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Zahara

Purchase orders, invoices and supplier payments in one cloud system

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Zahara is a cloud-based purchase-to-pay and accounts payable platform for finance teams, covering the process from purchase requests and orders through approvals, invoice processing, supplier payments and reconciliation. It addresses manual invoice entry, approvals stuck in inboxes, and limited visibility into committed spend before money is spent.

Core modules include Purchase Orders with multi-step authorisation and budget checks, AI Invoice Processing with OCR line-item capture, order matching and duplicate prevention, Supplier Payments, AI Expenses for receipt capture and claims, Reporting & Analytics, and a Supplier Portal. Zara, an AI assistant, answers questions about invoices, budgets and suppliers from live data within user permissions. Integrations cover Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, MYOB, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Oracle NetSuite, with cloud sync or export options. iOS and Android apps support approvals, purchase orders, receipting and expenses.

Zahara is aimed at service-based organisations that buy frequently or require an audit trail, including teams managing multiple entities or projects. It is packaged as a cloud service with no installation, offered with a 30-day free trial; pricing details are available separately.

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