies achieve excellence and performance. Its innovative transport-based correction instruction “TCI Invoice Inbound Automation”— created in 2018 and certified by SAP in 2022 for compatibility with S/4 and adaptable to ECC versions—was initially tailored for the Brazilian market. Since then, the cutting-edge solution has garnered acceptance from over 40 global and Brazilian large companies, testifying to its effectiveness and versatility.

“TCI Inbound Automation” boasts a flexible structure capable of adapting to any country’s standard XML invoice method. Designed as an add- on package for SAP’s ERP system, it seamlessly integrates with SAP Fiori, ensuring seamless introduction and user adoption. The solution also offers a native XML messaging tool and can be combined with any communication tool that provides an API to deliver XML.

It automates all steps, from e-Invoice reception, goods inspection goods receipt MIGO, Invoice MIRO, and all steps until accounts payable registrations. Leveraging templates based on best practices, its simplify implementation across all different scenarios, including purchase, warehouse movement, consignment, services and sales return. Additionally, TCI offers seamless integration with supply chain platforms and warehouse management systems and creates a cohesive link between existing deployments using the connectivity of SAP’s business technology platform (BTP).

We support global and Brazilian companies, fostering collaborative process improvement and technological innovation based on trust, ethics, and professionalism

The solution also includes standard features like analytics, reports, and workflow integration, which enable efficient communication across all internal and external parties. This capability enhances TCI’s effectiveness in adapting to various business environments and driving effortless collaboration across disparate deployments.

Powered by these comprehensive competencies, TCI Invoice Inbound Automation can automate over 95 percent of the invoices’ inbound processes and is recognized as one of the market’s most complete and flexible tools.

TNV Consulting aims to continue improving the solution’s analytics and reporting capabilities based on client feedback and industry advancements.