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Goodman & Associates is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: http://www.nasba.org/
   

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CPE Credits 7 - CEUs (IOMA/TAPN) 6

AP Shared Services & Outsourcing #86
Maximize shared service advantages and seek outsourcing that makes sense

The seminar leader in conjunction with IOMA has recently published a share service survey that analyzes factors driving success.  The transition to an AP shared services is a strategic event which require careful planning and top management support to achieve success and to continuously improve.  Technology enables the AP shared service center while AP shared service enables technology to make the process more efficient.  Service, once an afterthought to cost savings, has become extremely important fostered by service level agreements.  During this workshop, we will explore:

  • Surveying the AP benchmarking study participants
  • Integrating to a procurement-to-pay (PTP) concept
  • Converting and displacing jobs in both shared and outsourcing projects
  • Evaluating Greenfield/Semi-Rural Low and Off/Near Shore locations versus Brownfield sites
  • Benchmarking the critical metrics to drive process improvement
  • Outsourcing and offshoring alternatives that offer both benefits and challenges
  • Obtaining top management support and change management expertise for shared service success

Augment your seminar value with a discounted copy of IOMA's AP Shared Services: Benchmarks & Analysis—a $379 Value for only $246!  Fortify and reinforce your learning experience with this comprehensive process insight and data  co-authored by  Nat  Goodman.

Prerequisite: None
Preparation: None
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructional Method: Group-Live Offering

About the Presenter
is an operations and finance expert with significant accomplishments on five continents as a corporate officer and a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 clients. He served as comptroller Sears Roebuck de Mexico and corporate controller of Hartmarx Specialty Stores.  Prior to those experiences, he was a shared-service manager of a number of individual functions.

Additionally, he develops and presents several seminars worldwide. The topics include business transformation & re-engineering, process improvement, best practices, accounts payable systems, and performance measurements. He is an AP certification holder and a writer of comprehensive AP manuals and is the co-author of IOMA’s Complete Guide to Accounts Payable Best Practices.



 Nat Goodman, MBA, CPA, APM, CAPP

CPE75 CPE Credit: Goodman & Associates is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org. This conference qualifies for 7 CPE Credits. No pre-requisite courses, advanced preparation or experience is required for admittance to this conference.
Seminar Schedule:

8:00am - 9:00 — Registration with Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 11:45 — Seminar
11:45 - 12:45 — Lunch (provided)
1:00pm - 4:00 — Seminar continues

Prerequisite: Accounting/Accounts payable supervisory prospective
Preparation: None
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructional Method: Group-Live Offering/Case Study Analysis

 


Cost
$595
$990 - Special two-day combination price

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