Kristen Fontenot, Author at ILM Corporation

Top Accounts Payable Outsourcing Companies [2024]

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 Kristen Fontenot

Accounts payable (AP) outsourcing companies step in to handle your company’s invoice capture, verification, and payment systems. With reliable accounting staff in critically short supply, a good AP vendor ensures your suppliers and vendors get paid on time, all the while unlocking big potential savings on staffing, equipment, and overheads. Handing off your key financial…

How Much Do Digital Mailroom Services Cost?

July 24, 2023 Kristen Fontenot

In the post-COVID business world, a digital mailroom has gone from a smart move for forward-thinking companies to an indispensable part of the hybrid workplace. While the digitization of your incoming and intra-office communications is now hard to avoid, it’s important to understand the likely investments this will require. Cononsidering switching to a digital mailroom…

Mailroom Management Best Practices

July 5, 2023July 10, 2023 Kristen Fontenot

Your company mailroom serves as the communication nerve center of your business, handling more than just physical mail. Emails, faxes, and courier packages like FedEx and UPS all fall under its umbrella. Without efficient inbound and outbound mail management practices, things can quickly descend into chaos and disorganization. Improving efficiency can significantly influence productivity, security,…

How a Digital Mailroom Creates Efficiencies for Remote Workers

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Kristen Fontenot

Working from home may have set many of your employees free, but it’s left your managers with the headache of handling mail and other back-office operations for a mobile, dispersed workforce. Here’s how transitioning to an intelligent digital mailroom for remote workers can help make a long-term hybrid or work-from-home strategy and sustainable for your…

6 Signs It’s Time for Digital Mailroom Services

January 3, 2023 Kristen Fontenot

Mailroom automation might not be top of mind for your strategic leadership team, but maybe it should be. Do you know what it’s really costing your business to process all your incoming mail on-site? Here are some telltale signs that it might be time to consider digital mailroom services. Why Switch to Digital Mailroom Services?…

Managing the Transition to an Outsourced AP Process

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Kristen Fontenot

While the advantages of AP outsourcing are clear, many companies are still hesitant to make the change because of uncertainty about how the transition process will work. We take a closer look at the typical accounts payable process steps involved in the transition and how these can be managed through an organizational change framework. Letting…

What is Electronic Mailroom Scanning?

October 19, 2022February 2, 2023 Kristen Fontenot

Electronic mailroom scanning is when a trusted 3rd party scans incoming mail and faxes and transforms it into a digital format. The scanned images can then be indexed and electronically distributed without having to sort through file cabinets or huge piles of paper. Document scanning services are often essential to creating a digital mailroom and…

7 Accounts Payable Process Steps You Should Outsource

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Kristen Fontenot

While outsourcing your accounts payable process can yield real savings and free up valuable time for your most talented people, handing over control of some of your most critical business functions is a big step for any company. This blog reviews typical accounts payable (AP) process steps and the benefits to your business of outsourcing…

4 Important Accounts Payable (AP) Metrics & How to Improve Them

September 14, 2022 Kristen Fontenot

The accounts payable department plays a significant role in allowing CFOs to maximize the amount of working capital. A well-optimized and efficient AP process is core to this and will ultimately allow for maximum financial flexibility. A finely tuned AP process can have a dramatic impact on the value of financial reporting information. Chief Financial…

How Much Does Accounts Payable Outsourcing Cost?

August 24, 2022 Kristen Fontenot

Staffing is one of the biggest challenges for companies nowadays. The tight labor market and other factors, businesses often don’t have enough staff to process all of their accounts payable (AP) paperwork. Outsourcing AP is a wise business decision that saves money, reduces manual error rates, and frees up staff to work on other mission-critical…

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