Turn Google Drive invoices into Xero bills automatically

New invoices in Google Drive are read by AI, turned into Xero bills, and flagged in Slack if they're over $500.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsDocument Processing & OCRImage & Media ProcessingFile & Cloud StorageFinance & Accounting
Connects
Google DriveGoogle GeminiXeroSlack

The problem it solves

You spend hours each month typing vendor invoices into your accounting software by hand, and it's easy to miss a large expense that needs a second look. Your finance team wants fewer manual entries and fewer surprises on the books.

Who it fits

Small business owners and finance teams who process vendor invoices and want to automate accounts payable.

How it works

  1. A new invoice file in a Google Drive folder starts the process
  2. AI reads the invoice and pulls out the vendor, amount, date, and line items
  3. The data is cleaned and checked before anything is created in Xero
  4. If the invoice is over $500, a Slack alert asks for approval before it goes further
  5. The vendor contact and bill are created automatically in Xero
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

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Assumes freed hours go to other work and does not count the small extra time spent approving invoices over $500.

What you get

A new bill and contact recorded in Xero for every invoice, with Slack alerts for anything over $500.

What you need

A Google Workspace account, a Google Gemini API key, a Xero account, and a Slack workspace.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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