Why does accounts payable need to know as much as they do?

First of all, congratulations! All that hard work, all that time working your way through the day to day processing and the vlookups, and the pivot tables, has allowed you to move into a leadership role. Well deserved! And welcome! What do I wish I had known before I moved into an AP Manager role? … Continue reading You’re an AP Manager, now what? →

How many slices of bread do you use to make a sandwich? How many slices of cheese? How much mayo or mustard? What kind of mustard are you using? Is that honey mustard with garlic salt? Are you putting pickles on that? Eggplant?  What are you doing with that eggplant?! We all know what should … Continue reading Sandwiches and Payables →

It’s January and every seasoned Accounts Payable employee knows that this special month brings the mother of all deadlines: January 31. This deadline is for the submission of vendor 1099s and W2s. These are the fastest turnaround deadlines within the IRS guidelines. I’m sure there are plenty of tax accountants out there who would argue … Continue reading 1099s, what’s in a name? →

There are times in my career that I have felt the manual processes of Accounts Payable push my patience to the limit and make me want to jump off the wagon and eat a whole cake. Which would be awful because those calories just make it difficult to move! I found that the reason these … Continue reading AP Stays Lean With Exercise →

To most, AP stands for Accounts Payable. It can stand for many things to many people. Some internal departments may feel AP stands for Always Problems. Our competitors will see a struggling AP department as a target for their Armor Piercing. I’ve worked in AP departments that are Always Partying because there’s an abondance of … Continue reading AP, from Always Problems to Anticipated Proficiency →