The prominence of the Accounts Payable department has increased in recent years, so what does the portrait of an average firm's AP director look like? (more…)
Accounts Payable
You and your Accounts Payable folks have probably seen some questionable things staffers tried to slip through on reimbursement. Bet they were never as bad as many of these! (more…)
Forget about scrimping. How about first claiming every dollar that's rightfully yours? (more…)
File-sharing software can help to ensure finance staffers don't duplicate their efforts ... or it can leave you wide open to a costly rift in security. (more…)
File it under "seemed like a good idea at the time" -- in an attempt to save money a company reclassifies existing workers as independent contractors or starts hiring more ICs. Could save you a bundle ... or cost you…
If you haven't seen these behaviors yet, you probably will soon. Here's how to handle it. (more…)
The aim of the stimulus package was to find more work for people. You probably didn't think that meant more work for your own staffers! (more…)
An employee has a business trip. She drives her car to the airport and leaves it there. Then you pay those parking charges. You may not have to. (more…)
From cell phones to BlackBerrys, does keeping Finance equipped with up-to-date wireless communication tools have to be so costly? (more…)
As if your departments didn't have enough to do before Dec. 31, IRS has issued a slew of updates for the new year. No worries -- you'll find them all here. (more…)
When times get tough, IT is one of the first budgets on the chopping block. And there is lots of room to cut there. But be careful: There are some places where spending more will save your company more. (more…)
Rising transportation costs are hitting businesses, and the inflated shipping costs are too great for many companies to shoulder. But if you think the only move is to bump up prices, think again. (more…)
