Accounts Payable

  • The Purchase Order Process and Control Freaks

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    People that work closely with me know that I have a few standard lines that I use a lot. One of my favorites is if my wife ever leaves me I am going with her. That is both a treat and a promise all at the same time. Another line that is more appropriate to…

  • Purchase Order History

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    My experience with purchase orders (PO) have been an interesting one. There are some companies that use them to their design, and that design is an integral part of their organization. There are others that think they need a purchase order process when they don’t and others that use a purchase order process that wish…

  • Lets Talk Purchase Orders and AP Automation

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    I ask Siri everything…. what my schedule is, if I have any texts (my 4-year-old daughter calls it test) or emails. Siri is also my personal assistant when I need to call someone or create an appointment or a reminder.  She is happy to do anything I ask… like where to bury a dead body…

  • Final Thoughts on Accounting Systems and AP Automation

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    So over the last few week I have been writing about small, medium, large and homemade Accounts Payable Automation systems. I have also written about AP Automation disaster as well as what a company needs to do to be prepared for automation. Thanks for all of the comments, conversations and re-tweets. Common Threads One common message…

  • Accounts Payable Automation Disasters

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    You can imagine that helping people go from paper to an automated AP process for the last 13 years that I have plenty of AP Automation disasters. (And) I do… I have the classic stories of the time the CFO got put in prison during the implementation… that one stalled… there was also the time…

  • AP Automation and The System of Record

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    I remember the days of vinyl… I would like to write that I miss those days, but I like digital everything so much better. Today’ article is about “the system of record”. Competition is Good I love competition. I can relate every business success I have had from some source of competition, however when it…

  • Preparing for Accounts Payable Automation

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    I couldn’t help myself in using the above image to start an article on preparation… This is the way that my dad prepares for things… with sticky notes. Me on the other hand, I am paperless. My son asked me to sign a form for school, but I was unable to locate a pen… that’s…

  • Accounts Payable Automation and Home-Grown Accoutning

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    Today’s post is about homemade accounting systems and Accounts Payable Automation. For the last week I have been writing about small, medium and large systems. I thought it would be good to give you my experience with homegrown systems. The Key Because a lot of my work on AP Automation has been with middle market…

  • Small Accounting Systems and AP Automation

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    This is the last of a three-part installment on Accounts Payable Automation and accounting systems. Today I am writing about small systems and their relationship with AP Automation. If you are just joining me, take a look back at what I wrote for large system and medium size systems. On With The Stuff This one…

  • Medium Size Accounting Systems and AP Automation

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    I am working though giving advice on different accounting system and Accounts Payable Automation. Yesterday I wrote about large system and AP Automation, today’s topic is on medium size accounting system. As wrote in my last post, it is difficult to identify one accounting system to another based on size, so I am using the…