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Accounts Payable: Accounting and Management Best Practices

Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages

Accounts payable managers and staff, together with finance and procurement colleagues, examine the AP function in seven modules over five days. Delegates study invoice processing and three-way matching, vendor management and controls. Microsoft Excel work covers monitoring performance, while sessions on supplier payments examine the department's relationship with treasury.

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  • 19–23 Oct 2026Jeddah£4,200 + VAT
  • 2–6 Nov 2026Muscat£3,080 + VAT
  • 16–20 Nov 2026Rome£3,400 + VAT
  • 7–11 Dec 2026Munich£3,400 + VAT
  • 21–25 Dec 2026Manama£3,080 + VAT
  • 11–15 Jan 2027Rome£3,400 + VAT
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  • 8–12 Feb 2027Kuala Lumpur£1,800 + VAT
  • 22–26 Feb 2027Geneva£4,200 + VAT
  • 1–5 Mar 2027Kuala Lumpur£1,800 + VAT
  • 15–19 Mar 2027Abu Dhabi£4,200 + VAT
  • 5–9 Apr 2027Cairo£2,280 + VAT
  • 19–23 Apr 2027Rome£3,400 + VAT
  • 3–7 May 2027Munich£3,400 + VAT
  • 17–21 May 2027Jeddah£4,200 + VAT
  • 14–18 Jun 2027Rome£3,400 + VAT
  • 28 Jun – 2 Jul 2027Singapore£4,200 + VAT
  • 12–16 Jul 2027Kuala Lumpur£1,800 + VAT
  • 26–30 Jul 2027Muscat£3,080 + VAT
  • 2–6 Aug 2027Kuala Lumpur£1,800 + VAT
  • 16–20 Aug 2027Casablanca£2,280 + VAT
  • 6–10 Sep 2027Manama£3,080 + VAT
  • 20–24 Sep 2027Rome£3,400 + VAT
  • 4–8 Oct 2027Munich£3,400 + VAT
  • 18–22 Oct 2027Amman£3,400 + VAT
  • 8–12 Nov 2027Rome£3,400 + VAT
  • 22–26 Nov 2027Madrid£3,400 + VAT
  • 13–17 Dec 2027Kuala Lumpur£1,800 + VAT
  • 27–31 Dec 2027Berlin£3,400 + VAT

Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%

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With a trainer, on dates to suit your team

This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.

£1,850 + VAT

Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%

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Course overview

Accounts payable involves service as well as accounting. Managers need to understand how customer requests and vendor relationships affect the department, alongside handling Purchase Orders (POs), cheque requests and the supporting records needed to process payments. The programme relates these responsibilities to working capital and cash management.

Invoice handling leads into month-end accruals and the controls used to prevent errors. Delegates examine annual audits and departmental technology, then consider staff motivation, internal communication and disputes with vendors or colleagues. Microsoft Excel provides practical methods for managing and monitoring the function.

From module six onwards, delegates examine the accounts payable function as a genuine business partner. Work covers supplier payment timing, the cost of funds, and how to assess early payment discounts. The final module uses Microsoft Excel to prepare aging reports, perform reconciliations, and use pivot tables to extract information from accounts payable data.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

  1. Explain the function of accounts payable and its organisational role
  2. Create an efficient accounts payable process
  3. Apply best practices to improve the accounts payable function
  4. Lead the management of accounts payable successfully
  5. Evaluate issues affecting staff to increase efficiency and productivity
  6. Act as a business partner within the organisation
  7. Apply Microsoft Excel tools to manage department performance

Target competencies

  • Examining the role of accounts payable
  • Performing month-end accruals
  • Realising the added value of three-way matching
  • Preparing and analysing accounts payable aging
  • Preventing accounts payable fraud
  • Applying accounts payable best practices
  • Implementing early payment discount
  • Using Excel functions

Who should attend

This course suits:

  • Managers of accounts payable
  • Accounts payable staff, clerks, and specialists
  • Accounting and finance professionals
  • Purchasing and procurement professionals working closely with accounts payable

Training methodology

  • This course uses a mix of theoretical and practical topics.
  • It introduces Excel for managing accounts payable.
  • Delegates take part in role-playing exercises.
  • The sessions feature presentations by delegates.

Course modules

  1. Module 1

    The Important Role of AP

    • Defining accounts payable management
    • Management duties in this area
    • Connecting accounts payable to organisational financial health
    • Departmental functions and staff roles
    • How accounts payable impacts working capital and cash
  2. Module 2

    Accounting Essentials for Accounts Payable

    • Key terminology for accounts payable
    • General and subsidiary ledgers
    • Getting ready for month-end close and accruals
    • Reviewing the department
    • Implementing controls
  3. Module 3

    Accounts Payable Processes and Best Practices

    • Routing and handling invoices
    • The three-way matching principle
    • Processing payments
    • Looking after the vendor records file
    • Travel and Entertainment (T&E) costs
    • P-Cards for procurement
    • Options for electronic payments
  4. Module 4

    Key Topics in Accounts Payable Management

    • Improving processes continuously
    • Implementing best practices in your firm
    • Finding the right internal controls
    • Using the annual audit to add value
    • Outsourcing impacts
    • Fraud detection
    • Planning for disaster recovery
  5. Module 5

    The Behavioural Side of Managing the Accounts Payable Department

    • Enhancing the department's image
    • Methods for motivating staff
    • Departmental organisation
    • Bridging communication gaps
    • Resolving disputes internally and externally
    • Internal customer service value
    • Serving vendors well
  6. Module 6

    Accounts Payable as a Business Partner

    • Determining supplier payment timing
    • Cost of funds
    • Assessing early payment discounts
    • Benefits and drawbacks of early or late payment
    • Working alongside the treasury department
  7. Module 7

    Using Microsoft Excel to manage Accounts Payable

    • Interfacing accounts payable systems with Excel
    • Extracting information using pivot tables
    • Preparing and analysing aging reports
    • Improving commercial terms with suppliers
    • Performing reconciliations using Excel

Certificate

Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.

Frequently asked questions

How do I register?

Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.

Are fees shown with VAT?

Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.

Can this course be delivered for our team only?

Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.

Is this course available online?

Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.

Is there a group discount?

Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.

Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?

Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.

What certificate will I receive?

An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.

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  • The full fee is paid in advance, before the course starts.
  • Cancel in writing 30 or more days before the start date (45 for in-house) for a refund. Later than that, the full fee is payable.
  • No refund for non-attendance or partial attendance.
  • Places are for the named delegate only; another person cannot attend instead.
  • Moving to another date or city is only possible if ARUK agrees in writing.
  • Travel, accommodation and visas are your responsibility. A refused visa does not change the cancellation terms.

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