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The very digital nature of many industries and workplaces is charting our AP map to new courses, there is no doubt about that. A vast number of businesses have changed their systems and processes to be mostly automated and more are following suit with each passing month.

First and foremost, with the speed at which robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing its position in our daily life, this is set to catapult AP departments to increasing levels of automation during the course of the year.

Here are some more changes we

The most important aspect of companies investing in the skills of tomorrow is to avoid a spiralling skills crisis. One of the main reasons to write a post on this subject is because of the numerous companies who place zero importance on training their staff or providing the opportunity to improve their skills.

Of course this training could prove expensive for companies, yet it is usually in their best interest. Not all staff within the AP department would be eligible for training, but training schedules, incentives and other strategies could be

AI in AP

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a buzz word for some time now, but it’s becoming more and more interesting in the accounts payable realm. It is literally changing the future of AP with some exceptional results such as improved efficiency, smoother processing of accounts, quicker processing times and additional data insights to name a few. And more productive and engaged staff members is just one of the trends we are beginning to see in companies increasingly implementing AI within their AP departments.

AI within AP has some truly amazing

AP Association 2018 Conference Round-up

Jamie Radford’s Welcome

The conference kicked off with an enthusiastic welcome by Jamie Radford, addressing the room of an amazing 220 delegates – 3 times as many attendees as last year! This only goes to prove how important conferences like this are. As the leading accounts payable resource in the UK, Accounts Payable Association will continue to provide industry-leading courses and run conferences and other workshops including this APA Conference (which is now CPD accredited and that’s a big step forward for AP Association). The current courses