Audio Conferences

  March 26, 2008 at 02:00PM ET

Is your purchasing card program operating at peak performance? Companies are rapidly expanding their p-card programs—and at the same time maintaining control and minimizing risk. The result: Fewer invoices to process, lower costs, and improved productivity in the accounts payable and purchasing departments.

How are they accomplishing this? Find out, as the results of IOMA’s latest P-card survey are revealed. Over 200 AP and P-card pros shared their best practice secrets—and ideas on how they plan on maximizing the benefits of their P-card programs.

Make sure you’re getting the most out of your P-card program. Join IOMA for this informative audio conference and learn:

• The top 10 ways companies plan to maximize P-card usage
• New categories of spending targeted for increased P-card use
• P-card program performance by industry type and size of cardholder population
• What percentage of overall purchases are paid via the P-card
• The mechanisms used to control p-card misuse—and abuse
• P-card technology that doesn’t cost "an arm and a leg"
• Online tools used for P-card administration
• Examples of best practices—and practices to avoid—when looking to expand P-card usage and improve controls

You’ll come away with a slew of ideas to slash excessive invoice volumes and stop those angry vendor phone calls about late payments.

FEATURED FACULTY

Ted Klein, APM
AP and P-Card Consultant

In 2002 Ted Klein retired from the General Motors Corporation after completing a distinguished career in finance. During his tenure at GM he held many managerial positions including accounts payable, corporate benchmarking, payroll, expense reporting, budgeting and internal control. Some of his process improvement projects included implementation of the purchasing and fleet card programs, automation of T&E, and creating the electronic time slip process for payment of temporary labor. Ted now heads a financial consulting firm, assisting many industry leaders in both the public and private sectors to implement and/or upgrade their financial processes.