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Top Organizations Record Accounts Payable Cycle Time in 2.8 Days: Metric of the Month

Top Organizations Record Accounts Payable Cycle Time in 2.8 Days: Metric of the Month

Collaboration across silos helps AP go from "invoice received" to "scheduled for payment" faster.

By Perry D. Wiggins | August 3, 2022

Tipalti Buys Approve.com to Boost AP Automation

Tipalti Buys Approve.com to Boost AP Automation

Tipalti said the deal would enable it to offer automation of the entire accounts payable cycle from procurement through to payment.

By Matthew Heller | April 13, 2021

Metric of the Month: Detect and Prevent Duplicate or Erroneous Payments

Metric of the Month: Detect and Prevent Duplicate or Erroneous Payments

Duplicate or erroneous payments can be financially damaging, but they can be prevented.

By Perry D. Wiggins, CPA | March 3, 2020

A Recession Lesson for Working Capital Management

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A Recession Lesson for Working Capital Management

An analysis of automakers' changes to managing working capital after the Great Recession offers lessons for other industries ahead of the next downturn.

By Lima Zhao and Arnd Huchzermeier | September 13, 2018

Robotics Is Going Mainstream in Finance

Robotics Is Going Mainstream in Finance

More than 4 in 10 companies have an enterprise-wide automation strategy in place, with finance leading the way, a survey shows.

By David McCann | May 31, 2018

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Tipalti

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Tipalti

Our third selection, Tipalti, is solving the mounting payables problem faced by growing midmarket businesses.

By Vincent Ryan | May 3, 2018

No Pain, Just Gain for Supply Chain

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No Pain, Just Gain for Supply Chain

Supply chain financing lets companies stretch payment terms without hurting their suppliers’ cash flow.

By Randy Myers | February 20, 2018

Metric of the Month: Accounts Payable Cost

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Metric of the Month: Accounts Payable Cost

Manually entering invoices into the general ledger has a negative influence on the total cost of processing accounts payable per invoice.

By Perry D. Wiggins and CPA | February 5, 2018

AP Benchmarks Reveal Opportunities for Fraud

AP Benchmarks Reveal Opportunities for Fraud

An APEX Analytix survey uncovers some weak spots in global accounts payable departments.

By Vincent Ryan | August 24, 2017

Metric of the Month: Financial Shared Services Centers

Metric of the Month: Financial Shared Services Centers

Not only do the top-performing financial shared services centers process more invoices and receipts with fewer people, those people accomplish much more.

By Mary Driscoll | March 8, 2017

Survey Finds Cash Flow Management Lacking

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Survey Finds Cash Flow Management Lacking

Executives at manufacturers and distributors believe optimizing working capital is important but less than half have implemented a plan to manage cash flow.

By Matthew Heller | August 23, 2016

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Over a Barrel

Thanks to the slumping oil and gas industry, the working capital performance of America’s largest companies is at its worst level in years.

By Edward Teach | July 14, 2016

Metric of the Month: Accounts Payable Process Performance

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Metric of the Month: Accounts Payable Process Performance

Nothing destroys relationships with critical vendors like payment delays.

By Mary C. Driscoll | July 11, 2016

Will Virtual Cards Finally Find a Big Market in AP?

Will Virtual Cards Finally Find a Big Market in AP?

Payments-industry observers say it's an idea whose time may have come.

By David McCann | May 13, 2015

Special Operations

Special Operations

A high-performing finance operations function can add value throughout a company.

By | March 27, 2015