accounting
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10 Emails You Need To Make Your AP Automation Work
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One of the most frustrating things that I have to overcome with people who are new to AP Automation is the notion of what role email plays. I guess it’s natural to think that email can transmit an invoice from one approver to another or that approvals can be done by email, however if you…
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6 Steps For Migrating To A New AP Automation Provider
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I don’t think I have made it any secret that I have written books. The two that have been published are the Argument to Automate and The 8 Pitfalls of Accounts Payable Automation. I get a good laugh for being the guy who have written AP Automation books, but it’s my thing and I am…
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What Does Chocolate And AP Automation Have In Common?
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Well… Nothing, but Tuesday at 10:45am I am giving one of my favorite talks, The Argument to Automate at the FMS East Coast Regional Conference in Hershey Pennsylvania. Attending? The talk is one of my favorites because it helps companies answer the question if they should automate Accounts Payable as well as helps them materialize the impact…
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5 Tips on Making Your AP Automation Less Robotic
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I was fortunate enough to have my formative years in the early eighties. This means that like anybody I think that the music I grew up on was the best. To prove it and to stick with the theme of today’s article – check this out: 5 Things Make sure the software fits your process…
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How Many Approval Processes is the Wrong Question #APAutomation
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Once upon a time (isn’t that a great way to start an article) I was working a project where I was the SME (that’s subject matter expert – I love that title) where a consulting firm was running the project to automate accounts payable. I clearly remember the project lead, who was a very smart…
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80% of the Company Isn’t Sold on AP Automation – How to Change That
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Oddly enough when I first started to help company get rid of paper invoices in 2000 I did a few things that seems completely ridiculous today. Things The first ridiculous things I did was approach the operation groups and try to sell them on the idea of approval efficiency. It worked ok because at that…
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The Difference Between Workflow and Approval Process #APAutomation
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Life is not so black and white that something is or something isn’t. That’s the problem with the difference between articles is there are always some shades of gray (yep – I wrote shades of gray not knowing anything about the book or movie). Still Can Learn Even though there are levels of differences and…
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3 Tools That Make AP Automation Happen
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It is funny how the English language changes over time. When I wrote this title off of the back of a conversation that inspired me to write about tools and AP Automation, I cannot help to think of a person as a tool. Just to be clear, I won’t be writing about that one person…
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6 Internal Resources That Can Help With AP Automation
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It is always good to have allies. Better yet, it’s always good to have allies that can help you. That’s what today’s article is about, resources that can help. Worst? The person who said keep your friends close and your enemies closers was a very smart person. I would venture to guess that they had…
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The Basis Point Myth – #APAutomation – Chicago
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In the beginning of the week I am in Chicago at the IOFM’s Controller conference. I trying to shake things up with my accounting friends by speaking on the topic of basis point. You know those things that banks and credit card companies give you to use their credit system. I Bet I bet you…