The accounts payable function facilitates the payments for goods provided and services rendered by vendors. This questionnaire analyzes accounts payable activities by assessing the activities conducted over a three-day period.

This sample focuses on the time spent on each activity, total invoices, total exceptions, and percentage of invoice/expenditure processed (by type). The specific tasks assessed include: enter invoices, process exceptions, file invoices, process checks, prepare check and support for approval, correct check errors, obtain check approvals, mail checks, file checks and support, process manual checks, update vendor master file, reconcile statements, answer vendor inquiries, etc.