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Account Payable, Account Receivable and Debt recovery management course.

Training by  Learnway Africa
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An organization wins by effectively managing its Accounts Payables. Not paying attention to payments due to vendors and employees can destroy critical vendor and labour relationships, costing the firm not just money, but reputation.
In this course, participants will be exposed to how A/P which is regarded as a cost centre can be turned into a profit centre while optimizing working capital usage. Similarly making credit sales and services without turning them into cash within expected payment period can make an organization go bankrupt. Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) management can make your business cash flow run smoothly if managed optimally. The participants will learn the various techniques for managing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Debt management.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 5-day course, participants should be able to:

  • Define Accounts payable, Accounts Receivable and Debt management.
  • Know the importance of use Accounts payable to improve cash flow management
  • Know the importance of the use of Accounts Receivable to increase sales and profitability
  • Know how to simplify your Account Payable and Account Receivable process
  • Know how to transform a cost centre as Accounts payable to a profit centre

Understand how to use dynamic discounting optimally

  • Know how to design for management or board approval credit policy
  • Understand the psychology of your customers/ client for decision making
  • Determine the ability of your debtors to continually meet their obligations
  • Assess when to suspend credit, extend credit or cancel credit.
  • Know how to collect Debt without firing a shot.

Outline

Course Outline
Day1:
The important role of AP
  • The meaning of managing accounts payable
  • The functions of management
  • The big picture: accounts payable and the financial health of organizations
  • The functions of the accounts payable department and the role of AP staff
    • Accounts payable impact on working capital and cash management
Day2:
Accounting essentials for accounts payable
  • Accounts payable terminologies
  • Preparing for month-end close and accruals
Accounts payable processes and best practices
  • Invoice handling and routing
  • The three-way matching
  • Methods of payment processing
  • Maintaining the vendor master file
  • Travel and Entertainment (T&E)
  • Procurement Cards (P-Cards)
  • Electronic payment options
Day3:
  • Key topics in accounts payable management
  • The behavioural side of managing accounts payable department
  • Improving the image of the AP department
  • Providing customer service to vendors
  • Accounts payable department as a real business partner
  • Best Practices in Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • AR Process Improvement
  • Improving Quality of Accounts Receivable
  • Aging of Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts Reserves
Day4
  • Alternatives in Computing Bad Debt
  • Debt recovery process
  • Measures for reducing bad debt
  • Effective Debit Colleaction Strategies
Day5
  • Challenges Impacting Debt Collection Operations
  • Effective Credit Policy and its Components
  • Action Plan/Closing Cermony/Networking/Departure

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Members of Faculty

Special Offer

10% discount on five or more participants.

Schedules

Apr 22, 2024 - Apr 26, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
May 06, 2024 - May 10, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Jun 10, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Jul 22, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Aug 05, 2024 - Aug 09, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Sep 09, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Oct 07, 2024 - Oct 11, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Nov 04, 2024 - Nov 08, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
Dec 02, 2024 - Dec 06, 2024
Weekdays 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM
No. of Days: 5
Total Hours: 6
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