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Online AP Training and Certification Review

For all AP professionals!

Instructional Online Video Program with Judy Bicking and Tom Nichols
View the program — as a group or individually — when and where you want over a 14-day period

This intensive, two-and-a-half hour training program will reveal today's best practices for internal controls, fraud prevention, auditing, payment terms/discounts, vendor master file, T&E, technology, tax and regulatory issues, and much more— all the jobs of today's multi-tasking AP and finance professionals.

This comprehensive, fast-paced online video was produced for today’s accounts payable and financial professionals looking for cost-effective, high-quality training solutions. It is not only a great way to prepare yourself and your staff to take the Accredited Payables Specialist (APS), or Accredited Payables Manager (APM) certification exams, it is also the perfect training tool to get new staff up to speed quickly and conveniently.

The online AP Certification Review provides an overview of the entire scope of the accounts payable function. It will refresh and expand the knowledge and understanding of seasoned payables personnel and establish a common knowledge-base for the myriad accounts payable issues faced by the newer members on your team. All major certification exam areas are included:

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

Topics Covered Include:

Internal Controls • Fraud • Cash Management • Invoice Handling • Checks • Duplicate Payments • Working with Purchasing and Accounts Payable • Vendor Master File • Audits • Payment Terms/Discounts • Electronic Payments • Technology/Software • Imaging/Work Flow • T&E • e-invoicing • P-cards • Sales & Use Tax/VAT • 1099s • Unclaimed Property • Management

Register today! View the presentation when you want, up to five times over two weeks from registration.

Pricing:
AP Certification Training Online Seminar and Training Manual — $620.00
Accredited Payables Specialist Exam — $220.00
Accredited Payables Manager Exam — $220.00

About our expert presenters:

Judy Bicking, APM
Former Global Director, Accounts Payable European Project, Johnson & Johnson
AP Best Practice Consultant and owner of Island Decor & More / Ship to Shore Home Decor
A 27-year Johnson & Johnson veteran, Judy Bicking started in the Credit Department of McNeil Consumer in Pennsylvania. After achieving a Regional Credit Manager role, she was asked to manage the accounts payable function and to update the AP system and process. Management acknowledged her contribution to achieving best practice and asked her to join J&J's corporate team investigating a national system and shared service center. This project was approved and Judy was transferred to New Jersey to lead the U.S. Shared Services AP Center. For 16 years she benchmarked best practices across industries and matched those practices to J&J’s completely decentralized environment. Her understanding of people, process and metrics were integral to the success of J&J's Shared Services Center, which supports 99+ businesses in the United States and Puerto Rico.

One major accomplishment was forming a team which brought to market the first interactive AP Web site for suppliers to view their history online 24/7 and to enter PO-related invoices, simply called “Web invoicing.” Judy also worked with Ariba's design team in designing their PO flip invoicing and online history.

More recently Judy served as Global Director to J&J’s European operations in its design and implementation of an AP Shared Service Center in Europe. The design included 14 languages, approximately five currencies, and SOX and VAT regulations; all of which made for a very interesting and complicated project.

Judy worked with TAPN in the development of an AP Certification program that would be recognized by companies’ upper management and is now a Certification Trainer. She believes certification is vital in getting Accounts Payable the professional recognition it deserves.

Judy is on the Advisory Board of The Accounts Payable Network and is a frequent conference speaker.

Thomas F. Nichols
President, Process Management Improvement, Inc.
Tom is past president and charter board member of the International Accounts Payable Professionals Inc. (IAPP). The former director of financial operations for AT&T's corporate accounts payable and payroll management, Tom was with AT&T for 35 years and is highly experienced in financial operations, procurement, information technology, manufacturing and materials management. He pioneered the introduction of electronic invoicing and ordering for accounts payable and purchasing within AT&T.

In 2001 Tom received the Sandia National Laboratories Excellence Award for his efforts in assisting in developing standards for electronic billing, utilizing the Internet. He served on the board of directors of the Electronic Data Interchange Association, developing national standards for document exchanges. In March 2007 he received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from The Accounts Payable Network for his commitment and distinguished service to the Accounts Payable profession.

Currently, as president of Process Management Improvement Inc., Tom provides research, AP process improvement consulting, and seminars to large companies and financial associations. Tom's areas of expertise include AP Best Practices, Internal Controls, Change Management, Contract Compliance, Supplier Relations and overall Management Issues.

Tom is also at the heart of the IOMA/TAPN Accounts Payable Certification Programs team that has developed a three-part open program for the accreditation of accounts payable specialists, managers, and departments in order to bring recognition to and foster continuing education in accounts payable practice.

Register today!

7 important benefits of this training workshop on video

Enjoy total training flexibility. Take advantage of this training option to gather your team for this 150-minute video when and where you want over a 14-day period.
Download handout materials as PDF files for distribution to attendees.
Train people individually or as a group – it’s up to you.
Have an easy, consistent way to train new employees.
Eliminate travel costs and minimize staff disruptions ─ top-notch training is only a click away.
Rest easy knowing your staff is receiving accurate, reliable training.
Gain expert advice from two AP experts – Judy Bicking and Tom Nichols.

You won’t find a more flexible, economical and consistent way to prepare for the APS or APM exam, or as an introduction to AP for new staff members. This 150-minute online seminar can be viewed up to five times over a two week period.

Register today for this 150-minute certification review video — and get certified soon!

Why Is Accounts Payable Certification Necessary?

Much of what is done in accounts payable today has been developed in the past five years – some of it in the last two 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.

5 Reasons to Become AP Certified?
Differentiate Yourself — Expand Your Knowledge and Advance Your Career

APS or APM designation proves that you are a highly-skilled professional who is serious about advancing in and serving your profession, and demonstrates expertise and commitment to AP perfection.
Certification places you in the exclusive group of accredited AP professionals around the world whose skills are recognized and acknowledged – you get the respect you deserve.
Maintaining your credentials requires continuing education – this guarantees that you keep abreast of new developments in your field, and it sets you apart, increasing your value to your organization or to prospective employers.
More and more employers faced with critical staffing decisions are looking at certification as the differentiator in prospective employees. In fact, many organizations actively seek people who are certified.
Adding those three letters after your name – APS or APM – can boost your career to the next level!

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