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Accounts Payable Processes

Stephanie Mottershead made this Freedom of Information request to Forestry Commission

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From: Stephanie Mottershead

31 October 2011

Dear Forestry Commission,

I would like to find out information about your Accounts Payable
processes- please indicate.

_ which financial system is used to process supplier invoices?
_ do supplier invoices come in by post or electronically?
_ do you scan supplier invoices onto a document management system?
_ do you manually register the invoices on your financial package?
(data entry)
_ how many people work in your Accounts Payable team?
_ what is the volume of invoices processed per annum? figures for
2010 would be great.

Yours faithfully,

Stephanie Mottershead

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From: Leitch, Pamela
Forestry Commission

31 October 2011

Stephanie,

I refer to your recent request for information. I am happy to provide
you with the following information concerning our Accounts Payable
processes within the Forestry Commission.

The Forestry Commission use e-financials to process supplier invoices.

Supplier invoices come in by post and electronically.

We have the ability to scan supplier invoices into a document management
system.

Invoices are registered and input manually.

Staff throughout the organisation are involved in the accounts payable
process and this will form a part of their job. The extend of their
involvement will vary according to their role and responsibilities. We
have over 1250 e-financials users.

The volume of transactions processed in the financial year 2010-11 was
122500.

I hope you find this information helpful.

Regards

Pamela Leitch
Finance Services Manager

email: [email address]
phone: 0131 314 6274

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