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AP Reporting Structures
September 14, 2026
Q. I would like to know under what area or division of the company most Accounts Payable departments reside. For example, our Accounts Payable department is in the Risk Division, and we are researching under what divisions in most large corporations Accounts Payable resides and reports to.
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(Answered by members of IOFM's AP Advisory Panel)
Who you report to depends on the team structure of the company. In my current job and the last job, it was the Controller. Prior to that, it was the Sr.…
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