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Unearth major A/P savings through ‘In-sourcing’


February 17, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, Communication tips, Cost cutters, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

Even if your firm can’t afford to outsource an audit of Accounts Payable, you can bring some of outsourcing’s most successful tactics into your processes.

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Importance of Collections is up, but are workers getting their due?


January 29, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, collections

From Accounting to Accounts Payable, more companies are showing gratitude for traditionally underappreciated Finance positions. And Credit and Collections is no exception.

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5 keys to error-free invoice processing


October 13, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Communication tips, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

Whatever level of automation your Accounts Payable department is at, there are still basic invoice-processing principles most staffers need to follow.

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What’s the take-home for an AP director?


September 18, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

The prominence of the Accounts Payable department has increased in recent years, so what does the portrait of an average firm’s AP director look like? 

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5 things to do today to make year-end smoother


August 21, 2009 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Communication tips, Efficiency, IRS, Management issues, Special Report, Tax compliance

financial-analysis

It may seem light years away now, but year-end will be here before you know it.

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Can you top these crazy reimbursement claims?


June 12, 2009 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Controller, Lighter-side, Management issues, Special Report

moving-cash

You and your Accounts Payable folks have probably seen some questionable things staffers tried to slip through on reimbursement. Bet they were never as bad as many of these!

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Snag every penny: Terms that work in your favor


May 8, 2009 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Cash flow, Communication tips, Cost cutters, Management issues, Special Report

moving-cash

Forget about scrimping. How about first claiming every dollar that’s rightfully yours?

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Is this A/P or the Help Desk?


September 9, 2008 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Benchmarking, Efficiency, Internal controls, Latest news & views, Technology

With all the questions Accounts Payable fields in a given day, staffers may feel more like an information booth than a Finance department. But are those queries eating into your efficiency?

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Why now’s the time to automate expense management


August 5, 2008 by Darlene Stahl
Posted in: Cash flow, Cost cutters, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Technology

Technology’s supposed to make life easier, and automated expense-management does just that.

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A safety net when moving to ACH


May 8, 2008 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Cash flow, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Technology

If your company could stand to scale back paper checks (and whose couldn’t?), ACH is a great choice. That doesn’t mean people, in and outside Finance’s four walls, won’t be nervous about such a move.

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