An Interactive 10-Day Training Course
Accounts Receivable and Payable Best Practices
Managing the Cash Cycle
Course Overview
This 10-day Accounts Receivable and Payable Best Practices training course will provide a leading edge forum for you to significantly improve your working capital management skills. You will gain a comprehensive range of very practical and highly effective tools and approaches that can be immediately implemented upon your return to work.
By attending this Accounts Receivable and Payable Best Practices training course, delegates will understand:
- The importance of credit to the company and the economy
- The “cost of credit” and its impact on company profitability
- Practical steps that reduce bad debt losses and “uncollectible” debtors
- How to use different tools and techniques to maximize cash collection effort
- How to effectively manage cash and working capital to reduce costs and improve cash flow
- How leading companies from across the globe are achieving best practice in Accounts Receivable
- The importance of the accounts payable function with regard to its links with the supply chain and cash flow
- The integrated systems of purchase order processing, stock (inventory) control, purchase ledger and cash payments and their links with the general ledger
- How to effectively manage cash and working capital to reduce costs and improve cash flow
- The impact of risk and uncertainty on the business and its impact on accounts payable and cash flow
- How leading companies from across the globe are achieving best practice in accounts payable
Modules
This training course is split into two modules:
Module I - Accounts Receivable
Module II - Accounts Payable
Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training course.
Training Objectives
- Work effectively with the fundamentals of accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial accounting and the supply chain
- Understand and apply the fundamentals of effective transactional management systems
- Review and comment on payment methods and cash management
- Understand the need to incorporate risk and uncertainty into transactional processing and cashflow management
- Identify best practice across all industries by examining case studies from across the globe
Who should Attend?
This Saudi GLOMACS Accounts Receivable and Payable Best Practices training course provides a user-friendly environment to develop the knowledge and techniques related to both accounts receivable and accounts payable that are valuable for:
- Finance Executives
- Accountants
- Others who are working within Transactional Finance, Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable process or who wish to develop a practical toolkit to complement their existing professional or technical skills
This 10-day Accounts Receivable and Payable Best Practices training course is also ideal for those wishing to develop their understanding of how Working Capital efficiencies can make a significant improvement to profitability or you may already be employed in any of these functions within the business.
About Saudi Glomacs
At Saudi GLOMACS, we specialize in delivering world-class training courses in Saudi Arabia and across various international locations. Our training courses are tailored to meet the unique demands of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Human Capability Development Program, focusing on empowering Saudi citizens and enhancing workforce skills. We offer diverse courses spanning leadership, management, engineering, and technical disciplines to cultivate expertise and drive professional growth. Our flexible learning options—whether in-person, online, or in-house—ensure accessibility and convenience for individuals and organizations alike.
With over 30+ years of experience through the GLOMACS global network, we are committed to delivering innovative, results-driven training solutions. Our expert instructors combine industry knowledge with dynamic teaching methods, fostering practical skill development and long-term career success. By choosing Saudi GLOMACS, you're investing in personal excellence and contributing to the Kingdom’s sustainable economic growth and vision-driven transformation.
Training Outline
Module 1: Accounts Receivable
DAY 1: An Introduction To Accounts Receivable
- Working Capital and Cash Management
- Understanding “the cost of credit”
- The ‘order to cash’ process
- Understanding “risk” in “credit”
- Accounts Receivable and effective customer service
- Identifying under-performing areas to increase customer satisfaction
DAY 2: Customers And Trading Terms
- Terms of trading
- Tools and techniques of financial analysis: ratios; trends; common size analysis
- The best performance measure – cash or profit?
- Financial distress and the Altman’s Z score-type analyses
- Trend analysis
- Value added analysis of financial statement
DAY 3: Developing Effective Strategies To Maximise Cash Collection
- Identifying effective “pre-delinquency” collection campaigns
- Defining “post-delinquency” activities
- Customer sensitive collection strategies
- Collection techniques and letter cycles
- Appropriate internal and external escalation steps
- Using work flow management to maximize collector performance
DAY 4: Practical Collection Tools And Techniques
- Eliminating barriers to payment
- Recognizing excuses and delaying tactics
- Providing solutions to non-payment
- Telephone collection techniques
- Negotiation skills for successful collections
- Building relationships with customers
DAY 5: Managing the Receivables Ledger
- Developing effective internal relationships to maximize performance
- Setting targets and tracking performance
- Managing information that dazzles
- Defining meaningful KPI’s
- Latest Developments in Accounts Receivable
Module 2: Accounts Payable
DAY 6: The Big Picture: Accounts Payable and the Financial Health of Organizations
- The Important Role of Accounts Payable (AP)
- The Meaning of Managing Accounts Payable
- The Functions of Management
- The Functions of Accounts Payable Department and Role of AP Staff
- Accounts Payable Impact on Working Capital and Cash Management
DAY 7: Accounting for Accounts Payable
- Accounting Essentials for Accounts Payable
- Accounts Payable Terminology
- General Ledger and Sub-Ledger
- Month End Accounting Entries and Accruals
- Control Account Reconciliations
- Developing a Reconciliation Plan for the Sub-Ledger
DAY 8: Key Topics in Accounts Payable Management
- Applying Best Practices in your Organization
- Identifying Proper Internal Controls
- The Annual Audit as an Added Value
- Impact of AP Outsourcing
- Detecting Fraud in Accounts Payable
DAY 9: The Behavioural Side of Managing Accounts Payable Department
- Improving the Image of Accounts Payable Department
- Ways to Motivate Accounts Payable Staff
- Organizing the AP Department
- Closing the Communication Gap
- Dealing with Internal and External Disputes
- Providing Customer Service to Vendors
DAY 10: Using Excel in Managing Accounts Payable
- Interface between Accounts Payable System and Excel
- Using Pivot Tables to Extract Valuable Information
- Preparing and Analyzing Accounts Payable Aging
- Developing Your Accounts Payable Dashboard
Certificates
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Accreditation
GLOMACS is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
All Training Seminars delivered by GLOMACS by default are eligible for CPE Credit.
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