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AP Team Structure Best Practices: Real-World Approaches to Dividing Invoice Processing Work
July 28, 2026
Q. I would like to know how other AP managers allocate the work on their team. Does everyone own a part of the alphabet and the team works invoices from beginning to end? Or are teams divided into data entry (invoice processing) and another team works on the aging report and resolving discrepancies?
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(Answered by members of IOFM's Advisory Panel)
In terms of work allocation, my team is divided based on the geographical market. Depending on the "size" of the market (number of properties under…
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