Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, has introduced Sage Intacct new capabilities aimed at helping finance teams work faster, strengthen control, and make a greater impact.
The upgraded platform Sage Intacct R3 2025 now integrates AI-driven automation, embedded payment functionality, and sustainability insights. These features are intended to simplify operations, accelerate financial close, and free finance teams to focus on areas that create higher business value.
Today’s finance leaders continue to face pressure to balance speed, accuracy, and strategy while dealing with manual tasks, fragmented systems, and rising ESG requirements. Research from Sage shows that 84% of finance leaders want to close the books faster, while 87% are looking for stronger accounts payable (AP) automation.
The features of the platform are intelligent reconciliations, simplified payments, and real-time emissions estimates. Together, they enable Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) to eliminate inefficiencies, drive resilience, and fuel sustainable growth.
“Finance teams are always looking to save time so they can invest in growth and their business’s success while maintaining clarity and control,” said Dan Miller, EVP, Financials & ERP Division, Sage. “We’re delivering AI-powered automation in everyday finance tasks, helping leaders move with agility, reduce risk and operate with greater confidence.”
The new features in Sage Intacct R3 2025 include:
AI-Powered Close, Reconciliation, and Answers
- Close Automation- Subledger Reconciliation Assistant, supported by Sage Copilot, monitors balances of subledger and General Ledger, flags discrepancies, and offers drill-down views so issues can be addressed quickly. This feature improves both accuracy and timing.
- Close Automation- Close Workspace introduces a standardised month-end close, leveraging customisable task templates, checklists, and ownership tracking. Copilot-driven real-time alerts continue the process on track without delays.
These are available to early access customers in the US and UK.
- Copilot Search Help offers context-aware, natural language support that delivers quick answers to product-related questions, improving solution knowledge and overall efficiency. It is available in English for customers in the US, UK, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.
Smarter AP and Procurement Automation
- Sage Vendor Payments, powered by MineralTree, offers integrated payment functionality via ACH, check, or virtual card directly within Sage Intacct.It helps US customers with streamlined AP, reduced manual work, and improved cash flow visibility.
- AI-powerwed Line-Level Matching automatically matches invoice lines to purchase order lines, accelerate approvals and flag discrepancies while reducing manual AP review and errors. This is available to early access customers in all regions.
- Sage Intacct eProcurement has been made available to all industries, providing vendor punchout for direct purchasing, orders flow directly into Sage Intacct while applying negotiated pricing. The feature is available to US customers.
Sustainability by Default
- Sage Earth Carbon Accounting now provides UK users with carbon footprint estimates based on revenue and industry data. This tool supports environmental programs and preparations for future reporting.
