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Essentials of Accounts Payable Training & Certification Program - Portland, OR

08/13/08

DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center • Portland, OR

This fast-paced, one-day training program will rapidly get you up to speed on invoice handling, checks, 1099s, e-invoicing, audits — all the tasks of today's multi-tasking AP specialists and managers. By the end of the day, you will be prepared for the certification exam which can be taken at the end of the program or online at a later date, if you wish to take it.

The program is the ideal way to get new staff up to speed in a hurry, or to prepare to take the accounts payable specialist (APS), or accounts payable manager (APM) certification exam, developed by IOMA and the Accounts Payable Network (TAPN). Join the hundreds of organizations that have taken advantage of this program in just the past few months!

The seminar leader is Ted Klein, Corporate AP and Card Consultant, who formerly ran AP at General Motors.

Seminar Schedule:

8:00am - 8:30 — Registration with Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 12:00 — Seminar
12:00 - 1:00 — Lunch (provided)
1:00pm - 2:45 — Seminar continues
3:00pm - 4:30 — Certification Exam, for those wishing to take it (The exam can also be taken online at a later date.)

Topics Covered:

• Invoice Handling	• Duplicate Payments
• Checks	• Master Vendor File
• Working with Purchasing and AP	• Discounts
• Audits	• e-Invoicing
• T&E	• Sales & Use Tax
• P-cards	• Unclaimed Property
• 1099s	• And more

Cost for the training program is $720, and includes lunch and all the training materials which are sent to you in advance of the program. Materials include a 290-page Training Manual and a sample practice exam.

The exam can be taken at the end of the training seminar if desired (it takes roughly 60-90 minutes), or can be scheduled and taken at a later date online. Cost for the exam is $220. For more information about the exams or the AP certification programs, please contact Eric Fink at 800-401-5937 ext. 4704 or via email at efink@ioma.com.

About the Training & Certification Programs

IOMA provides the only training tied to a three-level certificate program for AP professionals. It gives you the full toolkit needed to train and certify the AP specialist, manager or the entire department. IOMA's training programs are presented in an engaging interactive, hands-on style led by veteran AP management experts and practitioners – at different cities around the country.

The IOMA/TAPN certification exams can be taken at the end of the program, and are designed for the AP specialist (APS), AP manager (APM) and the department (APD) and signify that an individual (or department) has demonstrated a core level of accounts payable proficiency.

Why Is Accounts Payable Certification Necessary?

Much of what is done in accounts payable today has been developed in the past 5 years – some of it in the last 2 years. Today’s payables professional must use the latest electronic processing technologies to drastically reduce the cost of their operations, must work intuitively with every system and department within the organization, and must now 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 has had few ways to demonstrate their expertise either within the organization or to outside agencies. Until now.

Who Should Attend?

The program is designed for experienced AP managers, their staff, or the AP department as a whole, as well as those overseeing the AP function including accounting department managers, controllers and shared services managers, payroll managers, and P-card administrators, in public, private, governmental and non-profit organizations.

Venue: DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, OR 97232. Ph: 503-281-6111.

Mention you're attending the Essentials of AP Training & Certification Program to take advantage of the special reduced room rate of $139 for a standard, single/double occupancy (plus taxes) or of $149 for a premium single/double occupancy (plus taxes).

Deadline to guarantee reduced rate: Monday, July 14, 2008 (providing group room block has not been filled); thereafter (or if the block is filled), rooms are subject to availability.

Substitutions & Cancellations: Should you be unable to attend for any reason, please inform us IN WRITING prior to July 30, 2008 and IOMA will give you a full refund less a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel after July 30, 2008, you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any IOMA event of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled event. Substitutions of enrolled delegates may be made at any time, please call IOMA at 800-401-5937 ext. 2 to let us know before August 8, 2008.

You can also register for Automating Travel and Entertainment presented by Ted Klein on the following day at 8:00 AM or Managing and Expanding Your Purchasing Card Program on the following day at 1:00.

For more information on Automating Travel and Entertainment, visit the website at www.accountspayble360.com/conferences/964.html.

For more information on Managing and Expanding Your Purchasing Card Program, visit the website at www.accountspayble360.com/conferences/965.html.

To register for the Essentials of Accounts Payable Training & Certification Program, contact IOMA Customer Service at 800-401-5937 ext. 2 or via email at subserve@ioma.com or simply make a selection below.