Audio Conference/Webinars & Events: Online

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

Advanced Accounts Payable Control Issues: A Best Practice Discussion of Solutions

Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. CST; noon MST; 11:00 a.m. PST)

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The issues facing the professionals who manage and work in accounts payable are among the most difficult the function has ever experienced. Regulatory changes are forcing organizations everywhere to reevaluate how they handle some of the fundamental issues; technology has turned some best practices into worst practices and the pressures from the economy and fraud have taken their toll.

Please join us for a 90-minute in depth session with AP Now’s editorial Director and author of 15 business books, Mary S. Schaeffer. After this session you’ll be able to:

Identify and fix internal controls that do not provide the protection your firm needs;
Implement an effective segregation of duties platform across the accounts payable platform;
Justify to management a move to an electronic payment platform;
Sort through the hysteria surrounding the 1099 situation and clarify what your organization needs to do to get ready for 2012;
Turbo charge, where possible, inflexible master vendor files to make them W-9 tracking friendly;
Eliminate old best practices that no longer work in accounts payable replacing them with practices that protect the enterprise; and
Create a policy for sharing and communicating information with vendors that safeguards the organization against fraudsters.

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 topublisher@ap-now.com and they will be included in the program. You'll also have a chance to post questions during the Webinar.

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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.

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

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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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