STREAMLINING AND OPTIMIZING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
In this seminar you'll learn...
Ways to answer your invoice-management problems and concerns once and for all
How to coordinate your payment plans and schedules for faster processing
To create a just-in-time payment plan rather than one constantly pressured by last-minute, rushed checks
How to streamline your A/P while creating a fail-safe system able to withstand any audit
And much more!
Phrases such as "they just pay the invoices," "she handles our bills" and "that department writes the checks" fail to capture the vital and important nature of A/P responsibilities. What you do is critical, and the way you do it has a profound effect on how your company operates. It's incredibly important you have the foundation, training and insight to handle all the A/P tasks you face each and every day. This workshop will provide those things and much more. Besides all the A/P basics and best practices you'll gain, your job stress will ease, you'll take once insurmountable problems in stride, you'll eliminate extra paperwork and process materials faster and with fewer errors than ever before. Gain the skills to stay on top of it all by attending this valuable training opportunity.
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Program hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
What the A/P pros know—understanding the basics
Answers to the 15 most common A/P challenges
The wheel of business and how the A/P spoke keeps it rolling
How to grasp all that Accounts Payable is ... and what it isn´t
Best practices for managing an A/P staff
Develop the success characteristics and abilities all A/P pros possess
See how your Accounts Payable knowledge stacks up
7 ways to get the respect your Accounts Payable work deserves
Ways to work toward A/P department management
Create the controls that manage your work flow
The critical 3-way match—between your invoices, purchase orders and receiving documents
Expense reporting strategies that work for any organization
Control issues: Ways to establish effective internal controls
How to tell when you need a post-audit recovery firm
How to create vendor number and receiver controls
Don´t let duplicate payments be your downfall ... here´s a system that works
Good planning requires good information—expense to the proper accounts
Pad, inflate, fake or fudge: Key methods for taking the "stuffing" out of employee expense reports
Ways to work faster, work better and reduce errors
How to deal with rush checks and the situations that cause them
Make your payment records "P.T.C.": Precise, Timely and Complete
Cure the headaches of those unauthorized deductions
Discover new ways to handle your invoice overload and speed invoice payment
Bouncer duty: How to clear every invoice that crosses your threshold
How to keep your verification process reasonable and working
You got billed ... but did you get the goods (or services)? How to track the details.
Easy ways to get the information you need from the start—from internal departments to outside vendors
Fraud happens ... learn the tools to deal with internal and external problems
The do´s and don´ts of obtaining the approvals you need—easily
Payment terms offer more flexibility than you think ... if you just know how to ask
9 proven ways to get the documentation you need from the start
Purchasing can be your friend ... but you have to work together
The "V" word: How to work with vendors now that they want to be paid
Build optimal records ... for planning purposes and audit protection
What the federal regs say about how you make and record key payments
3 steps to posting entries in your A/P program
8 ways to establish a filing system that will disappoint that auditor from #@%$
Sales and Use Tax compliance issues and how to handle them
Granting access in a way that won´t add to your workload when they´re done
Understanding 1099s and other important year-end reporting requirements
How to build vendor files and what to put in them
There´s money to be made through A/P—here´s how
How late is too late to take that discount?
Should you take early payment discounts ... and how do you figure their impact?
Timing is everything ... especially when it comes to payment
Checks by hand: 3 tests before you pick up your pen
Proven tactics for VAT (Value-Added Tax) and GST (Goods and Services Tax) recovery efforts
Don´t be caught singing those late-fee blues
How to save money by sidestepping the 4 most common Accounts Payable mix-ups
Bonus Session: A/P for the New Millennium
Key points regarding those suddenly ubiquitous p-cards
Imaging and EDS: Is electronic data scanning for every company?
How to seamlessly match Accounts Payable, computers and receiving
Are you getting the most out of the Internet?
A hard look at the best A/P software on the market
Where´s A/P going and how do you make sure you´re there too?
Made in Heaven: How to be sure your on-line 3-way match works
Where is A/P headed with e-commerce and e-marketplaces?
How to handle travel and entertainment in this new age
EDI: Electronic data interchange is here to stay ... how to begin making the most of it
How to get a handle on the coming XML (extensible markup language)
Security options for on-line Accounts Payable
Key sites: Using the Web to expand your A/P knowledge
What´s A/P benchmarking all about ... and how do you use it?
Going global: How to handle international payables
4 ways A/P can approach cell phone bills
US/Canada:
1-800-873-7545
United Kingdom:
0800 328 1140
Australia:
1 800 145 231
New Zealand:
0800 447 301
or e-mail us at:
onsite@skillpath.net
1-800-873-7545
United Kingdom:
0800 328 1140
Australia:
1 800 145 231
New Zealand:
0800 447 301
or e-mail us at:
onsite@skillpath.net
