INVOICE PROCESSING
CFO Discount-vs-Cash ROI Decision Agent
An agent evaluates each discount-eligible invoice against your cost of capital and current cash position, recommends whether taking the early-payment discount beats holding cash.
How it runs
The automated pipeline, trigger to output.
- TriggerNew discount-eligible invoice in AirtableAirtable
- ActionLoad terms, cost of capital, and cash positionAirtable
- ActionCompute annualized yield and cash impact with the agentOpenAI
- LogicClassify as Take, Defer, or Borderline
- OutputPost reasoned recommendation to Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams
What it does
Not every early-payment discount is worth taking when cash is tight or capital is expensive. This agent computes the annualized return of each discount (e.g. 2/10 net 30 implies roughly a 36% annualized yield), compares it to your hurdle rate and available cash, and produces a recommendation with the math shown.
When to use it
Use it when discount decisions are non-trivial — large invoice amounts, constrained cash, or a finance lead who wants the reasoning rather than a blind pay button. It complements the detector by adding a judgment layer before approval.
How it works
- 1A new discount-eligible invoice lands in the Airtable register and triggers the flow.
- 2The agent pulls the invoice terms plus the configured cost-of-capital and cash-on-hand inputs.
- 3It calculates the annualized discount yield and the cash impact of paying early.
- 4A logic gate classifies the result as Take, Defer, or Borderline.
- 5The agent drafts a short rationale brief with the numbers.
- 6The recommendation and brief are posted to Microsoft Teams for the CFO to confirm.
Set it up
What you configure once, before turning it on.
- 1Connect AirtableBases, tables, views, automations.
- 2Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
- 3Connect Microsoft TeamsChannels, chats, files.
- 4Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
- 5Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
- 6Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.
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