If you want to read the files in parallel, you cannot use forEach. Each of the async callback function calls does return a promise. You can await the array of promises that you'll get with Promise.all.
Scenario: Capacity issue: During busy periods, employees report long delays between the time they upload the receipt and when it appears in the web application.
Reference:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37576685/using-async-await-with-a-foreach-loop