The AP Honors 2024 Awards Ceremony was an opportunity to celebrate the accounts payable profession and recognize excellence in the field. Brought to you by Ardent Partners in partnership with Medius, there are multiple awards for AP teams, individuals, and solution providers to win.
The AP Honors winners were selected by a committee of experts, based upon external nominations received before October 4th.
“While AP’s profile within the enterprise continues to grow, it remains underappreciated as a whole. The fact is that Accounts Payable and AP professionals play a pivotal role in maintaining the continuity and success of enterprise operations and it is time to celebrate the Best-in-Class AP performers who are driving the profession forward.” – Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners
“Legacy processes that have dominated working capital management are costly, error-prone, and hard to manage. We’re excited to recognize AP professionals who are revolutionizing their procure-to-pay operations, defining what it means to be best-in-class and transforming the finance department.” – Jim Lucier, CEO, Medius
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
THE AP HONORS CATEGORIES:
The AP Innovation Award: This award is presented to the AP team that has used new and innovative strategies and approaches to overcome significant hurdles.
*FINALISTS: (Blue Water Shipping) and (Energy Transfer)
**WINNER: Blue Water Shipping
The AP Leadership Award (AP Manager of the Year): This award is presented to the AP leader who has driven new performance heights as a result of their direct involvement, leadership and overall exceptional organizational.
*FINALISTS: (Carrie Thompson, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust) and (Tiffany Miller, Empire Portfolio Group)
**WINNERS [TIE]: (Carrie Thompson, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust) and (Tiffany Miller, Empire Portfolio Group)
Best Team Performance Award/AP Team of the Year: This award is presented to the AP department that has excelled across the full scope of the ePayables Framework (invoice receipt, approval, and payment) to make a significant impact on overall enterprise results.
*FINALISTS: (AP Team – Intuit) and (AP Shared Services – Land O’Lakes, Inc.)
**WINNER: AP Team – Intuit
The Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Collaboration Award: Presented to the organization that has best exemplified the improvements that can be achieved when AP and Procurement departments and personnel work closely with one another to benefit the greater enterprise.
*FINALISTS: (P2P Team within Airbase) and (P2P team within Kendo Brands)
**WINNER: P2P team within Kendo Brands
The Technology Excellence Award: This award is presented to the AP/Finance team that has leveraged technology solutions to impact AP operations and performance.
*FINALISTS: (Bridge Industrial) and (West Shore Home)
**WINNER: Bridge Industrial
** NEW Innovative Solution of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with innovative solutions.
*FINALISTS: (Predict AP) and (DALS Credit Solutions Co.)
**WINNER: Predict AP
** NEW Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their accounts payable team customer on to a technology deployment.
*FINALISTS: (Bridge Investment Group and PredictAP) and (Novartis and ORO Labs)
**WINNER: Novartis and ORO Labs
AP HONORS 2024 TIMELINE
- Nominations open – May 15 thru October 4
- Finalists announced – early November
- AP HONORS 2024 CEREMONY – December 4
The AP HONORS 2024 is brought to you by Ardent Partners in partnership with Medius.
