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Reconcile vendor statements and catch missing invoices before payment

Lido extracts line items from vendor statements and compares them against your AP ledger. Missing invoices, duplicates, and mismatches are flagged before payment.

  • Any statement format. Monthly, quarterly, or ad-hoc statements from any vendor layout.
  • Ledger comparison. Each line is matched against your AP records by invoice number, date, or amount.
  • Exception reporting. Missing invoices, duplicates, and discrepancies are surfaced in a reconciliation report.
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How vendor statement reconciliation works in Lido

Automated reconciliation runs every month without anyone scheduling time for it.

1. Statements extracted

Vendor account statements arrive as PDFs by email, portal, or EDI. Lido extracts every line item: invoice number, date, amount, payments applied, credits, and balance due.

2. Compared to AP ledger

Lido pulls your AP ledger via export or API. Each statement line item is matched against your ledger by invoice number, amount, and payment date. Mismatches are flagged side by side.

3. Discrepancies classified

Each discrepancy is typed: invoice on statement but not in ledger, invoice in ledger but not on statement, amount mismatch, payment not acknowledged, or duplicate payment risk.

4. Unapplied credits surfaced

Vendor credit balances from returns, overpayments, or discounts are flagged. Unapplied credits your ledger doesn't reflect mean you're overpaying. Each comes with the statement reference.

5. Reconciliation output ready

Output is a reconciliation workbook: one row per line item with statement amount, ledger amount, match status, and discrepancy type. Ready for AP review and month-end close.

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Statement types Lido reconciles

Vendor account statements

Monthly supplier statements listing open invoices, payments, credits, and account balance. Any vendor format.

Utility account statements

Electric, gas, water, and telecom bills showing charges, prior balance, payments received, and current balance.

Supplier aging reports

Vendor aging summaries by age bucket (current, 30, 60, 90+ days). Identifies invoices aged in vendor systems but not received.

Credit card and purchasing card statements

Corporate card statements with transactions, merchants, amounts, and dates. Reconciled against expense submissions and GL coding.

Intercompany billing statements

Related-entity statements for intercompany services and cost allocations. Reconciled against counterparty receivables.

Factored invoice statements

Statements from factoring companies or banks holding vendor receivables. Reconciled against factor payment records.

Why vendor statement reconciliation is skipped — and what it costs

The reconciliation that never gets done

  • A single vendor statement with 34 line items takes hours to reconcile against the AP ledger.
  • With 20 active vendors, full monthly reconciliation consumes an entire week of AP staff time.
  • Duplicate payments and missed credits go undetected when the reconciliation is signed off without being completed.

Reconciliation completes in minutes per vendor, every month

  • Lido extracts the vendor statement, pulls your AP ledger data, and produces the comparison in minutes.
  • Every line item is matched and every discrepancy is classified automatically.
  • Your AP team reviews only the flagged items, not the entire statement.
  • Reconciliation runs every month without anyone scheduling a dedicated statement-rec week.

Lido vs manual statement reconciliation

FeatureLidoManual process
Extract statement line items from any vendor format automatically
Compare each line against AP ledger records automatically
Classify discrepancy type (missing, duplicate, mismatch)
Flag unapplied vendor credits before the next payment run
Produce audit-ready reconciliation workbook per vendor
Open the statement and match each line yourself
AP controls

Vendor statement reconciliation is how you catch what the invoice workflow misses

Run it every month automatically and catch duplicate payments and missing invoices before they become audit findings.

Common use cases

Manufacturing

Reconcile 30+ supplier statements monthly before the payment run

A mid-size manufacturer pays 30 active suppliers on net-30 terms. Statements arrive in the first week of each month. Lido reconciles all 30 statements before the payment run, catching two duplicate payment risks and a $4,200 unapplied credit in February alone.

Distribution

Reconcile carrier and freight broker statements weekly

A distributor pays 15 carriers weekly. Carrier statements are reconciled against the rate confirmations and freight invoices processed that week. Duplicate billings for the same load, a common carrier billing error, are flagged before payment is released.

Professional Services

Reconcile software vendor and subscription statements quarterly

A firm with 40+ SaaS subscriptions reconciles vendor statements quarterly. Lido identifies subscriptions billed at the wrong tier, seats billed for terminated employees, and credits from cancelled licenses not reflected in the AP ledger.

Multi-Entity Operations

Consolidate vendor statement reconciliation across entities

A holding company with shared vendors across subsidiaries reconciles vendor statements at the consolidated level. Lido compares the vendor's total balance against the sum of AP ledger balances across all entities, flagging discrepancies that are hidden when each entity reconciles independently.

Stop doing vendor statement reconciliation manually — or skipping it entirely

Try Lido free. Upload a vendor statement and your AP ledger export and see a complete reconciliation in minutes.