Leadership

At Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Tarrytown, NY, Senior AP Coordinator Delbra Alexander-Blount and her coworkers take paying bills on time very seriously and aim for 100-percent on-time… Read More

By Kerry Schmidt, APMD There are two ways to run an AP department. You can "manage" your staff by commanding the troops in a top-down fashion, or you can build a true team spirit in which you "lead"

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By Pam Miller, APMD If you are looking for strategies to demonstrate that AP adds real value to the organization, you needn't look far. Accounts payable not only adds value, it saves the organization

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By Pam Miller, APMD Often, when a huge mistake is made or fraud is uncovered, the first question on everyone's mind is, "How did this happen?" People want to know how the mistake slipped through the

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There’s a lot of talk today about the importance of AP professionals contributing their expertise and talents in new ways to help drive their companies’ success. To get some tips for readers on… Read More

"Accounts payable is not glorified like other departments that bring in revenue,” says AP Supervisor Michelle Stephens, APM. “We usually go unnoticed unless someone isn't paid on time—or is

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Do you have a boss who combs through reports constantly to look for errors? One who second-guesses every decision you make? One who spends so much time looking over everyone’s shoulder that the

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Every AP department aims to get better every day, but it can be daunting to figure out just how to achieve continuous improvement. The AP department at Glatfelter (a global supplier of specialty

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To get a feel for how budgeting is handled in our members' diverse organizations, the editors of Managing Accounts Payable queried IOFM's AP Member Exchange Advisory Panelists. While this is not an

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By Pam Miller, APMD AP must communicate on a daily basis with many customers, both internal and external. How that communication is received has a significant influence on how AP is perceived by

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