Career Development

When some AP staff are doing significantly more work than others, this negatively affects productivity, work quality, and morale. Telisha Brown, APM, Payables Accountant at Lukoil Overseas Offshore

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This template is an example of an AP employee performance evaluation. Microsoft Word

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If your organization uses 360 performance evaluations and you're looking for sample questions, or simply want ideas for a more informal discussion, you may find this list

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By Pam Miller, APMD

In most AP departments, AP does not code invoices. That is usually up to the owner of the budget to which the expense is to be charged.

Since invoices must be coded, they are

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AP leaders who want to encourage their staff members to provide ideas and feedback should integrate the following steps into their management approach:

1. Build trust. Collaboration and teamwork can be

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By Pam Miller, APMD When a current or prospective AP staffer tells you that “work-life balance” is important, what does that mean to you, exactly? The term “work-life balance” is not just… Read More

By Bob Sefton Over time, every organization will experience a change of personnel in the accounts payable department. Whether personnel changes are the result of promotions, retirements,

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By Pam Miller, APMD At a recent conference, Jim Brady, National Managing Partner, U.S. Government Affairs, Deloitte & Touche, spoke about how managers struggle when addressing and remediating poor… Read More

By Keith D. Dabbs, Sr. Manager, Procurement and Sourcing, Riverside Health System In January of 2012, the corporate accounts payable department at Riverside Health System (RHS) implemented an

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By Kerry Schmidt, APMD There are two ways to run an AP department. You can "manage" your staff by commanding the troops in a top-down fashion, or you can build a true team spirit in which you "lead"

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