LISI

Laying the Foundations for Mandate Readiness Through Process Automation and Data Integrity

Industry:

Manufacturing

Regions:

Global

Solutions:

AP Automation

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Modernizing Finance to Stay Ahead of Regulation

LISI Group is a global industrial leader in high-precision fastening systems, structural components, and medical devices, serving the aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors.

With operations in 13 countries, 43 production sites, and annual revenues exceeding €1.8 billion, LISI understands that navigating growing regulatory complexity, particularly in e-invoicing, is essential to maintaining efficiency and compliance at scale.

To stay ahead of rapidly evolving compliance mandates, LISI partnered with Basware to digitize and standardize its invoicing processes globally. What began as an automation initiative has evolved into a comprehensive strategy for managing external and internal compliance through structured data, automation, and smarter workflows.

“Getting compliance right across all invoice flows is a priority.” – Anne-Delphine Beaulieu, Chief Digital & AI Officer, LISI Group

Key takeaways

Mandate-ready

invoicing in progress

Faster audits

 with automated validation and visibility 

6 countries

 scaling a unified e-invoicing model across EU

Embedding Compliance into Operational DNA

LISI’s compliance journey began before regulations demanded it. Early investment in automation laid the groundwork for readiness across multiple countries – particularly as France prepares to implement its mandatory e-invoicing framework. With Basware, LISI is not simply preparing for one mandate but future-proofing its global invoicing operations.

Structured data quality is a core element of LISI’s compliance strategy. With Basware’s tools, the finance team can prevent issues at the source – such as missing PO numbers or incorrect delivery data before they cascade downstream.

“Basware helps us catch data issues early. That’s essential for compliance, whether it’s incoming or outgoing invoices,” Beaulieu notes.

Supporting Standardization Across Borders

As LISI scales its rollout from France to other European countries (Germany, Spain, UK, Czech Republic, Turkey), consistency becomes a differentiator. Even where mandates differ, the company aims to maintain a unified invoice structure, reducing complexity and improving reporting accuracy across all locations.

“France is our pilot for compliance reform, but our goal is to hold every country to the same standard – regardless of mandate differences.”

Basware’s platform supports this ambition by offering mandate-ready integrations with government platforms, robust archiving, and e-reporting capabilities, backed by local expertise and proactive updates.

Basware helped us align teams across the business. The clearer our structure, the easier it is to validate, track, and report.”

Anne-Delphine Beaulieu, Chief Digital & AI Officer, LISI Group

Empowering People, Processes, and Control

To complement the technology, LISI launched internal transformation projects across purchasing, logistics, and finance, aligning on best practices and reinforcing a shared understanding of the “one PO = one invoice = one delivery” model. This simplification is essential not just for audit response but also for internal control and fraud prevention.

“Basware helped us align teams across the business. The clearer our structure, the easier it is to validate, track, and report,” Beaulieu explained.

The company also uses Basware to identify breakdowns, such as mismatches in pricing or unexpected charges, enabling better internal oversight and faster audit resolution.

Data-Driven Compliance and Continuous Innovation

Looking ahead, LISI is building AI-powered tools to turn invoice data into actionable intelligence. From analyzing energy costs to forecasting procurement trends, structured invoice data now feeds strategic decision-making, and Basware is a foundational part of this data ecosystem.

“We’re not just using invoice data to pay suppliers – we’re using it to optimize invoice content analysis, planning, cash prediction, and contract performance. That’s where compliance meets business value.”

Results at a Glance

  • Compliance-ready invoicing across all our countries in Europe and North America
  • Structured data quality enforced through automation and upstream validation
  • Reduced audit preparation time via standardized data and system visibility
  • Increased control over invoice flow, enabling fraud detection and faster exception handling
  • Strategic alignment between finance, purchasing, and supply chain on invoicing practices