Christine H. Doxey - The New Accounts Payable Toolkit

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Christine H. Doxey

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Doxey, Christine H., 1955- author. | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., publisher.

Title: The new accounts payable toolkit / Christine H. Doxey.

Description: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021]

Identifiers: LCCN 2020055859 (print) | LCCN 2020055860 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119700500 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119700531 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119700524 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Accounts payable. | Invoices.

Classification: LCC HF5681.A27 D69 2021 (print) | LCC HF5681.A27 (ebook) | DDC 658.15/26dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020055859

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020055860

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Welcome to The New Accounts Payable Toolkit! This toolkit is a guide for everything AP. As we look at all the processes that impact AP and procure to pay (P2P), the author will present best practices and current trends. As we drill down into the pertinent process details, an overview will be provided, followed by a process flow diagram with additional insights. Standards of internal controls are also presented for the AP and P2P processes explored in this toolkit.

The New AP Toolkit is an excellent reference book for anyone new to the AP or P2P space. It can be used to evaluate current processes and identify improvements. This book also serves as a reference for AP managers and directors, P2P managers and directors, shared services managers and directors, external and internal auditors, internal control professionals, CPOs, controllers, and CFOs. Here's how the book is organized.

As an additional bonus, AP Tools are provided within each applicable section. Each AP Tool is numbered for your reference and cross-referenced to a chapter. Every AP Tool includes an introduction titled About This Tool which serves as an overview of the tool. Each type of tool is classified as a checklist, template, or best practice.

This index provides the listing of all the tools for controllers that are included in this book and provides a quick glance of an inventory of all the helpful tools provided. The index is organized by: (1) Section Number, (2) Section Title, (3) Chapter Number, (4) Chapter Title, and (5) AP Tool Title and Number.