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12 Steps to Improving the Accounts Payable Process

MineralTree

Optimizing the accounts payable (AP) process involves more than paying vendors on time — it’s also about maximizing efficiency and accuracy with every outgoing payment while managing cash flow to maintain a healthy business. The process includes invoice receipt, verification, approval, and eventual payment.

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Making Accounts Payable More Efficient

MineralTree

Yet, it also underscored the critical role that AP plays in enabling prompt vendor payments and strengthening relationships to keep goods and services flowing during supply chain volatility. MineralTree recently surveyed more than 800 finance professionals and over 200 of their vendors for the State of AP Report.

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Quadient Integrates with Xero for Automated SMB Accounting

CPA Practice

Quadient and Xero , a cloud-based accounting software, have formed a strategic partnership in North America and the United Kingdom. Xero integrates with Quadient’s Accounts Payable (AP) capabilities to fully automate and streamline accounting processes. Xero helps 3.95 Xero helps 3.95

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7 Accounts Payable Trends in 2024

MineralTree

The past year in finance was riddled with economic uncertainty, accompanied by challenges like staffing constraints and the need to optimize efficiency with limited resources. For finance professionals, understanding this landscape is crucial. This blog takes a deeper dive into 7 accounts payable trends that will help shape 2024.

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Don’t be hurt by the shortage of accountants. Give them what they need.

Airbase

Is your finance team getting the love and attention they deserve? Typically overworked and underappreciated, finance teams are a serious flight risk. In fact, the Wall Street Journal reports that more than 300,000 accountants and auditors quit over the last two years, and the effects of those losses can be significant.

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How to Choose the Best Accounts Payable Software Solution

MineralTree

Accounts payable (AP) is a critical business function, responsible for protecting cash flow, maintaining good relationships with vendors, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. It’s no surprise that MineralTree’s State of AP Report identified the AP function as the No.

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As Businesses Shift Focus to Efficiency, Finance Teams Must Find Ways to Do More with Less in AP

CPA Practice

As a result, finance leaders find their departments squarely in the spotlight—keeping a closer eye on their balance sheets, taking fewer risks, and focusing more on efficiency and value over growth. Accounts Payable (AP), in particular, has become ground zero as liquidity and cash flow become even more indispensable.