Process improvement in payables for travel related documents

Abstract

The Accounts Payable Department is charged with reviewing expenditure documentation for accuracy and validity, and giving final approval for disbursing funds for payment of goods and services. Currently we electronically process travel related documents into the accounting system as we receive them from all forty-six counties and twelve departments within the agency. The goal is to determine the main factors involved in the travel process in order to create a more efficient process for these types of documents to meet the ever changing needs of government, thus, not only improving our payment term turnaround but also providing a more efficient and transparent process for our internal customers.