Life used to be much more simple when you gave your best friend a few bucks out of the till because they helped you hock lemonade during summer vacation. Unfortunately, the simple quid pro quo days of childhood only last so long.

To assess the efficiency and success of your accounts payable department, it is important to put an emphasis on not only the quality of work, but each employee’s specific productivity levels, and the overall costs of what it takes to keep your department completely functional and running.