Leadership

Vendor Payment Fraud Is Escalating — Is Your Team Prepared? Email-based Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are growing more targeted and deceptive, especially when vendor changes rely on

In this article, IOFM talks with Melissa Schmear. Melissa is an Accounts Payable Manager at Batteries Plus, a large franchise-based retail chain. Her office is located in Hartland, Wisconsin.

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IOFM recently spoke with Paula Runyan, President, and Alan Paley, Vice President, of the Florida IOFM Chapter, to explore the chapter’s journey, its impact on financial operations

In this article, IOFM interviews long-time IOFM Member and Advisory Panelist, Lynn Tate, APM, who is semi-retiring after more than 40 years in financial operations. Ten of those years have

One thing remains constant in financial operations: change. Technologies advance, best practices evolve, and staying ahead is essential. For two IOFM Members, Doreen Smuda and Jamie Umpleby,

Is your AP or AR team the kind of place your colleagues would advise someone to join? The answer to that question may very well determine how likely you are to retain existing staff. 

In the

War For Talent: Generational Divide

Nearly 40% of AP and AR practitioners tell IOFM they’ll leave their current organization by 2028. But depending upon the generational mix of your

By the end of 2025, expect more than one in four of your AR practitioners to be working elsewhere. Moreover, nearly half plan to defect within 36 months. And once they put a clock on their tenure, it