Leadership

War For Talent: Addressing the Generational Divide

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

How IOFM’s AR Certification Can Help Retain Your Staff

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

Best Practices for ‘Tiering’ Your AP Job Descriptions

What is the best way to encourage career growth and opportunities within AP? How do you retain your best team members? Does it make sense to add more job tiers in your accounts payable departmental… Read More

Senior Accounting Specialist Job Description

A sample job description for a Senior Accounting Specialist role in accounts payable. Microsoft Word

IOFM AP and AR Advisory Panelists Speak: Are Your Ideas Heard?

To gain a better understanding of how input from accounts payable and receivable professionals is received up the chain, we conducted a short survey in which we asked them to share their experiences.… Read More

Leading a Global AP Operation Requires C.A.R.E.

An Interview with Jan Vincent T. Gabriel What does it take to lead an AP department in a global business service environment? In this article, IOFM asks Jan Vincent T. Gabriel, APM to talk about his… Read More

Tips for Getting Your AP or AR Organization the Recognition It Deserves

It’s a familiar story. Accounts payable and receivable departments tend to get lost in the weeds. As long as everything is going smoothly, they may seem invisible within the organization. But the… Read More

AP Challenges in the Housing Development Market

IOFM recently chatted with Lisa Scarbrough, AP Supervisor Senior–Cash Management, at a housing development company which has operations in several states. Lisa has worked in AP for 30 years and is… Read More

Exploring OCR: Employee Retention Is My Key Motivator

Kathy Webster, APM, is AP Lead at Lakeside Industries, Inc., a family-owned asphalt and construction company located in Issaquah, Washington. In her 20-year tenure in Accounts Payable, Kathy has… Read More

Expand AP’s Visibility and Establish Your Worth

Leadership Insights by Tiffany Miller, APM - While establishing best-in-class process performance is a worthy and necessary goal in Accounts Payable, AP professionals must also expand their… Read More