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1 IT WAS GREAT. VERY MOTIVATING. GREAT IDEAS AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS I CAN IMPLEMENT RIGHT AWAY. Terry Eason, Corporate Accounting Payable There s no better way to learn than from those who ve been there and done that. As an accounts payable pro, you face tremendous pressure and stress to comply with new regulations, maintain error-free processes, and protect one of your organization s most valuable assets its money. And few people outside the industry can relate to your unique work environment. This exciting, all-new forum offers you the rare chance to be among people who get you and your tough job. You ll join your peers for an exciting idea exchange as you borrow from each other, share, and create solutions for your most challenging A/P issues. With so much riding on you and your department s success, you owe it to yourself and your organization to attend this one-of-a-kind event. See page 6.

2 capitalize on today s Fast Facts Your job is hard enough, and with the added pressures of an evolving industry it s more frustrating and stressful than ever before. This forum is ideal for discovering new, faster, and better ways of getting your job done with peers who know and understand you. Your day will be full of peer discussions, case studies, knowledge sharing, and networking. Don t you deserve the chance to make your life and your job easier? Join your fellow A/P professionals for an exciting idea exchange Best Practices in is a unique workshop where you can share your ideas and get answers to your most challenging A/P issues from professionals who understand you and your job responsibilities. This exciting forum is the fastest, easiest way to get up to date on the latest, most critical issues impacting the A/P industry today. With so much happening in accounts payable, who has time to implement new techniques and strategies only to find out they don t work or cost too much money? From invoicing best practices, vendor file management, and issues, this interactive forum opens the doors to all the hottest issues, trends, and techniques in A/P today! Staying compliant with every regulation is no easy task The A/P industry isn t what it used to be and nothing has changed it more radically than the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley. Then there s 1099 and Sales and Use Tax regulations. In this essential session you ll discover the most critical aspects of every A/P regulation and where you could be at risk. You ll also get the much needed answers to any questions you might have. Tips in fraud detection and prevention what you must know Nothing can cripple an organization faster than internal and external fraud. And you understand that better than anyone. This interactive forum answers all the questions you have about fraud. What red flags should you be looking for in vouchers? What controls should you implement and enforce to prevent T&E abuse? Is there software out there for detecting fraud? You ll find out all this and more at this forum. Understanding and implementing A/P technology for maximum results In our special section on A/P technologies, you ll not only discuss best practices for handling mature technologies like p-cards, but you will gain insight from your peers experiences with e-invoicing, imaging, electronic receipt settlement, electronic funds transfer and more. You ll also find out about just-emerging technologies that may further change our field in the future. Make your life and your job easier in just one day! When you enroll in this workshop, you ll take the first step toward less stress and fewer frustrations. But the number one reason hundreds of A/P professionals are enrolling is because this workshop just plain makes their lives easier. Why struggle with frustrating situations, wondering if there s a faster, easier way to get your job done? This oneday forum is vital to busy professionals just like you. You ll leave with solid, proven, reliable solutions that you can put to work the very next day and you ll know BEFOREHAND that they work. This forum will take the stress, mystery, and frustration out of your job we guarantee it! The following facts are snapshots of how the A/P industry is operating today. At this unique learning event, you ll find out how your organization compares to the industry standard on issues such as invoice processing, fraud prevention, outsourcing and more. You ll leave with new ideas and fresh strategies guaranteed to help you streamline and optimize your A/P processes, minimize costs, and maximize ROI! Imaging solutions have been implemented by 57 percent of organizations participating in the IAPP 2004 Membership Benchmarking Survey. Only 53% of A/P professionals responding to a survey said they require a TIN (tax ID number) for new vendors. A/P RECAP, American businesses suffered a loss of $660 billion from occupational fraud in Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 46% of companies with under 100 employees reported an average loss of $98,000 due to occupational fraud Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners The average cost to process a PO-based invoice is $14.14 for small companies, $9.60 for those medium-sized and $3.27 for large organizations. IAPP s 2004 Membership Benchmarking Survey The average organization will spend $91,000 to become compliant with section 404 of Sarbanes- Oxley regulations. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission An estimated $188.8 billion in transactions were made in 2005 using p-cards. Celent Communications This essential training event is a fast, easy and cost-effective way to get up to speed on best practices in A/P and to gain solutions to the hottest industry issues that challenge you on the job. There s no fine print in our guarantee! As an A/P professional, you re accustomed to scrutinizing fine print! That s why you ll be pleased to know our 100 percent money-back guarantee is free of fine print. You must be satisfied with the training you receive at Best Practices in, or we ll refund your entire investment. Every penny. Guaranteed. I left the seminar with new ideas to It was very helpful with tips on how Obtained lots of useful information It offered good tips for analyzing improve my job performance in to work on communication and and ideas to help make my job more current practices and implementing 2 accounts payable. getting invoices paid quicker. organized. changes. 3 Tina Morris, A/P A/R Manager Lisa Hooks, A/P Clerk Nancy Hauser, Janice Opalinske, Controller

3 Top Organizations Choose RUCEC as Their Training Partner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers American Express Blockbuster U.S. Department of Justice General Mills Harvard University Coca-Cola Enterprises California Teachers Association U.S. Coast Guard Procter & Gamble Johns Hopkins University General Electric Kraft Foods Cedars Sinai Medical Center Hilton Hotels Giorgio Armani Federal Reserve Bank Walt Disney Imagineering Microsoft Corporation Pizza Hut Verizon Wireless U.S. Office of Personnel Management Federal Express Honeywell UPS Library of Congress Southwest Airlines Lucent Technologies George Washington University Anheuser Busch Co. American Red Cross Exxon Mobile Boeing Jet Propulsion Laboratory Panasonic Johnson & Johnson Prepare for a unique program format and an incredible learning environment Unlike traditional lecture-based training, Best Practices in features peer discussions, Q&A, case studies, networking opportunities and so much more! You ll learn not only from your expert trainer, but from your peers, and you ll share your own experiences. Find out which A/P strategies, issues, and technologies are working most effectively for others so you can avoid costly errors and hassles. Our unique program format offers you insider information you simply can t get in other A/P training events. Enroll right now at or call Train with your A/P team and you ll SAVE 25%! Multiply the benefits of this unique learning event for A/P professionals by bringing your coworkers along. Each individual retains different knowledge, so you ll learn more as a group than you could alone. And to make it easier on your training budget, we offer a team training discount: Enroll 3 from your organization and a 4th can attend FREE! 4 Best Practices in A/P Revealed How are other A/P professionals reducing the turn-around time on the invoicing process and eliminating the potential for duplicate payments? What policies and procedures are other A/P departments using to detect and prevent employee fraud and abuse? Vendor fraud? Is there any software available to help detect and prevent fraud? If so, which is most useful? What features should I look for? Do other organizations set a dollar threshold for requiring T&E receipts? What are other organizations doing to prevent T&E abuse? What are best practices for setting up new vendor accounts? What strategies are other A/P professionals following to keep the master vendor file clean and up to date? To reduce the cost and/or time to process vendor payments? What are other organizations doing to meet Sarbanes- Oxley? How are other A/P professionals reducing the increased workload and number of hours spent related to SOX? SPECIAL SECTION: Get the Answers Here What are the most common mistakes made concerning SOX? What s the best method for documenting our controls so they meet SOX regulations? Should my company take steps to comply with Sarbanes- Oxley regulations, even though we aren t required to? What are other organizations in this situation doing? What changes have been made concerning 1099? Are there any emerging issues I need to know about? What should my organization consider before outsourcing A/P functions? What experiences have other organizations had with outsourcing? What questions should I ask prospective third-party providers to make sure we maximize ROI when outsourcing A/P functions? What are common misconceptions about escheatment laws? What are the most common errors made in handling escheatment issues, and how can I avoid them? Choosing and using A/P technologies for maximum efficiency and ROI This special section will explore both mature and emerging A/P technologies. Through peer discussion, you ll find out which technologies your peers are using effectively and which haven t been worth the investment of money and labor. We ll cover A/P automation systems EDI/e-invoicing P-cards Document imaging systems Auto-matching Web-linking EFT IVR and IWR And more These are just some of the hottest issues on the table for discussion at this forum for accounts payable professionals. Come ready to learn new ideas, share information, and participate in a day that is guaranteed to enhance your accounts payable department. Great class very informative, interesting and fun! Eric Ouellette, Accounting Administrator Very insightful helpful to have others in the class offer their experiences and advice to apply to our own situation. Betsie Cromwell, Accounting Manager helps to learn how [other A/P specialists] handle their problems. Jennifer Peeks, Specialist Very informative, fun and fast-paced! Stephanie Gillmore, A/P Clerk ENLIGHTENING! Janice Neal, Accountant Excellent source of information! J. Hatton, Controller It was fast-paced, extremely informative and most importantly a major professional time saver. L. Forshay, Asst. Controller 5

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