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AP Training & Certification Seminars

The Accounts Payable Network & IOMA present:
The Essentials of Accounts Payable Training & Certification Program

Upcoming Seminars:

Washington, DC • September 24, 2010 • Georgetown University
Scottsdale, AZ • October 11, 2010 • Westin Kierland Resort
Orlando, FL • November 14, 2010 • Loews Universal Royal Pacific Hotel

Mark your calendars for 2011 Certification Seminars

This intensive, one-day training program will reveal today's best practices for invoice handling, checks, 1099s, e-invoicing, audits — all the tasks of today's multi-tasking AP specialists and managers. By the end of the day, you will be prepared for the certification exam which can be taken at the end of the program or online at a later date.

Now, in one fast-paced session, you can get new staff up to speed, or prepare yourself and your staff to take the accredited payable specialist (APS), or accredited payable manager (APM) certification exam. Join the hundreds of organizations that have taken advantage of this program in just the past few months!

The leaders for each seminar have been selected based on their knowledge of the entire range of issues involved in managing the accounts payable function and department, their many years of experience and their speaking and teaching abilities.

The Seminar Leaders (click)

Seminar Schedule:

8:00am - 8:30 — Registration with Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 12:00 — Seminar
12:00 - 1:00 — Lunch

1:00pm - 2:45 — Seminar continues
3:00pm - 4:30 — Certification Exam, for those wishing to take it
(The exam can also be taken online at a later date.)

Topics Covered:

Invoice Handling • Checks • Duplicate Payments • Working with Purchasing and Accounts Payable • Master Vendor File • Audits • Discounts • T&E • e-invoicing • P-cards • Sales & Use Tax • 1099s • Unclaimed Property

Program cost is $720, which includes lunch and all training materials, sent to you in advance of the program. Materials include a 300-page Training Manual and a sample practice exam.

The exam can be taken at the end of the training seminar if desired (it takes roughly 60-90 minutes), or can be scheduled and taken at a later date online. Cost for the exam is $220. For more information about the exams please contact Mary Arnold at 1-866-827-6389 or via email at marnold@theapnetwork.com.

About the Training & Certification Programs

TAPN/IOMA provides the only training program and three-level certificate program for AP professionals. It gives you the full toolkit needed to train and certify the AP specialist, manager or the entire department. The training programs are presented in an engaging interactive, hands-on style led by veteran AP management experts and practitioners – at different cities around the country.

Learning Objectives – The objective of these live seminars is to prepare candidates for certification. The seminars provide a review of the entire scope of accounts payable function intended to refresh and expand the knowledge and understanding of seasoned payables personnel and instruct less-experienced payables staff in the myriad accounts payable issues contained under the following general topics:

Controls
Process Functions
Vendor Master File and Vendor Relations
Technology
Tax & Regulatory Issues
Travel & Entertainment
Management

Advanced preparation through study of the Accounts Payable Certification Programs Manual is strongly recommended.

The certification exams, created and managed by The Accounts Payable Network and IOMA, can be taken at the end of the program, and are designed for the specialist, manager and the department. Achievement of Accredited Payables Specialist (APS) or Manager (APM) and Department (APD) signifies that an individual (or department) has demonstrated a core level of accounts payable proficiency.

Why Is Accounts Payable Certification Necessary?

Much of what is done in accounts payable today has been developed in the past 5 years – some of it in the last 2 years. Today’s payables professional must use the latest electronic processing technologies to drastically reduce the cost of operations, work intuitively with every system and department within the organization, and completely change a number of procedures while creating new ones due to Sarbanes-Oxley. The profession has largely kept pace, much to its credit, but accounts payable professionals have had few ways to demonstrate their expertise either within the organization or to outside agencies. Read more about the Accounts Payable Certification Programs.

Who Should Attend?

The Accounts Payable Training/Certification Programs are designed for experienced AP managers, their staff, or the AP department as a whole, as well as those overseeing the AP function including accounting department managers, controllers and shared services managers, payroll managers, and P-card administrators, in public, private, governmental and non-profit organizations.

The prerequisites for certification eligibility are:

Accredited Payables Manager (APM)
no degree	5 years related work experience
2-year degree	4 years related work experience
4-year degree	2 years related work experience
Advanced degree	1 year related work experience

Accredited Payables Specialist (APS)
no degree	3 years A/P experience
2-year degree	2 years A/P experience
4-year degree	1 year A/P experience

CPE credits

The Accounts Payable Training & Certification Seminars are group-live offerings approved for CPE credits. Participants completing the day-long seminar earn 6 CPEs. This program is a basic-level CPE course.

The Accounts Payable Network is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accounting (NASBA)as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credits. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org.

For information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact TAPN Membercare at 866-827-6389 or email getcertified@TheAPNetwork.com.

Registration and Venues: Click on city links above or below. Dates and locations are subject to change.

Information: Mary Arnold
Phone: 866-827-6389
Email: getcertified@theapnetwork.com

Pricing Options

• AP Review - TAPN Member - $620
• AP Review - Non-Member - $720
• Specialist Exam - $220
• Manager Exam - $220
• AP Review & Exam - Member - $840
• AP Review & Exam - Non-Member - $940

Substitutions and Cancellations

Should you be unable to attend for any reason, please inform us IN WRITING at least 15 days before the event date and we will give you a full refund less a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel within 15 days, you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any TAPN event of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled event. Substitutions of enrolled delegates may be made at any time, please call TAPN at 866-827-6389 to let us know at least 5 days prior to your event date.

Register:

Washington, DC • September 24, 2010
Scottsdale, AZ • October 11, 2010
Orlando, FL • November 14, 2010

2011 Certification Seminars
February	Houston, TX	July	Seattle, WA
March	Los Angeles, CA	August	Boston, MA
April	DC/VA/MD	September	NY/NJ
May	Chicago, IL	October	Atlanta, GA
June	Denver, CO
The exact dates and locations are being finalized. More information will be available shortly.

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