Payment readiness is a controlled status indicating that an invoice has completed the organization’s required validation, matching, exception, approval, and evidence steps for handoff to the payment process. It is not the same as payment execution or settlement. The ERP and finance controls remain authoritative for posting, payment scheduling, treasury decisions, and the final payment record.
In plain English
It means the invoice has passed the agreed checks needed before finance proceeds with payment processing.
Illustrative example
At Northstar Industrial Systems, a matched, approved invoice is marked ready and handed to the ERP process, where payment timing and posting remain under finance control.
- Related terms
- Accounts payable; Invoice matching; Reconciliation; ERP system of record
- Lifecycle stages
- Invoice; Reconcile
- Stakeholders
- Finance; Procurement; Approver