Connect Ariba and
Charles River with AI

Automate procurement and investment operations workflows between SAP Ariba and Charles River IMS. Stop manually reconciling supplier invoices with trading costs, re-keying vendor data across systems, or chasing down procurement approvals for investment operations expenses.

No code required
Live in minutes
SOC 2 Type II

What you can automate today

Redbird gives your team ready-to-run workflows — just connect your accounts and go.

Sync supplier invoice data from Ariba to Charles River counterparty records

Automatically update Charles River counterparty and broker cost records when Ariba processes supplier invoices for trading services, custody fees, or market data vendors. Keep investment operations expense tracking accurate without manual data entry.

Route Charles River trade execution costs to Ariba for procurement approval workflows

Push broker commission invoices and trading desk expenses from Charles River to Ariba procurement workflows. Ensure proper spend category tracking and approval compliance for all investment operations costs.

Alert procurement teams when Charles River vendor expenses exceed contract thresholds

Monitor vendor spend patterns in Charles River against Ariba contract compliance limits. Trigger procurement review workflows when market data providers, prime brokers, or custodians approach contracted expense caps.

Enrich Ariba supplier records with Charles River counterparty compliance status

Cross-reference Charles River counterparty due diligence, compliance checks, and risk ratings with Ariba supplier master data. Maintain consistent vendor risk profiles across procurement and investment operations.

Generate consolidated spend reports combining Ariba procurement and Charles River trading costs

Merge Ariba category spend analysis with Charles River broker commissions, custody fees, and market data expenses. Build unified vendor spend dashboards for CFO and operations teams without manual consolidation.

Archive Ariba purchase orders for investment technology vendors in Charles River audit trails

Store procurement documentation for OMS upgrades, data feeds, and trading infrastructure in Charles River compliance archives. Link vendor contracts to system dependencies for regulatory audit readiness.

Live in four steps

No engineers, no pipelines to maintain. Redbird handles the connectivity — you focus on the outcome.

01

Connect your accounts

Authorize Ariba and Charles River with OAuth or API credentials. Redbird never stores your data — it just passes through.

02

Describe what you want

Tell Redbird what to do in plain language — no SQL, no code, no configuration files required.

03

Review and activate

Redbird shows you exactly what it will do before running anything. Approve the workflow, set a schedule, and switch it on.

04

Let it run — and iterate

Workflows run on your schedule or on triggers. Every run is logged. Adjust with natural language at any time.

Built for data-driven teams

Redbird AI understands both SAP Ariba's procurement data model and Charles River's investment operations schema, connecting supplier management with counterparty workflows automatically.

AI that understands procurement and investment operations data structures

Redbird maps Ariba supplier records, purchase requisitions, invoices, and contract line items to Charles River counterparties, broker relationships, custody accounts, and expense allocations. The platform recognizes vendor matching patterns across systems—linking Ariba supplier IDs to Charles River broker codes, reconciling invoice line items with trade execution costs, and mapping procurement categories to investment operations expense classifications. No hardcoded field mappings to maintain as your vendor relationships or trading workflows evolve.

Supplier-to-counterparty matching
Invoice-to-trade cost reconciliation
Contract compliance tracking
Vendor spend categorization
10×

faster vendor reconciliation vs. manual spreadsheet matching between procurement and trading systems

No CSV exports, VLOOKUP formulas, or monthly close delays reconciling supplier invoices with broker fees

Auto-generated reports

Redbird can pull from Ariba and Charles River simultaneously, merge the results, and format a polished report — sent on a schedule or on demand.

Trigger-based alerts

Set conditions in natural language. Get notified in Slack or email the moment a threshold is crossed in either Ariba or Charles River.

Enterprise-grade security

SOC 2 Type II certified. Data flows encrypted in transit and at rest. Fine-grained permission controls with full audit logs.

Bidirectional sync

Push data from Ariba into Charles River, or from Charles River back into Ariba. Resolve conflicts with configurable merge rules.

Full audit trail

Every workflow run is logged — what ran, what changed, and why. Replay or revert any individual step at any time.

Triggers & actions for every team

Start automations from any procurement event in Ariba or investment operations activity in Charles River.

Ariba
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Supplier invoice approved

Fires when Ariba completes invoice approval workflow for trading services, market data, or custody vendors.

Trigger

Purchase order created

Triggers when new PO is issued for investment technology, data feeds, or broker services.

Trigger

Contract compliance threshold reached

Activates when vendor spend approaches contracted limits or renewal dates in Ariba.

Action

Update supplier record

Modify Ariba supplier master data with compliance status, risk ratings, or counterparty classifications.

Action

Create purchase requisition

Generate procurement request in Ariba for investment operations expenses identified in Charles River.

Action

Post invoice to GL category

Route approved vendor invoices to specific spend categories linked to investment operations cost centers.

Charles River
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Trade execution completed

Fires when Charles River records executed trades generating broker commission or exchange fee expenses.

Trigger

Counterparty compliance check updated

Triggers when broker, custodian, or vendor passes or fails pre-trade or ongoing due diligence reviews.

Trigger

Vendor expense posted

Activates when Charles River logs market data fees, custody charges, or prime brokerage costs.

Action

Update counterparty record

Modify broker or vendor master data in Charles River with Ariba contract terms and compliance status.

Action

Post expense allocation

Record procurement costs or vendor invoices against specific portfolios, strategies, or fund entities.

Action

Create compliance exception

Flag vendor relationships in Charles River when Ariba identifies contract violations or approval issues.

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Charles River

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Sync Ariba and Charles River to automate vendor reconciliation, procurement workflows, and investment operations expense tracking. Build your integration in minutes, not months.

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