The Accounts Payable Network - Benefits of Membership

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Benefits of Membership

The Accounts Payable Network (TAPN) provides access to the complete, one-stop educational resource for everything you need, when you need it to excel in your AP position. It's like having a highly paid consultant on your team 24/7!

Save Time and Money Developing and Documenting Policies, Procedures and Processes
TAPN's online AP Tools at www.TAPN.com gives members unrestricted access to more than 300 tools that AP professionals from World-Class organizations rely on every day. A variety of forms, charts, checklists and templates are just a click away to help you save time and effort in creating policies, documenting processes and internal controls, evaluating process improvement alternatives, preparing business cases, managing compliance and 1099s and more! TAPN's tools, designed to meet GAAP, internal control and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, were developed by certified public accountants and highly experienced subject matter experts.

Find Answers Fast: Online Research Library Available at Your Fingertips 24/7
TAPN's online research library [see AP Research and AP Compliance Suite in the menus at left] provides members with unlimited access to case studies, best practice reports, articles and AP improvement resources to help you cut through the clutter to get reliable, objective information on everything AP with no guesswork and no wasted time. TAPN helps you identify opportunities for cost-cutting, automation, process streamlining and provides guidance to help your department avoid costly penalties and fines.

Stay Ahead of the Curve with the Latest AP News and Best Practices
AP Week - TAPN's members-only newsletter - keeps you up to date with breaking news in accounts payable. The TAPN members-only website, www.TAPN.com, is constantly being updated with new AP research reports, cut-and-paste downloads, templates, case studies, benchmarking surveys, best practices, policies and much more. AP Week keeps members abreast of AP news and updates to the TAPN site.

AP Monthly - TAPN's print member newsletter - features AP information, articles and tips to help you and your colleagues stay up to date on managing accounts payable and increase efficiencies and bottom-line results.

Use TAPN's Benchmarking Studies to Analyze How Your AP Department Compares to Others
TAPN conducts benchmark surveys quarterly and you can find a wealth of benchmark information on performance metrics, processing policies and practices, and implementation and effectiveness of automation technologies - key AP metrics to provide insight and facilitate improvement of your accounts payable performance. Compare the metrics and key process indicators of your operations with hundreds of others. What's more, TAPN resources show you how to implement change effectively!

Network and Learn From Other AP Professionals
One of the chief benefits of TAPN membership is having anytime access to other finance professionals to help solve your problems. After all, TAPN is first and foremost a network. The heart of the TAPN Community is the forums and messaging center, which allows member-to-member interaction. Members can participate in any of the hundreds of active discussions or start a new one. In addition, you can also send private messages to any of TAPN's 3,000+ registered members who are CFO's, controllers, vice presidents, directors and managers in some of the world's leading corporations. Don't reinvent the wheel - learn from others, who have made mistakes or had great successes, what works and what doesn't - and make yourself look good through your bosses eyes.

Free Video e-Training to Keep You and Your Staff On Top of the Changing AP Industry
Included in membership, TAPN offers members e-learning seminars on a wide variety of critical accounts payable topics, from metrics and benchmarking to imaging and workflow to T&E management to best AP practices. Members can use TAPN's e-learning videos and get top-notch training for staff members from the convenience of your office or conference room. You and your staff can learn key skills guaranteed to help you succeed in an ever-changing AP environment - without the trouble and expense of travel!

One-on-One Support Guarantees You Will Get All the Answers to Your Pressing AP Questions
TAPN membership guarantees that you will get answers to all of your most challenging AP questions. If you don't find the answer to your question in the AP Research Library, AP Answers or the Forums, you can get the answers you need from TAPN's highly popular "Ask the Expert" solution. TAPN's experienced staff and advisory board members offer practical insights and workable solutions for all your AP challenges. You're not alone with your AP problems - TAPN is always there to help you.

Accounts Payable Certification: The Standard of Excellence for AP Professionals
The IOMA/TAPN Accounts Payable Certification Program is the most widely accepted AP accreditation program domestically and worldwide to help your team build the skills they need to succeed and get the recognition they deserve.

Professional Development Discounts
TAPN members enjoy special discount pricing on conferences, webinars, training, virtual conferences, books and reports, provided by TAPN and others.

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