2025 Best Practices for Accounts Payable

Best practices for the accounts payable function are critical for those organizations concerned about their profitability. For poor practices result in excess cost, duplicate payments, increased processing expenses, fraud, and frayed vendor relationships. And, of course, there is the growing issue of regulatory compliance as the Feds and states look for their fair share. This course presents information the professional can use to identify best practice problems as well as regulatory concerns. Industry expert Mary S. Schaeffer explains the issues related to the accounts payable function to auditors, controllers, and managers. She then reveals the best practices for a myriad of these issues as well as identifying almost best practices for those cases where it is not possible to use the best practices and the worst practices that are likely to cause trouble.

To complete this course participants need to: Read the material provided and answer chapter review questions, successfully complete the qualified assessment with a minimum of 70% accuracy to receive your certificate. 

Upon course completion A course evaluation form is provided for your feedback.

Participants have 1 year from the date of purchase/enrollment to complete this course 

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