Career Development

Bethany M. Mezzadra, APM-D, MBA, Director of Disbursements at University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, MD, asks: What are AP/P2P professionals doing to combat the lost productivity caused

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No matter how well a finance department is run, it is inevitable that there will be some degree of personnel turnover. Turnover can be caused by any number of reasons—either positive or

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Trust is crucial for a company’s financial success, and controllers are in an ideal position to be a “trust champion” at their organizations. “The controller position has long been the hub

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Professional success for any finance leader is based on their brand (how others perceive them), network (who knows them and is willing to support them), and visibility (who knows who they are).

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By Bob Sefton, Controller, Nomacorc In the daily life of the controller, communication can easily fall by the wayside. The nature of the tasks on hand demand desk time and focus. But a controller who

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By Laurie McMurray, CPC, MBA, Controller, SIEMENS Industry, Inc. Employee motivation is increasingly being considered an integral part of performance management in the finance department. When you

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The finance department, like most teams in the workplace today, is likely to be composed of employees from three generations—Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y—also known as Millennials. This means

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If the staff members who report to you are not receiving the leadership they need, the performance of the finance department will lag and the bottom line will erode. That is why it is critical for

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By Pam Miller, APMD Manager, Director, Supervisor, Lead—many AP professionals are being promoted to these positions from within. Such promotion from within recognizes the skills present in those

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Despite “being thrown multiple curveballs” such as minimal staffing, major upgrades, and new acquisitions, the AP team at Nexion Health still managed to achieve substantial process improvements… Read More