Accounts payable isn't for sissies. To run an effective and regulatory compliant operation takes a professional armed with the latest and most comprehensive information about the accounts payable function. There's no room for error. Even the smallest mistake can mean a hit to the bottom line; open the door for a potentially fraudulent transaction; and/or inaccurate financial statements.

This intensive seminar is designed to provide you with the information needed to address the issues your team faces today while preparing your AP function for tomorrow—plus each participant will earn seven NASBA CPEs.

This seminar is produced by CRYSTALLUS, Inc., publisher of the Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow newsletter, in partnership with The Institute of Financial Operations.
 

Agenda Overview

• A review of common AP practices that frequently hurt the organization along with suggested alternatives and tactics to end these practices
• Invoice handling and processing techniques for a more efficient AP process
• A review of payment options for a more efficient AP process along with a plan for converting to the desired mode
• Advice on getting rid of those inefficient and costly paper checks
• An intensive review of the internal control process in your accounts payable function
• A comprehensive look at the way the master vendor file should be handled, especially given the implications of the current corporate reporting deadlines.
• Recommendations on making your accounts payable department more customer service oriented

Lunch break (included)

• Travel & entertainment practices to make your plan compliant with all IRS guidelines
• Travel & entertainment policies to make your plan more effective
• A discussion of the emerging policy of Zero Tolerance for abuse
• An penetrating review of the fraud issue as it affects the payment function
• Practical guidelines to help every organization deter and prevent fraud as much as possible as well as techniques to help uncover it once it has occurred.
• An overview of the regulatory issues affecting the accounts payable function with a special emphasis on the 1099 Reporting legislation and unclaimed property audits.
• An evaluation of some of the technologies being used in leading-edge accounts payable departments today.
• A forecast of what Tomorrow Best Practice Accounts Payable function will look like
• Some advice for those looking to take their career to the next level.

When & Where:

• Kansas City, MO - April 13, 2012
  Instructor - Diane Gee
  Holiday Inn, Country Club Plaza
  One East 45th Street
  Kansas City, Mo. 64111

• New York City, NY - April 16, 2012
  Instructor - Mary Schaeffer
  New Horizons - New York, NY
  290 Madison Ave, New York
  3rd Floor
  New York, NY 10017

 

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Cost in person sessions:  

$339 for Institute of Financial Operations members; $389 for all others.

To get a lower price, those qualified should email publisher@ap-now.com to request the Member Order Form. You will be able to pay with a check or credit card.

Time:

9:00 AM – 4:15 PM (Registration and breakfast open at 8:15 AM)

Who Should Attend:

• Directors of Accounts Payable
• Accounts Payable Managers
• Accounts Payable Supervisors
• Accounts Payable Analysts
• Controllers
• Assistant Controllers
• Accountants
• Directors of Accounting
• CFOs

Prerequisites:

A basic understanding of accounts payable.

Ready to register?

Click here to register and pay with a credit card. To pay by check, e-mail publisher@ap-now.com to register and request our order form.

About your Seminar Leaders:

Mary Schaeffer, AP Now's editorial director, is a nationally-recognized accounts payable expert. After a 15-year career in finance she began researching and writing newsletters for the accounts payable profession and consulting for companies of all sizes.

Ms. Schaeffer has an MBA in finance and is the author of over 15 business books including The CFO and Controllers' Guide to Accounts Payable and the recently published Fraud in Accounts Payable: How to Prevent It, published by John Wiley & Sons. She is a regular contributor to AICPA's Corporate Finance Insider.

She is a frequent speaker online, at seminars, and at conferences basing her recommendations both on personal experience and those of her consulting clients as well as conversations with hundreds of working professionals and regular practitioner surveys.

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Diane J. Geeis the manager of accounts payable at a large for a large supplier of integrated products. She has worked in accounts payable in several organizations for over 30 years starting as an AP clerk rising to the manager's position. She has implemented a number of leading edge programs during her tenure. She is focused on tight internal controls and making sure the payment function is efficient, fraud resistant and Sarbanes Oxley compliant.