Finance & Accounting
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Working Capital Management
This practical course helps finance teams improve accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, reconciliations, cash flow discipline, and working capital management. Participants learn how to strengthen invoice processing, payment controls, credit control, aging analysis, supplier coordination, customer follow-up, and cash conversion performance.
Objectives
- Understand how AP, AR, and working capital affect cash flow.
- Improve invoice processing, payment controls, and supplier account management.
- Strengthen credit control, collections, and customer follow-up routines.
- Analyze aging reports and identify overdue payment risks.
- Improve reconciliations and reduce disputes, delays, and errors.
- Use working capital indicators to support better finance decisions.
Target audience
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable teams
- Accountants and senior accountants
- Finance officers and finance managers
- Credit controllers and collection teams
- Treasury and cash management professionals
- Professionals responsible for supplier payments and customer collections
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Program outline
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
Module 1: Working Capital and Cash Flow Foundations
Working capital components
Cash conversion cycle
Impact of AP and AR on liquidity
Common causes of cash flow pressure
Module 2: Accounts Payable Management
Invoice receipt, verification, approval, and posting
Three-way matching and supporting documents
Payment scheduling and supplier communication
Preventing duplicate payments, errors, and weak controls
Module 3: Accounts Receivable and Credit Control
Customer onboarding and credit terms
Invoice accuracy and billing discipline
Collections process and follow-up routines
Managing disputes and delayed payments
Module 4: Aging Analysis and Reconciliations
AP and AR aging reports
Identifying overdue balances and risk patterns
Supplier and customer statement reconciliations
Clearing old balances and unresolved items
Module 5: Controls, Documentation, and Process Improvement
Segregation of duties in AP and AR
Approval controls and documentation standards
Exception handling and escalation
Improving process cycle time and accuracy
Module 6: Working Capital Performance Workshop
Key metrics: DSO, DPO, inventory days, and cash conversion cycle
Building a working capital action plan
Improving coordination between finance, sales, procurement, and operations
Workshop: analyze AP/AR aging and propose cash flow improvements
Materials provided
- ○ Slides used during the sessions
- ○ Group activities and exercises
- ○ Worksheets and templates
- ○ Case studies relevant to the course
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for technical queries and guidance
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
At 4D Training & Consultancy, finance and accounting training is designed around practical business application, accurate reporting, compliance discipline, and better decision-making. We adapt every program to your sector, reporting structure, finance processes, tax environment, and team maturity level. Our trainers use practical exercises, case studies, templates, and real business scenarios so participants can apply finance concepts directly in their daily work.
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