Jim Arnold, President
Jim Arnold is the President of APEX Analytix. Since 1988, Jim and his team have delivered accounts payable recovery audits, advised clients on best practices, and boosted company performance through the implementation of error prevention, real-time audit, and procure-to-pay software, FirstStrike™.
Jim's ability to translate industry best practices into automated solutions and packaged analytics have helped to earn APEX Analytix a reputation as a company that empowers internal accounts payable, post-audit, shared services and purchasing organizations.
Drawing on experience with some of the largest consumer packaged goods and energy organizations in the world, Jim is focused on leading the vision for the company's technology offerings and ensuring flawless client delivery.
Jim is certified as a CPA, CMA, CFE, CISA and CAPP, and stays on the leading edge of emerging trends in accounts payable and shared services through constant interaction with APEX Analytix blue-chip client base.
Jim is the inventor of the APEX Analytix benchmarking survey, designed to provide relevance and comparability to large companies who are striving for best-in-class performance in accounts payable and procurement.
Jim's background includes stints within application development at Texaco Inc. (White Plains, NY), within internal audit at General Foods/Philip Morris (Rye Brook, NY) and two years as Manager of Financial Planning for the Maxwell House coffee division (White Plains, NY). Jim received his BBA in Accounting Information Systems from Pace University in 1983.