INDUSTRY CAPSTONE
Automate Invoice Intake, ExpenseCoding & Exception Review
Build an accounts-payable intake prototype that extracts invoice fields, assigns expense categories, checks simple policy rules, and routes uncertain or exceptional invoices for review.
Portfolio Project
Decision Making
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Duration2 Weeks
DeliverySelf Paced + Mentor Review
LevelBeginner–Intermediate (Applied Automation)
ResourcesSample invoices, chart of accounts, policy rules, workflow template
Professional Capability Objective
Build an accounts-payable intake prototype that extracts invoice fields, assigns expense categories, checks simple policy rules, and routes uncertain or exceptional invoices for review. The capstone is designed around a build-and-validate workflow so the learner produces working evidence, not only conceptual recommendations.
Industry Challenge
SMEs spend disproportionate time re-keying invoices and checking routine transactions. Full automation is risky unless extracted fields are validated and exceptions are deliberately routed for human review.
Your analysis must consider:
- ▶Extract supplier, invoice number, dates, totals, taxes, and line items.
- ▶Validate required fields and arithmetic consistency.
- ▶Map descriptions to a simple chart of accounts.
- ▶Detect duplicate invoice numbers and unusual amounts.
- ▶Route low-confidence or policy-breaching records to a review queue.
- ▶Create an auditable output suitable for later ERP or accounting integration.
Why Employers Value This
Demonstrates your ability to:
- ▶Use document AI for semi-structured business records.
- ▶Design validation and exception logic.
- ▶Combine AI classification with deterministic accounting rules.
- ▶Create a human-review workflow and audit trail.
- ▶Route low-confidence or policy-breaching records to a review queue.
- ▶Create an auditable output suitable for later ERP or accounting integration.
Skills You'll Develop
Document extraction
Convert semi-structured documents into structured fields while preserving evidence for verification.
Field validation
Define measurable tests, review results, and use failure cases to improve the workflow before deployment.
Expense classification
Adapt proven models to a focused business or technical use case and measure class-level performance.
Exception routing
Apply deterministic checks and route exceptions so automation remains controlled and auditable.
Duplicate checks
Apply deterministic checks and route exceptions so automation remains controlled and auditable.
Professional Portfolio Deliverables
Invoice Processing Prototype
A runnable workflow that converts PDF/image invoices into structured records.
Exception Review Queue
A table or interface flagging missing fields, duplicates, unusual amounts, or low-confidence extractions.
AP Controls Checklist
Validation rules, approval logic, audit trail, and implementation notes.
Industry-Recognized Certificate
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What You Will Learn
- Use document AI for semi-structured business records.
- Design validation and exception logic.
- Understand global LNG trading and procurement strategies
- Combine AI classification with deterministic accounting rules.
- Create a human-review workflow and audit trail.
Program Delivery & Engagement: 4 Stages
STAGE 1
Capstone Kick-off
Define invoice fields, categories, and policy rules.
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STAGE 2
Build & Analysis
Build extraction and validation pipeline.
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STAGE 3
Practitioner Review
Add categorization, duplicate checks, and exception routing.
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STAGE 4
Final Submission & Demo
Demo the workflow and submit AP control documentation.
Completion standard: submit the working artifact, evaluation evidence, limitations, and a short final presentation. The certificate should reflect demonstrated capability rather than content consumption alone.
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