Leadership

By Pam Miller, APMD Many organizations have robust and detailed disaster recovery plans. Others have no formal plan but have outlined potential responses for critical functions like AP. What is the

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By Pam Miller, APMD - In many organizations, AP is a microcosm of the entire organization. It is a mini IT department, a mini compliance department, a mini tax department, a mini purchasing… Read More

This month, Beth R. Hinten, APS, Accounts Payable, CBC Companies, Inc., asked about how various organizations staff their AP operations, distribute the workload, and cope with lulls and busy times.… Read More

While there are many opportunities to conserve cash within an organization, our question this month focuses on AP’s role in cash conservation. IOFM asked members of the network: In what ways can… Read More

By Pam Miller, APMD Studies show that people leave bosses, as opposed to leaving jobs or organizations. Interestingly, it is often skilled and valuable employees who leave, because they find it

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A security project, once implemented, is unlikely to meet every expectation or exactly match the design phase vision—but you certainly expect it to be close. You can’t afford—after an

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Controllers are naturally concerned with risk—particularly when it comes to misuse of company funds. A key part of their job is to ensure that all the necessary financial controls are in place to

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Any effective cash management strategy must include consideration of the accounts payable function. Unfortunately, the tactic most companies employ as soon as cash gets tight is for upper management… Read More

Controllers and other finance leaders are increasingly being called upon to play a more strategic role in their organizations. Often, however, they are given little information about exactly what is

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What is a "Top Gun" financial operations team? It is a cohesive group of well-trained and efficient financial operations professionals headed by a manager who has exemplary collaboration and

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