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Pay It Forward Podcast

by Accounts Payable Association

"Pay It Forward" is a thought-provoking podcast that delves into the lives and experiences of accomplished individuals who have reached significant milestones in their careers, industries, and passions. However, what sets these individuals apart is their unwavering commitment to giving back and inspiring others. In each episode, host Jamie Radford sits down with renowned entrepreneurs, creative visionaries, philanthropists, and leaders to explore their personal journeys and discover how they are making a positive impact on the world. The podcast uncovers the untold stories behind their achievements, shedding light on the pivotal moments, challenges faced, and strategies employed to overcome obstacles. By sharing their wisdom, lessons learned, and invaluable insights, these remarkable individuals empower listeners to pursue their own dreams and ambitions. Through "Pay It Forward," listeners gain access to a treasure trove of inspiration and practical advice. The conversations touch on various topics, including self-belief, resilience, the power of mentorship, and the importance of community. Each episode leaves listeners with a renewed sense of purpose and a drive to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of others. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a student searching for direction, or simply someone in need of motivation, "Pay it Forward" is your go-to resource for real-life success stories and the strategies behind paying it forward. Join us on this transformative journey as we explore the hearts and minds of exceptional individuals who are shaping a brighter future. Together, let's uncover the secrets of success and inspire one another to reach new heights.

Copyright: AP Association

Episodes

Episode 16: Being the best, to inspire the people around you

19m · Published 04 Sep 23:30

In today's episode, Jamie sat down with Rachael Long, the Accounts Payable Manager at Breedon Group. Breedon Group a leading construction materials group in the UK and is a major producer of bulk and bagged cement. 

Rachael is the manager of a 15 person accounts payable team, so Jamie wanted to find out more about her thoughts on mentoring and leadership within her role as well as the mentoring program Breedon Group has in place and why it's so successful. 

“I always try and lead by example”

“It’s being the best I can be to show the team they can be the best they can be”

Episode 15: Is your iceberg melting?

17m · Published 14 Aug 23:30

In this episode of AP Talks, Jamie is joined by Julia Stovold, Documation’s Marketing manager for an in-depth discussion on how automation continues to change the AP department. 

Documation’s family of consultants, developers, account managers and support team are experts in the field of document management and business process automation. 

“But where does that leave the AP/P2P teams? The team are going to undergo a ‘role rethink’ and not everyone is going to be happy about it!”

Julia also explores the 6 Key elements of The Fears of Change: Denial, Anger, Fear, Insecurity, Sense of Loss and Loss of Identity

“Automation will change the landscape of the AP / P2P teams, there will always be people who are change resistors and may never get on board, but to balance this there will be passionate advocates of the change too”

Episode 14: Are Shared Services Ready for Digital Transformation?

1h 11m · Published 07 Aug 23:30

Jon Stovold returns to AP Talks to give us some insight on a new topic, Digital Transformation.

John Stovold is the Marketing Manager for Itesoft and is constantly exploring all the new developments in the finance industry.

“The concept of digital transformation is to take the human element out and replacing it with a machine to deliver more benefit at a lower cost”

“The more data you can get and the higher quality you can get it, the more impact this has later down the line”

Episode 13: Leadership and Mentoring

52m · Published 06 Aug 12:49

With 20 years of finance recruitment experience, Karen has a track record of recruiting top finance talent for businesses across a range of industry sectors and is a trusted industry voice on career planning and market insights. 

In this podcast, Karen, Gareth and Jamie discuss what makes a good leader and the importance of mentoring for your employees' growth. 

“You might listen to this and think you have never mentored someone but I bet 9/10 of you have as you have given someone encouragement and empowerment”

“To be mentored is just reaching out to somebody in a very human way to ask for help”

Episode 11: The Myths and realities of e-invoicing.

32m · Published 30 Apr 11:44
In this podcast, John Wallace - CEO of Documation & Jamie discuss how invoicing has changed through the years.
 
John Wallace is the CEO of Documation and is a widely recognised thought-leader in the field of finance process automation and transformation, with a particular focus on AP. 
 
In this in-depth episode, John puts all the confusion regarding e-invoicing to rest, clarifying what exactly e-invoicing is, where it starts and where it ends and the formatting issues some have experienced.
 
Quotes

“80-90% of all invoices received are on email."

‘’With a true E-invoice, what we’re doing is essentially transferring data rather than a document directly from the supplier to the buyer.‘’

‘’We understand the landscape and we can help people understand what’s out there and see what’s fit for purpose from the particular view of their business.’’

"Governments around the World are using e-invoicing to close the tax loophole."

Will Millennials be the first generation that are truly Digital native? PART 2

28m · Published 03 Apr 04:00
In this second part podcast, John & Jamie talk over the how technology & automation are impacting Accounts Payable teams looking at how different generations are being impacted.
 
Quotes
 
“How do managers prepare for cultural change”
 
“Who remembers the days of dial up internet? Individuals need access now at the click of a button”
 
“Accounts Payable teams are the backbone of an organisation, if you want to learn about everything that goes on in a company work in the AP team”

 

Millennials maybe the first truly digital native generation?

33m · Published 28 Mar 09:13

Today's guest on AP Talks is John Stovold UK Marketing Manager of Itesoft.

In this two-part podcast, John & Jamie talk over how technology & automation are impacting Accounts Payable teams looking at how different generations are being impacted.

Quotes

“How do managers prepare for cultural change”

“Who remembers the days of dial-up internet? Individuals need access now at the click of a button”

“Accounts Payable teams are the backbone of an organisation if you want to learn about everything that goes on in a company work in the AP team”

Road to Automation with Rod Chadwick

44m · Published 07 Mar 07:37
Rod Chadwick is the Head of Process Simplification at Royal Mail, he was a speaker at our conference in 2018 and he promised he will be speaking again this year.
In this podcast, he discusses the challenges he faced alongside his team in the road to automation.

The journey of an AP manager

25m · Published 28 Feb 11:00

Patsy Christian works in AP for more than 15 years, she managed teams as small as 3 people. Now she is Accounts Payable Manager at Bourne Leisure.

Choosing the AP career from Uni

36m · Published 20 Feb 17:23

Matthew is the Undergraduate Careers Manager, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS); a globally ranked, quadruple accredited, Top 10 UK Business School, at The Times University of the Year 2018.

In this role, Matthew leads on the employability provision for over 3000 undergraduates, which includes a bespoke programme of careers education modules, information, and employer events.

As an experienced Careers Consultant, Matthew specialises in the fields of accounting, finance and consultancy, and successfully coaches candidates through the competitive graduate, placement and internship recruitment stages now expected within the industry. He works closely with the ICAEW, CIMA, Hays Recruitment and a broad range of national and international employers, from across the finance and accountancy sectors. 

Prior to his current role, Matthew trained as a commercial recruiter with a focus on temporary, graduate and permanent roles within small and medium enterprises in the North West of England

Pay It Forward Podcast has 17 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 10:53:16. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 27th, 2024 09:11.

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