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title: Reduce work and errors with AP automation
url: https://www.medius.com/videos/finance-insights/reduce-work-and-errors-with-ap-automation/
updated: 2026-09-10T15:26:09Z
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# Reduce work and errors with AP automation

Finance professionals **waste an average of 3.5 hours per day on repetitive tasks**, increasing the risk of errors, stress, and burnout across finance teams.

In this video, real users and industry experts explain why automation, including accounts payable automation, is essential not only to reduce routine work but also to improve accuracy and strengthen operational consistency. [Accounts payable automation software](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/ "Medius Accounts Payable Automation") streamlines workflows, supports scalable growth, and frees finance teams to focus on higher-value analysis and strategic decision-making.

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Transcript

I'm Ray "Cash" Care, former Navy SEAL, and here's the truth. Greatness isn't built in the big moments. It's built in the boring ones. In the SEAL teams, one small mistake while on a mission could cost everything. In business, it's no different. Finance pros waste three point five hours a day on repetitive work. That's where the mistakes, the stress, and the burnout creep in.

I'm John, and I work in cybersecurity as a cybersecurity engineer. Now a lot of people might think that this field is always intense and always unpredictable, but the truth is there's still plenty of routine work that's honestly pretty boring.

Finance pros can only focus on boring tasks for forty one minutes.

Doing this consistently every single day on top of my other priorities, it's very tedious, and it really does kill my motivation.

I've lived this. In my career, automation has been a game changer. It's how we've scaled, improved accuracy, and freed up time for the work that really matter. When you make the switch to automation, you'll find that people, they make less mistakes and overall they're much happier.

## Explore more:

### [Read the AP automation guide](https://www.medius.com/glossary/what-is-accounts-payable-automation/ "What is Accounts Payable Automation?")

Understand how accounts payable automation reduces manual work and improves accuracy.

### [What’s the hidden cost of boring?](https://www.medius.com/lps/hidden-cost-of-boring/ "Hidden cost of boring")

See how much time is wasted without automation, and how it affects productivity.

### [Review AP benchmarks & KPIs](https://www.medius.com/customers/ap-benchmark-report/ "AP Benchmark Report")

Discover the metrics that measure AP automation success and operational efficiency.

### [Learn more about Medius AP automation](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-accounts-payable-automation/ "Medius Accounts Payable Automation")

Explore what AP automation can do for your finance team's processes and morale.

[Watch more videos](https://www.medius.com/videos/ "Watch more videos")

## Ready to transform your AP?

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