{"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":"The AP Process Flaws That Catch Everyone Off Guard","slug":"the-ap-process-flaws-that-catch-everyone-off-guard","published_at":"2026-03-12T14:59:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497/the-ap-process-flaws-that-catch-everyone-off-guard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497","url":"https://apnow.podbean.com/e/the-ap-process-flaws-that-catch-everyone-off-guard/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tvqc9k4f7tamh5h9/Costly_Accounts_Payable_Mistakes_that_Many_Don_t_Realize_They_Are_Making8p3uq.mp3","summary":"Most AP teams don’t fail because they’re careless — they fail because they trust the wrong things. An official looking invoice. A familiar process from a previous job. An email that “seems” like it came from a supplier. An automation tool that feels foolproof. These tiny assumptions slip into the workflow quietly… and they’re exactly where the biggest errors, fraud attempts, and audit findings hide. #accountspayable #accounting #accountspayablemistakes Today, I’m going to walk you through the assumptions that even experienced AP professionals make without realizing it — the ones that cost companies money, damage vendor relationships, and create compliance headaches. If you work in AP, these blind spots are already in your process. The question is whether you’ve spotted them yet. Link to Trial Balance https://youtu.be/aGkK-ufW-UY Link to Three-way Match https://youtu.be/ysgyRbw3yVk 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 See all short tips at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-He5ELp9TP3wqQdHIbfIcFAB Learn more about AP Best Practices; Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HcvMSJTdNs0BCQJ0Ivb4l9V Learn more about Internal Controls in AP; Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HdV9JIterJ-bf6TwMset_z_ Looking for Automation insights: Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/p…","meta_description":"Most AP teams don’t fail because they’re careless — they fail because they trust the wrong things. An official looking invoice. A familiar process from a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":493,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/apnow-1047497/episodes/the-ap-process-flaws-that-catch-everyone-off-guard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497/the-ap-process-flaws-that-catch-everyone-off-guard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}