Leadership

IOFM recently spoke with Paula Runyan, President, and Alan Paley, Vice President, of the Florida IOFM Chapter, to explore the chapter’s journey, its impact on financial operations

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In this article, IOFM interviews long-time IOFM Member and Advisory Panelist, Lynn Tate, APM, who is semi-retiring after more than 40 years in financial operations. Ten of those years have

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One thing remains constant in financial operations: change. Technologies advance, best practices evolve, and staying ahead is essential. For two IOFM Members, Doreen Smuda and Jamie Umpleby,

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Is your AP or AR team the kind of place your colleagues would advise someone to join? The answer to that question may very well determine how likely you are to retain existing staff. 

In the

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War For Talent: Generational Divide

 

Nearly 40% of AP and AR practitioners tell IOFM they’ll leave their current organization by 2028. But depending upon the generational mix of your

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By the end of 2025, expect more than one in four of your AR practitioners to be working elsewhere. Moreover, nearly half plan to defect within 36 months. And once they put a clock on their tenure, it

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What is the best way to encourage career growth and opportunities within AP? How do you retain your best team members? Does it make sense to add more job tiers in your accounts payable departmental… Read More

A sample job description for a Senior Accounting Specialist role in accounts payable. Microsoft Word

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A worksheet for specifying accounts payable staff's roles and responsibilities by job title. Microsoft Excel

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To gain a better understanding of how input from accounts payable and receivable professionals is received up the chain, we conducted a short survey in which we asked them to share their experiences.… Read More