IAPP - Accounts Payable Best Practices

Course Description
The Introduction to Accounts Payable Best Practices e-learning course will address the principles and benefits of today's leading best practices for the accounts payable function as well as detailed requirements and implementation techniques. Each e-learning session is structured to provide question and answer opportunities as well as enabling each participant to develop the implementation plan for Best Practices across their organization.

About Accounts Payable Best Practices
Accounts Payable Best Practices are not software products. Instead, these best practices represent fundamental process changes to your accounts payable business practices to eliminate major transactional components. In recent studies, these best practices were among the primary methods used by companies who have been judged World Class Procurement and Disbursement Organizations.

Recommended Attendees
This e-learning course is designed for professionals who are motivated to implement proven solutions that will dramatically improve your business practices:

* VP of Finance/Controller
* Director of Accounting
* Managers/Supervisors of Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Accounting

What are Students Saying?
          "I've never found a course to be so valuable, and to have a presenter so knowledgeable. Thank you for offering so much expertise and challenging our present business practices through the six-week course on AP Best Practices. This course will be the foundation of my project work for the coming fiscal year. It was an unforgettable experience and I'm looking forward to upcoming offerings after such a great first experience with IAPP's e-Learning!"
    -- Susan Arnold, CAPP, AP Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company

*2010 Dates Coming Soon!*

Members: $495
Non-members: $595
*Group members can register for just $445 when registering three or more members! Contact the education department at aptraining@theiapp.org to recieve your discount.

Sucessful completion of this e-seminar qualifies you to receive up to 15 CPE credits.

Course Schedule & Curriculum

Session One

Topic	Timing (minutes)
Introduction and Background E-Learning Process About IAPP About Soltec	10
Best Practices Change Management What are APBP? Mindset Changes Adapting Your Organization to Predefined Solutions Implementation Tools and Critical Path	10
Procure-to-Pay Cycle Present Cycle Volumes and Costs Opportunities for Best Practices Benchmarking Current Transactions and Cost Analysis	10
Adopting Best Practice Strategies for A/P Transactions PO/Inventory Materials PO/Non-Inventory Materials	75
Assignments	5
Q&A	10

Session Two

Topic	Timing (minutes)
Review Transaction Types and Provide Clarification	15
Adopting Best Practice Strategies for A/P Transactions Non-PO Invoices Check Requests Payroll Deductions Utilities Service, Rentals & Leases Travel & Entertainment	60
Assignments	5
Q&A	10

Session Three

Topic	Timing (minutes)
Review Assignment from Previous Session	15
Payment Terms and Cash Flow Considerations Elements of Working Capital Improvement Determining Payment Frequencies PROX Terms Definition PROX Terms Impacts PROX Terms Benefits	45
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)	15
Assignments	5
Q&A	10

Session Four

Topic	Timing (minutes)
Review Assignment from Previous Session	15
Sales and Use Tax Determining Sales Tax Liabilities Sales Tax Settlement Methods Self Assessment and Direct Pay	60
Assignments	5
Q&A	10

Session Five

Topic	Timing (minutes)
Review Assignment from Previous Session	15
Purchasing Best Practices for Accounts Payable PO Data Quality Pricing/Unit of Measure FOB/Freight Terms Remit-to-Addresses Supplementary and Miscellaneous Charges	60
Assignments	5
Q&A	10

Session Six

Topic	Timing (minutes)
Review Assignment from Previous Session	15
APBP Implementation Five Phases to Successful APBP Implementation Gaining Project Sponsorship Assembling a Project Team Developing the New Process Preparing for Pilot Launch Evaluation of Success Full Implementation Preparation	60
Q&A	10
E-Learning Implementation Courses	5

Presented By...
Soltec, our presenter, is a leading business process consulting firm specializing in implementing Best Practice Solutions™ to achieve dramatic cost reductions for thier clients. Soltec's main focus is transforming companies into efficient process-driven organizations. Soltec's approach to Best Practice Solution implementation and process improvement is to focus on business processes and organizational change management. With this focus, Soltec has developed and implemented pre-defined Best Practice Solutions™ and process improvements in numerous Fortune 1000 companies since its inception in 1991.

Do you have a question regarding this e-seminar? We have your answer at aptraining@iappnet.org.