FAO (finance & accounting outsourcing) reduces your back office costs, overhead and frustrations.

API Outsourcing is an FAO company that reduces back office processing costs by 30-60% for mid-size and Fortune 1000 clients. Whether you’d like to outsource a specific function or your entire finance and accounting operations, we offer services that automate your accounts payable processing, billing/accounts receivable, scanning and document management services. By streamlining, automating and minimizing labor-intensive back-office tasks, we improve your cash flow, improve controls and slash your processing costs.

Onshore finance and accounting outsourcing with API reduces days-sales-outstanding (DSO) by up to two weeks and provide total control of days payment outstanding (DPO) while eliminating manual data entry errors, misplaced or lost documents. Our accounts payable outsourcing and other services help you eliminate postage costs, reduce customer service expenses by up to 80%, and decrease back office staffing requirements. Results and savings are delivered within weeks and without any hidden costs for IT consulting, hardware, software or employee training.

We also increase:

  • Cost control — with API’s transactional pricing model, you pay only for what you use, and with our fully outsourced service you get guaranteed savings.
  • Accuracy — by converting manual tasks to automated processes, API strives for Six Sigma quality levels. In addition, API Outsourcing is SAS 70 Type II certified annually.
  • Peace of mind — enterprise-class business application systems, redundant data centers, data encryption, and onshore processing through our service delivery centers in Minnesota and Wisconsin assure the security and continuity of your back office operations.


API News

November 2008

Michael Robb Joins API as VP of Sales

October 2008

API Implements Archive Link Service

API discusses how to "recession-proof" your AP Department with the Accounts Payable Network

September 2008

API Introduces New Pre-Print Process Services
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July 2008

API and Purchasing Net sponsor best practices webinar: "Embracing the Paper Invoice Reality"
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June 2008

API New Services Whitepaper

API Outsourcing Secures Contract with Katun Corporation