Career Development

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

IOFM asked several AP professionals the following question: What opportunities are there for accounts payable professionals to grow and be promoted within your department? And what track did your… Read More

Hiring and training outstanding employees for the accounts payable department is a number-one priority for Montee Kaminetzky, APM, Accounts Payable Manager at B&H Photo, a New York-based photo,

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When some AP staff are doing significantly more work than others, this negatively affects productivity, work quality, and morale. Telisha Brown, APM, Payables Accountant at Lukoil Overseas Offshore

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