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Technology hacks and accounts payable productivity go hand in hand. What’s more, most of them are so simple anyone can use them. Many don’t require any spending and others require only a minimal amount of cash outlay. And you’ll get paid back many times over with the productivity enhancements to your accounts payable operation. #accountspayable #technology #accounting

Accounts payable productivity can often be enhanced by simple technology hacks. We describe 5 simple technology hacks any organization can make to its accounts payable process to enhance their accounts payable process. Whether harnessing the power of Excel hacks to improve the accounts payable process or making simple procedural changes, technology can make all the difference.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. Technology hacks and accounts payable productivity are a marriage made in heaven. Technology is the game changer for those best practice organizations that want to improve their accounts payable process.

Accounts payable processes using technology hacks will make your accounts payable productivity skyrocket.

Link to: Shopping for a New Automation Solution: Simple Features that Can Make a Huge Differencehttps://youtu.be/BK5CQDwj1Xw

Link to Using Conditional Formatting to Weed Out Duplicateshttps://youtu.be/ssdlMh79n4E

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Can quiet quitting ruin your career? Quiet quitting has raised up quite a dust storm of controversy. Those who really understand what quiet quitting is might be wondering why we’re even asking the question. But it is a fair one and we’ll attempt to answer it. #quietquitting #quietquittingwork #career

Ariana Huffington, Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and possibly even Elon Musk have all weighted in on Quiet Quitting. And most have not been big fans. In this episode we examine what business professionals can expect if they quiet quit their jobs. We also discuss again, what quiet quitting is and what quiet quitting is not and the difference between someone who quiet quits and someone who slacks off. By understanding the difference, perhaps we can dispel some of the controversy surrounding quiet quitting.

Quiet quitting is a new trend sweeping the corporate world as employees seek to get better control of their life work balance. As you might imagine, there are differing views on quiet quitting work. Not everyone sees it the same. Quiet quitting jobs has been going on for some time although few talk about it for attribution. Quiet quitting will probably be with us for a while as long as there is a shortage of qualified workers.

Quiet quitting is here and many are adopting the quiet quitting work approach. Quiet quitting is part of the great resignation which has been discussed extensively in the press.

Lessons Learned from Jeff Bezoshttps://youtu.be/tKNkkZZQqZU

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Extreme Wordle Results Revealed? Was it easy or brutal? Is Extreme Wordle (the game) a walk in the park or a real nightmare? Want to try your hand at Extreme Wordle? We’ll tell you when to halt the video so you can guess before we reveal the results.

Extreme Wordle is based on the widely popular game of Wordle, which has everyone talking. Extreme Wordle forces players to expand their powers of deduction and proves that it is possible to guess the right answer if you really, really focus. This broadcast explores some of the responses in the first published round and gives viewers the opportunity to match their skills against the best of the best.  

Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.

Extreme Wordle, What is Extreme Wordle, where can I find it, how do you play Extreme Wordle and is Extreme Wordle difficult are questions dedicated wordle players are asking.

Link to Wordle Inference [Win in Fewer Rounds] or … if Sherlock Holmes Played Wordlehttps://youtu.be/jg-WdJ-TqZU

Link to playlist of Wordle Tip videos (to help you improve your game) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hfn9N_qauQQy1XNsGD_qUEi

Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

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Appreciation 2022 AP Week. In this broadcast AP Now focuses on AP Appreciation Week, or Accounts Payable Appreciation Week. It is sometimes called AP Recognition Week. When AP Now celebrates AP Week, why we celebrate AP Appreciation Week and what AP Now has planned as our way of showing our appreciation for our audience – the accounts payable and accounting community.

While accounts payable best practices are the foundation of the accounts payable function, ap appreciation week focuses on the professionals who work in, manage or have responsibility for the accounts payable function. It is AP Now’s way of showing appreciation for the accounts payable and accounting professionals who support its efforts. AP Appreciation week is about giving professionals who work in or manage the accounts payable function the tools they need to succeed in the future.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used.

What is 2022 AP Appreciation Week. In this broadcast AP Now focuses on AP Appreciation Week, or Accounts Payable Appreciation Week. It is sometimes called AP Recognition Week. When AP Now celebrates AP Week, why we celebrate AP Appreciation Week and what AP Now has planned as our way of showing our appreciation for our audience – the accounts payable and accounting community.

Link to What is Quiet Quitting Workhttps://youtu.be/ss4tl6GHt7I

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Anatomy of an Invoice delves into the issue of what’s an invoice as well as examine some of the parts of the invoice critical to the accounts payable and accounting function when it comes to the accounts payable process for handling that invoice. The accounts payable process for invoice handling relies on a strong understanding of the parts of an invoice. An #invoice is the primary document used in #accountspayable and #accounting for making apayment.

The broadcast also delves into the parts of an invoice important to the accounts payable process for invoice handling examining concepts like line item detail, invoice date and what it means, payment terms and e-invoicing.

Link: New AP Best Practice on Receiving Invoiceshttps://youtu.be/Ykg11XtV634

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used.

Anatomy of an Invoice examines the basic concept of what’s an invoice as well as taking a look at some of the parts of the invoice necessary to the accounts payable and accounting function when it comes to the accounts payable process for handling that invoice. The accounts payable process for invoice handling relies on a strong understanding of the parts of an invoice.

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Have you updated your accounts payable process to include the newest best practice step? Are you using the best practice to receive invoice? If you are not following one simple, and relatively new step, you are probably using the almost best practice—and that could mean a lot of extra work for your accounts payable staff.

Accounts Payable Process: New Receiving Invoices Best Practices investigates New Receiving Invoices Best Practices that every organization using accounts payable best practices should implement immediately. Invoice best practices have been changing to meet the demands of fraud protection and organizational efficiency. Mary Schaeffer, a nationally-recognized accounts payable experts shares her reasoning behind this newest accounts payable best practice. For some, it will be a change to thier Accounts Payable Process as they relate to invoices. This newest invoice best practice should be adopted by all best practice organizations.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used.

Updating your accounts payable process to include this newest best practice step is smart and it will make your organization more operationally efficient. Every organization should be using this best practice to receive invoice. If you are not following one simple, easy, new step, you are probably using the almost best practice—and that could mean a lot of extra work for your accounts payable processors.

Link to Pop Quiz: Internal Controls (Invoices)https://youtu.be/xUpDs4erAls

Learn more about 127 Best Practices for Accounts Payablehttps://www.amazon.com/127-Best-Practices-Accounts-Payable/dp/1735100021

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Quiet quitting! What is quiet quitting? When I first saw the headline saying that as part of the Great Resignation, there was a trend towards quiet quitting. I couldn’t imagine what it was but when I did a little research, I found out that quiet quitting wasn’t what I thought it was and what’s more, I had tried it myself at one point, although it had no name when I tried it. #quietquitting #quietquittingjob #quietquittingwork

Quiet quitting is a new trend sweeping the corporate world as employees seek to get better control of their life work balance. As you might imagine, there are differing views on quiet quitting work. Not everyone sees it the same. Quiet quitting jobs has been going on for some time although few talk about it for attribution. Quiet quitting will probably be with us for a while as long as there is a shortage of qualified workers.

Quiet quitting is here and many are adopting the quiet quitting work approach. Quiet quitting is part of the great resignation which has been discussed extensively in the press.

3 ways to make your Linkedin Profile More Professionalhttps://youtu.be/HMP6SGPPQd0

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Wordle the party game is the wordle board game inspired by the popular online game of Wordle. The announcement they were working together to bring out a board game based on Wordle, or as the press release said “inspired by Wordle” was made In mid-July, the NY Times and Hasbro Inc. And they have! We’re here to share all the Wordle details as available today along with how you can pre-order the game. The game, called Wordle the Party Game, will allow you to compete against your friends, family and foes.  

Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.

Wordle the party game allows Wordle lovers everywhere to compete against others. It can be played by multiple wordle players and wordle lovers can play more than one round each day. Wordle, the party game or the board game version of Wordle will allow those who are passionate about the game to play with their friends, instead of playing the game alone.

Follow me on Twitter: @MarySSchaeffer for a sparkling clue to the day’s puzzle; okay, sometimes they are not so sparkling but they are the best I can come up with on the spur of the moment.

 

Link to Wordle + Tipshttps://youtu.be/c_FeIM2gj6w

 

Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

 

Link to Best Starting Word Revisitedhttps://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI

 

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Worst accounts payable practices and what to do instead examines 3 common accounts payable practices that no one should be using. Worst practices in accounts payable, a dirty little secret no one likes to talk about. But truth be told, these worst accounts payable practices are in place in more organizations than you might imagine. These worst accounts payable practices are the antithesis of best practices, i.e. they both loosen accounts payable internal controls and they facilitate fraud. #accountspayable #accountspayablebestpractices #accountspayableworstpractices

The accounts payable worst practices discussed should not be used as the demonstrate weak controls and facilitate fraud. That’s why in this video, we suggest the alternative accounts payable best practices that should be used in place of these accounts payable worst practices. Worst practices in accounts payable are rarely talked about because no one likes to admit that they are using less-than-optimal practices in their accounts payable operations, especially when that results in fraud and additional work and potential Sarbanes Oxley violations.

Worst accounts payable practices and what to do instead takes a look at a few prevalent accounts payable practices that no one should be using. That is, they are accounts payable worst practices.

Link to How Your Employees Steal from You and How to Stop Ithttps://youtu.be/yL_D7QlOLEI

Is that Change of Bank Account Request Legit?https://youtu.be/8hXIrdYmKgs

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Expense Reporting Games when Employees Allowed to Use Their Own Cards

Questionable Expense Reporting Habitshttps://youtu.be/h2QtD4X0NFk