
Self-Study



Overview



CPE Credits
1 Credits: Accounting
Course Description
The recordation and payment of accounts payable is a deeply inefficient process. Optimal Accounting for Payables shows how to enhance the basic process, as well as how to sidestep portions of it entirely. The result is a much more efficient and effective payables function. The course also notes the impact of these changes on closing the books, fraud, and the annual audit.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- State the reasons why a payables system needs to make prompt payments.
- Cite the issues associated with a three-way matching system, and how they can be corrected.
- Recognize the alternatives available for reducing the amount of payables data entry.
- Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of a reverse lockbox system.
- Describe the problems associated with the production of manual checks.
Course Specifics
Course ID SS1183475 |
Revision Date September 17, 2020 |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
Course Instructor



Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with …
Optimal Accounting for Payables
$29.00 – $49.00



Self-Study



Overview



CPE Credits
1 Credits: Accounting
Course Description
The recordation and payment of accounts payable is a deeply inefficient process. Optimal Accounting for Payables shows how to enhance the basic process, as well as how to sidestep portions of it entirely. The result is a much more efficient and effective payables function. The course also notes the impact of these changes on closing the books, fraud, and the annual audit.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- State the reasons why a payables system needs to make prompt payments.
- Cite the issues associated with a three-way matching system, and how they can be corrected.
- Recognize the alternatives available for reducing the amount of payables data entry.
- Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of a reverse lockbox system.
- Describe the problems associated with the production of manual checks.
Course Specifics
Course ID SS1183475 |
Revision Date September 17, 2020 |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
Course Instructor



Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with …
Optimal Accounting for Payables
The recordation and payment of accounts payable is a deeply inefficient process. Optimal Accounting for Payables shows how to enhance the basic process, as well as how to sidestep portions of it entirely. The result is a much more efficient and effective payables function. The course also notes the impact of these changes on closing the books, fraud, and the annual audit.
$29.00 – $49.00