{"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":"Trial Balance: A Guide to Almost Everything","slug":"trial-balance-a-guide-to-almost-everything","published_at":"2026-03-05T14:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497/trial-balance-a-guide-to-almost-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497","url":"https://apnow.podbean.com/e/trial-balance-a-guide-to-almost-everything/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3mvzdppcdijekwyv/Costly_Accounts_Payable_Mistakes_that_Many_Don_t_Realize_They_Are_Makingb0td2.mp3","summary":"Link to Quick Reconciliation Tricks that Work https://youtu.be/gCXFs3EcEZc Trial balance serves as the underpinning of any organization’s financial statements. It is a critical tool used to ensure accurate financial statements. So, let’s take a look at what it is and how it is used in both accounting and more specifically accounts payable and then look at some common misconceptions and mistakes made in relation to this all-important reporting mechanism. #trialbalance #accounting #accountspayable 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/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hf_cZwQOcDZrYV4dA0oDVby This video provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the trial balance, a fundamental accounting report. We explain what a trial balance is, its importance in financial statement accuracy, and its application in accounts payable. The video also addresses common misconceptions and mistakes related to this critical reporting tool, includin…","meta_description":"Link to Quick Reconciliation Tricks that Work https://youtu.be/gCXFs3EcEZc Trial balance serves as the underpinning of any organization’s financial statem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1188,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/apnow-1047497/episodes/trial-balance-a-guide-to-almost-everything/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/apnow-1047497/trial-balance-a-guide-to-almost-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}