Procure to Pay Specialist certification is designed for those individuals who are their department's accounts payable representative, the backup accounts payable representative or those who have significant responsibilities within their department involving the procurement and payment for goods and services and who are interested in advancing their professional growth and development. Comprehensive training will teach specific skills and techniques, improve job performance, minimize mistakes, bolster compliance measures, and provide a credential recognized and respected within the Duke community.
Managers throughout Duke are encouraged to use their employee-participants in value-added roles by:
- Delegating additional work and responsibilities to the participant
- Supporting employee growth and development from certification
- Seeking new hires who have completed certification
Program Requirements
To achieve a Procure to Pay Specialist certification, participants should allow 4-6 months to complete all course curriculums. The Procure to Pay Specialist curriculum requires sequencing of courses and corresponding quizzes in 3 groups and is comprised for online and classroom training.
Courses vary between Duke University/School of Medicine/School of Nursing (Company 0010) and Duke University Health System (Company 0020 or higher).
Participants are expected to complete the Course Groups in Order.
University Employees
Prerequisites
Group A
- Intro to Duke Accounting and Business Processes (University Employee option)
- Intro to Duke G/L Accounts (Procure to Pay Specialist option)
Group B
- So You Need to Make a Purchase – Procuring Goods and Services at Duke
- Purchase Orders at Duke
- I Need a Check! – Accounts Payable Check Requests
Group C
- Why Didn’t It Pay – Investigating and Resolving Unpaid Invoices
- Employee Vs. Independent Contractor: Correctly Identifying and Issuing Payments to Independent Contractors
- Buy@Duke
- Goods Receipt Buy@Duke Users
- Issuing Payments to Foreign Nationals and Companies
- Paying the Bills – How to Effectively Manage Invoices
Health System Employees
Prerequisites
Group A
- Intro to Duke Accounting and Business Processes (Health System Employee option)
- Intro to Duke G/L Accounts (Procure to Pay Specialist option)
Group B
- So You Need to Make a Purchase – Procuring Goods and Services at Duke
- Purchase Orders at Duke
- I Need a Check! – Accounts Payable Check Requests
Group C
- Health System Purchasing: Video Series
- Setting Default Values
- Personal Value List
- Requisition Using the Material Master -ME51N
- Requisitions Using Text Orders - ME51N
- Change a Requisitions - ME52N