AP – Consolidated Payables

What is a Consolidated Accounts Payable Report? Consolidated Accounts Payable (AP) reports are considered month-end consolidation tools and are often used by accountants to get a summarized picture of payments made to the company's vendors. Some key functionality in this type of report shows the consolidated vendor payments on the first tab, and payments by subsidiary on the following tabs. Each row on the report can be expanded to see individual accounts payable transactions by vendor. You will find an example of this type of report below.

Purpose of Consolidated Accounts Payable Reports Companies and organizations use Consolidated Accounts Payable Reports to easily review the total business they are doing with each vendor. When used as part of good business practices in a Finance & Accounting Department, a company can improve its ability to analyze and negotiate deals with vendors, and reduce the risk that there are unnecessary or duplicate vendor relationships across its divisions.

Who Uses This Type of Report? The typical users of this type of report are: Group Controllers and Accountants. Other Reports Often Used in Conjunction with Consolidated Accounts Payable Reports Progressive Finance & Accounting Departments sometimes use several different Consolidated Accounts Payable Reports, along with consolidated receivables reports, purchase order reports and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

This Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the AP – Consolidated Payables in Solver? The AP – Consolidated Payables is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver that delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface, eliminating the need for manual data work or custom report development.

Who uses this Solver report template? Cfos, fp&a managers, and controllers rely on this Solver report template for consistent, parameter-driven reporting that can be run on demand or on a scheduled basis. It eliminates the manual work typically required to produce this type of analysis.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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