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Sponsored by Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow, a Crystallus Inc. publication

Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. CST; noon MST; 11:00 a.m. PST)

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ACH Fraud Prevention and Detection

Getting money out of your organization’s bank account is now easier than ever. Just ask the growing number of fraudsters snatching cash from unsuspecting organizations across the country. Unfortunately, every company is at risk and businesses do not have the same fraud protections as individuals. If you don’t report the thefts within 24 hours, you will probably end up eating the losses—which can be substantial.

Those who think they're protected because they don’t make electronic payments or because they use positive pay are flat out wrong. What’s worse, it’s not just the big guys who are getting hit. The crooks are also targeting smaller mid-sized companies, municipalities, schools and not-for-profits.

Avoiding electronic payments is not the answer. You are still at risk. This is the fastest-growing payment fraud. But you can protect your company if you take the right steps. Since payroll is one of the targets of ACH fraud you might want to invite your payroll manager to join you on December 9, 2010 for 60-fast paced minutes with our editorial director, Mary S. Schaeffer. At the session’s conclusion you'll be able to:

Identify the types of ACH payments;
Differentiate between four types of ACH payment fraud, including the two fastest growing types;
Navigate around the limited legal protection from your bank;
Instruct your bank to use certain products to protect your company; and
Implement best payment process practices that affect ACH payments to protect your organization.

There will be plenty of time at the end of the session to ask questions. Once you've registered, send your e-mail questions in advance to publisher@ap-now.com and they will be included in the program. You'll also have a chance to post questions during the Webinar.

About our Expert: Mary Schaeffer has the inimitable ability to find accounts-payable-related solutions that really work—without making a major dent in the bottom line. Armed with a degree in math and a graduate degree in finance, she takes a “roll up your sleeves and dig into the details” approach to finding solutions to those problems that cause migraines for CFOs, controllers, and managers.

Fifteen years spent researching and writing about payment issues gives Mary Schaeffer a unique vantage point. Combine that with an almost equal amount of time spent in the corporate trenches of several large finance and treasury departments and you’ll see why she’s become known as America’s leading accounts payable expert.

A wide variety of institutions have taken advantage of her unique expertise: John Wiley & Sons has published over a dozen of her books; CRYSTALLUS, Inc. (www.ap-now.com) relies on her know-how to direct its professional publication, training, and consulting business; and the AICPA features her articles in its Corporate Finance Insider. The New York Times recently interviewed her on T&E and let’s not overlook the long list of organizations that have turned to her for best practice guidance of their accounts payable function and training of their accounts payable staff.

Ms. Schaeffer has a BS in Mathematics from York College (CUNY) and a MBA in Finance from New York University.

Earn while you learn with no costly travel expenses! CPE credits available to all program participants.

Crystallus Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org.

Work experience in accounts payable, accounting or related field, or an introductory course in accounting is a prerequisite for these intermediate level programs. No advance preparation is needed. For more information regarding administrative policies such as refund, complaint and/or cancellation, please contact us at 302.836-0540. To see our customer service policies, click here.

This one-hour Group-Internet-based programs is eligible for one (1) CPE credit.

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