AP Automation
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There Are 2 Things to Know When Calculating AP Cost.
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One of the first steps in knowing the impact of Accounts Payable Automation is calculating what your Accounts Payable process cost. Start Here What is your current cost per invoice is one of the first questions I ask someone when starting or wanting to improve their AP Automation journey. 2 Things 1. Hard Dollar – This…
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Happy New Year – Now Lose AP Weight
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With a new year comes resolutions. I always like to tell people that I don’t “resolve” to do anything. I am never comfortable with the idea of simply wanting to do something (which is what I consider a resolution), so I set goals. Webinar If you are like me and want to set some goals,…
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There is an AP Automation Dilemma- 3 Things to think about.
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When faced with Accounts Payable Automation there is a natural dilemma that occurs when asking the question, “why automate”. Easy? For a select few companies there is an easy answer. Like a need and opportunity in the company to reduce headcount by employee software rather than people. For others the need and opportunity is not…
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Finding Your Cost Per invoice in 5 Simple Steps (With Video!)
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I have written a lot about cost per invoices… you would think the guy who owns CostPerInvoice.Com would do something like that. I thought I would take a different approach by cutting up a webinar I did not the subject. Enjoy and as usual, let me know what you think. Want to know more? Buy…
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What Does A Vendor Phone calls cost?
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This type of question may never cross your mind. I was fortunate to have been introduced to the cost of a vendor phone call earlier in my career. If you are a consistent reader you will know that I write a lot about why accountants do what they do and normally it cycles back to…
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Is This You? CSI for Accounting Payable?
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CSI stands for “Crime Scene Investigation”… hold on, don’t stop reading… I promise I will make a point about Accounts Payable Automation. Crime Scene Investigation As you may be aware CSI is a popular TV show where investigators piece together a crime (in an hour) from very little evidence. As an Accounts Payable Automator, I have…
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If you Automate AP in 2014 – There is 1 thing you have to battle
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I really can’t believe I used “Battle” in the title. When I wrote the Argument to Automate I used a phase “Revolutionize with a New Plan”. Then, one of my readers told me that people generally die in revolution, so I changed it to reorganize. I guess the same can be true with a battle.…
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Accounts Payable Paper Dysfunction – 4 Signs You Have It.
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Dysfunction is one of those modern terms that people toss around a lot. When I was an intern in college I worked at a museum. It was a very interesting mixture of old and new professionals (museums are like that). I was involved in a conversation that a younger woman (later 20s) was having with…
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Read about the Accounts Payable Automation Paradox
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I used to think I was so clever. When I was in college the teacher asked me to explain to the class what a paradox was… I told the group that it was where you put two boats. Now I have passed these skills onto my oldest child (now 15) and his teachers are loving…
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Where does time comes from – 4 places to look in Accounts Payable Automation
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I could really start this article on a deep philosophical note by writing about “What is Time – What is real – Are we all really here man”. Just like college, but I don’t want to do that. After almost 30 years in corporate America I don’t think I can anymore. Definition For those of you…