Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Retail and Wholesale Industry

Published On:

April 16, 2024

Authored By:

APQC

Members-Only Content:

Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for organizations in the retail and wholesale industry.

Metrics provided include:

total cost to perform account payable per invoice processed,
percentage of disbursements that are first time error free,
cycle time from receipt of invoice until payment is transmitted, and more.

Type:

Data and Measures

Topics:

Finance and Accounting, Accounts Payable

Industries:

Retail/Catalog/Mail Order, Wholesale Distribution

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