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The accounts payable function has changed radically over the past decade—and this transformation continues.

Make sure your procedures reflect the most up to date best practices—while avoiding the damage caused by "worst practices"—with detailed information on the hottest topics in AP such as technology planning, invoice automation, organizational strategies, and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accounts payable.

Whether it’s handling invoices or staff relations, this 350+ pages Guide will show you how to build a coherent set of best practices that are tailor-made for your AP department. WIth checklists of over 500 AP best practices in 14 different categories, you'll get the help you need to:

• Save time and money by streamlining your invoice processing.
• Learn the latest strategies for invoice imaging, electronic invoices, data capture, and workflow.
• Avoid payment fraud via best ways to prepare, print, and distribute checks.
• Clean up your master vendor file to eliminate fraud and duplicate payments.
• Get control of travel & entertainment expenditures with effective policies.
• Discover how organizations are growing their p-card programs while maintaining control.
• Protect your organization from federal and state investigations by staying on top of regulatory issues, including Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Improve your organization’s cash position by implementing new strategies for discounts.
• See how to use proven process improvement strategies, such as benchmarking.
• Determine if shared services, outsourcing, or offshoring is right for your AP department.
• Reduce problems with customers—both internal and external.
• Learn proven ways to deal with staff management issues.
• And much, much more!

IOMA’s new edition of the Complete Guide to AP Best Practices is a complete, full-service resource that can save you time and money— and give you the best ideas available to polish your accounts payable department.

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