Accounts Payable Pre-Certification
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Accounts Payable Pre-Certification 12 Sections43 Lessons12 Quizzes6 Weeks
Curriculum
- 12 Sections
- 43 Lessons
- 6 Weeks
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- Module 1: The Accounts Payable Career Path5 ItemsWhat AP does, where it fits in finance, and the certification roadmap.
- Module 2: Accounting Basics for AP5 ItemsDebits and credits, AP as a liability, accruals and cutoff.
- Module 3: The Procure-to-Pay Cycle & Invoice Processing6 ItemsPurchase orders, receiving, invoices, matching, coding and approvals.
- Module 4: Vendor Master Data Management5 ItemsOnboarding vendors, W-9s and TIN matching, change controls and clean data.
- Module 5: Payments, Terms & Cash Management5 ItemsPayment methods, terms and early-payment discounts, and running payments.
- Module 6: Internal Controls & Payment Fraud Prevention5 ItemsSegregation of duties, duplicate payments, BEC and the 2026 Nacha rule.
- Module 7: Tax & Regulatory Compliance5 Items1099 reporting, backup withholding, sales and use tax, unclaimed property and records.
- Module 8: Travel & Expense and Purchasing Cards4 ItemsT&E policy and audit, and managing P-cards.
- Module 9: Month-End Close, Reporting & Metrics5 ItemsClose tasks, reconciliations, aging reports, Excel skills and KPIs.
- Module 10: AP Automation & AI4 ItemsInvoice capture, workflow, e-invoicing, AI anomaly detection and its limits.
- Module 11: Certification & Your First AP Role5 ItemsIOFM APS and APM step by step, study plan, and landing the job.
- Final Assessment1 ItemComprehensive exam covering all modules. Pass to complete the course.