APA is the UK's only Accounts Payable Association with 50,000 members. It offers certification courses and an annual conference where it recognizes top influencers in the AP industry. The current big issues in accounts payable include automation, fraud prevention, and becoming a qualified AP professional. Going forward, areas of focus will be on capturing and analyzing supplier data, implementing supplier portals, and reducing paper use through further digitization. The role of the AP clerk is evolving into more analytical roles like AP analyst as the field incorporates new technologies but will still be needed alongside younger employees interested in transactional finance careers.

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Digital Automation
Smarter. Faster. Safer.

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WHAT’S NEXT?
WITH JAMIE RADFORD OF APA

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• APA is 3 Years Old
• Only UK Accounts Payable Association
• 50,000 Members
• Offer 6 Courses & Certification Programmes
• Annual Conference
WHO IS JAMIE RADFORD AND
WHAT IS APA?

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From AP professionals to AP ‘Influencers’
• Top 50 Influencers:
• Award ceremony during conference,
recognising individuals that influence the
growth of the AP Industry.
WHAT’S UP NEXT FOR APA?

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Annual Conference
• Key note speakers including Mary Schaeffer
• 15/10/19 in Central Birmingham, looking at
leadership & careers in transactional finance.
WHAT’S UP NEXT FOR APA?

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• Automation
• Fraud / Fraud Prevention
• Becoming a Qualified AP Professional
• Automatic email capture
WHAT’S THE CURRENT “BIG
THING” IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE?

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• All about data & how you capture that data
• Supplier Portals
• Fraud Detection/Prevention
• Leadership & Motivation
WHAT’S THE “NEXT BIG THING”
IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE?

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• Becoming more analytical
• Upskilling
• Less Paper
• Open networking; seeing what other AP
departments are doing and learning from their
mistakes (or successes!)
HOW IS THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ROLE
ADAPTING TO THE DIGITAL AGE?

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• AP Clerk will never die.
• Could adapt to “P2P Analyst” or “AP Analyst”
• As the role progresses into Analytics, younger
people are more interested in a transactional
finance career.
AMIDST ALL THIS AUTOMATION, IS THERE A
FUTURE FOR THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK?

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