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Certificate in Accounts Payable Management

Program Overview

Accounts payable sits at the intersection of procurement, treasury and supplier relationships, and weak AP processes lead to duplicate payments, fraud, missed discounts and strained suppliers. This programme covers best practice in managing the AP function: vendor master data governance, invoice receipt and three-way matching, exception handling, payment runs and approval controls, supplier statement reconciliation, and period-end accruals. It addresses VAT input tax requirements, the e-invoicing mandates being implemented in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Gulf states, and automation through OCR and workflow tools, together with metrics such as DPO, cost per invoice and first-pass match rate.

Learning Outcomes

✓Design vendor master data controls covering onboarding, bank detail changes and periodic cleansing.
✓Apply three-way matching and define tolerance and exception handling rules.
✓Build a payment run process with approval levels, segregation of duties and duplicate payment checks.
✓Reconcile supplier statements and resolve differences in a documented manner.
✓Verify invoice compliance with VAT and e-invoicing requirements before input tax recovery.
✓Track AP performance using DPO, cost per invoice, cycle time and first-pass match rate.

Target Audience

Accounts payable accountants and supervisors
Finance shared services team leaders
Procurement-to-pay process owners
Internal auditors reviewing payment processes

Detailed Program Modules

01The AP Function and Purchase-to-Pay

AP within the purchase-to-pay cycle
Roles, responsibilities and segregation of duties
AP policies and service standards

02Vendor Master Data Management

Supplier onboarding and verification
Controlling bank detail changes
Duplicate and inactive vendor cleansing

03Invoice Processing and Matching

Invoice capture and OCR
Two-way and three-way matching
Exceptions, disputes and credit notes

04Tax and E-Invoicing Compliance

VAT tax invoice requirements
Input tax recovery checks
E-invoicing mandates in Gulf countries

05Payments and Working Capital

Payment runs and approval controls
Payment terms, discounts and DPO
Supply chain finance options

06Controls, Fraud Prevention and Performance

Duplicate payment and fraud red flags
Supplier statement reconciliations and accruals
AP metrics and automation roadmap

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants assess the AP process in their organisation or a case company and deliver a process map with control points, a vendor master data policy, a duplicate payment analysis approach, a VAT and e-invoicing compliance checklist and an AP KPI dashboard.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by City University Malaysia in Certificate in Accounts Payable Management

International accreditation: International Auditors Group (IAG)