Accounts Payable 360 Best Practices Sponsored Webinars
Sponsorship package includes:
- Event marketed and produced as turn-key
- Exclusivity as sponsor over topic of your choosing
- Webinar lasts 45-60 minutes
- Sponsors logo will appear on all marketing
- Event archived for 60 days
- Lead file provided after the event
- IOMA provides moderator/speaker on the Webinar, followed by sponsor presentation (5 minutes) and Q&A involving all parties
- IOMA is solely responsible for the content (except sponsor segment)
2010 Webinar Topics
Webinar #18: Overview of AP Automation and Technology - SOLD OUT
This Webinar examines how AP departments are using various technologies to improve efficiency and productivity. Concepts to be discussed include: invoice imaging, electronic invoicing, automated workflow, invoice data extraction tools, and electronic payments.
Presenter: Jon Casher, APM, President, Casher Associates Inc.; or Ted Klein, APM, AP, p-card consultant; former head of AP, General Motors
Webinar #39: AP Automation Tools That Offer a Fast Payback - SOLD OUT
New Web-based tools and invoice networks are helping AP make a stronger business case for automating their departments. This Webinar will present insights gained from the presenter’s consulting assignments in this area.
Presenter: Henry Ijams, APM, Managing Director, PayStream Advisors
Webinar #25: How to Overcome Obstacles to AP Automation
Based on case studies, this Webinar explains the common barriers to implementing electronic invoicing, imaging, workflow, automated T&E, and e-payments—and what techniques were used to successfully overcome them.
Presenter: Jon Casher, APM, President, Casher Associates Inc.
Webinar #72: Developing a Blueprint for Automating Your AP Dept.
How to get started in coming up with an overall plan for automating AP, including: business case modeling, using metrics to support the business case, and determining the right mix of technology tools to implement.
Presenter: Steve Iannarone, APM, AP Consultant (former AP at Tellabs, Wrigley,
Webinar #68: Automated Workflow’s Role in AP Technology Transformation - SOLD OUT
This Webinar explains the workings of automated workflow for invoice processing and how it knits together with invoice imaging or electronic invoicing initiatives. It also reveals how AP departments are getting invoices into the workflow process faster.
Presenter: Henry Ijams, Managing Director and Founder, Paystream Advisors, Inc.
Webinar #54: Using Technology to Increase Invoice Discounts - SOLD OUT
This Webinar explains the cutting-edge mechanism you can implement that allows vendors to select a sliding scale of discounts for early payment of their invoices. Also discussed is partnering with vendors to make this idea a success.
Presenter: Henry Ijams, Managing Director, PayStream Advisors
Webinar #87: Moving From Paper Checks to ACH Payments
This Webinar presents the basics of ACH payments and how to overcome some of the key barriers to getting more of an organization’s payments onto ACH, including: convincing vendors to accept e-payments; making sure vendors can send or receive automated remittance information; and getting more IT resources for implementation.
Presenter: Mary Kate Cole, AAP, Vice-President, UMACHA
Webinar #3: Best Practices for Master Vendor File Management
This Webinar offers a six-point plan for optimal management of the master vendor file. Issues covered include file access, data entry formats, eliminating the risk of duplicate payments, how often to purge, and building strong internal controls.
Presenter: Jon Casher, APM, President, Casher Associates Inc.
Webinar #15: Top 10 Ways to Grow Your P-Card Program
The use of p-cards cuts AP costs. Based on exclusive IOMA Research, this Webinar reveals the strategies p-card pros say work best for them to increase card usage.
Presenter: Ted Klein, APM, AP, p-card consultant; former head of AP, General Motors
Webinar #42: Latest Trends in Automating T&E
Best-in-class software offerings for automated travel and entertainment management and reimbursement systems are discussed. Includes an in-depth review of specific software features.
Presenter: Ted Klein, APM, AP, p-card consultant; former head of AP, General Motors
Webinar #7: How to Recover Duplicate Payments—and Stop Them Forever
Duplicate payments are made for many reasons—mistakes, fraud, double billing. Fortunately, there’s a no-cost way to recover this money—which goes right to the organization’s bottom line. Plus, there are safeguards to use to avoid them altogether.
Presenter: Jon Casher, APM, President, Casher Associates Inc.
IOMA Accounts Payable Webinars
Presenter Biographies
Jon Casher, APM
President, Casher Associates, Inc., Senior Consultant, IOMA Advisory Services
Jon Casher has over thirty years of experience in consulting, teaching and managing the design, development and deployment of financial systems. Jon is a subject matter expert for the IOMA/TAPN Accounts Payable Certification programs. Through IOMA, he provides consulting services and leads AP training classes, workshop, seminars, audio conferences and webinars on a broad range of financial operations topics.
Mary Kate Cole, AAP
Vice President, UMACHA
Mary Kate brings over 18 years of bank operations experience to her position as Vice President of the Upper Midwest Automated Clearing House Association (UMACHA). Mary Kate has been with UMACHA for 13 years. Her position at UMACHA involves member education and problem solving as well as ACH development projects. Mary Kate received her AAP accreditation in 1995 and has maintained it since then. She is a speaker at both local and national conferences as a part of her position with UMACHA. Mary Kate is active in many NACHA Rules Work Groups. She currently sits on NACHA’s Council for Electronic Billing and Payment and the AAP Blue Ribbon Panel.
Steve Iannarone , APM
AP Consultant.
Steve Iannarone has extensive experience in accounts payable, including stints at Tellabs Operations, Inc.; WM Wrigley Jr. Co., to implement their imaging and workflow processes; United Stationers, leading their shared services implementation project; McCain Foods USA, implementing payment process improvement; RR Donnelley Logistics, working to build their shared services operation and implementing Six Sigma departmental metrics; and Playboy Enterprises Inc, implementing ERS software, automated expense reporting and payment process improvements.
Henry Ijams, APM
Managing Director, PayStream Advisors
Henry Ijams is the Managing Director and Founder of PayStream Advisors, a research and consulting firm focused on helping Fortune 1000 companies improve their back office financial operations by delivering unbiased, third-party market trend information, assessments of financial automation technology, and innovative ideas to business leaders in healthcare, consumer billing, finance, treasury, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Mr. Ijams’ 23 years of experience includes positions with Citibank and Ernst & Young’s Financial Services Consulting practice, and through his consulting and publications on automation strategy he has developed a leadership position in the finance industry. Mr. Ijams is widely quoted by such publications as Treasury & Risk Management, the AFP Journal, Document Management, Financial Times, CFO, and the American Banker.
Ted Klein, APM
Former Head of AP, General Motors, AP & P-Card Consultant
In 2002 Ted Klein retired from the General Motors Corporation after completing a distinguished career in finance. During his tenure at GM he held many managerial positions including accounts payable, corporate benchmarking, payroll, expense reporting, budgeting and internal control. He implemented and managed the General Motors Purchasing, Fleet and Corporate Card programs since their inception. He now owns a Financial Consulting firm and has been assisting many industry leaders in both the public and private sectors to implement and/or upgrade their financial processes. He also teaches an accounts payable certification course for the Institute of Management & Administration (IOMA).
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