An up-to-date and properly recorded A/P system is integral to any successful business. Your suppliers are essentially giving you credit by allowing payment after the fact for services and supplies you've already received. In order to keep your good credit and continue operating smoothly, any business should have a 3-way checking system in place to ensure that what is received matches what was ordered and that the associated invoice and packing slip matches the original purchase order. Purchase Order - Packing Slip - Invoice...all should match.
Even if you don't use a purchase order system for your vendors, there should still be a way to keep track of what is due and by when. Here are the highlights of our service: |