{"podcast":{"title":"APNow","slug":"apnow-1047497","podcast_index_feed_id":1047497,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/apnow/feed.xml","website_url":"https://apnow.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4711704/podcastlogo_-square.jpg","author":"Mary Schaeffer","episode_count":100,"summary":"Worried about keeping up with changing best practices, fraud, technology, regulatory concerns, and new processes impacting your accounts payable function? The AP Now podcast, hosted by Mary Schaeffer, one of the leading accounts payable experts, is for you. Mary will be joined by other thought leaders and practitioners for some episodes. In others, she’ll examine a prevailing issue or trend by herself. This weekly broadcast is especially designed to provide the needed business intelligence related to the payment and accounts payable functions. It’s for those who work in, manage, have responsibility for, or provide services to the accounts payable function. Find the AP Now podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or head over to www.ap-now.com, and sign up for our ezine to be alerted to new issues.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T02:31:35.064900+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497"},"episode":{"title":"Accounts Payable Career Path Explained: Clerk → Supervisor → Asst Manager → Manager → Director → VP","slug":"accounts-payable-career-path-explained-clerk-supervisor-asst-manager-manager-director-vp","published_at":"2026-06-22T16:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497/accounts-payable-career-path-explained-clerk-supervisor-asst-manager-manager-director-vp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497","url":"https://apnow.podbean.com/e/accounts-payable-career-path-explained-clerk-%e2%86%92-supervisor-%e2%86%92-asst-manager-%e2%86%92-manager-%e2%86%92-director-%e2%86%92-vp/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7fbayte995vhejs9/accounts_payable_career_pathaw6sm.mp3","summary":"Have you ever wondered if Accounts Payable is actually a good career path? Can you grow beyond data entry? And how do people move from entry level position in AP to Manager — or even into senior finance leadership? Or other roles. In this video, we’re breaking down the Accounts Payable Career Path from start to finish. And to be clear, not everyone starts at the same point. The truth is, Accounts Payable is no longer just about processing invoices. Modern AP professionals play a huge role in cash flow management, vendor relationships, financial operations, and business efficiency — making it one of the most underrated careers in finance today. Link to You Won't Believe How Many Things AP Teams Manage! https://youtu.be/r-68nnxPWt8 Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about + Best practices around your payment and accounts payable function + Current and new fraud protection protocols + The newest technology impacting your accounting, accounts payable, and payment functions + Career advancement +And much more!! +++++++++++++++++++++++ See most recent videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@APNow/videos","meta_description":"Have you ever wondered if Accounts Payable is actually a good career path? Can you grow beyond data entry? And how do people move from entry level positio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":702,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/apnow-1047497/episodes/accounts-payable-career-path-explained-clerk-supervisor-asst-manager-manager-director-vp/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497/accounts-payable-career-path-explained-clerk-supervisor-asst-manager-manager-director-vp.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}