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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 paya...
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The AP Process Flaws That Catch Everyone Off Guard
<p>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</p> <p>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...
Trial Balance: A Guide to Almost Everything
<p>Link to Quick Reconciliation Tricks that Work<br> https://youtu.be/gCXFs3EcEZc </p> <p>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</p> <p>Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 </p> <p>Lo...
Can You Pass This ACH Basics Quiz: 10 Questions to Test Your Knowledge
<p>hink you understand ACH? Let’s find out. I’ve got 10 quick questions that trip up even experienced accounting pros. Keep track of your score — you might be surprised by what you don’t know. #ACH #achpayment #payment #paymentinnovation</p> <p>Link to ACH or Wire: Which is Better https://youtu.be/ZOvcvvM7j04 </p> <p>Link to ACH Payments Explained | Why Most Companies Get This Wrong https://youtu.be/0ihlDHHTQic </p> <p>Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 </p> <p>Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about</p...
When Lying Is Preferable: Job Interviews
<p>This podcast challenges the conventional advice of always being 100% honest in job interviews. The speaker explains that certain questions are designed as traps, and revealing too much truth in these instances can jeopardize a job offer. Learn how to navigate these situations with our expert interview tips and improve your interview success tips by understanding how to prepare for a job interview, ensuring you know how to answer interview questions and answers effectively. This is crucial career advice for anyone looking to ace their next interview. In this talk, we’re breaking down exactly when you should NOT tell th...
Practical Accounts Payable: A Guide that Prevents Basic Mistakes
<p>This video discusses the complexities of accounts payable, highlighting challenges such as "the invoice nightmare," "the duplicate headache," and dealing with resistance. It also touches upon vendor data, technology and AI, and related accounting issues, emphasizing that these functions require more detailed handling than many professionals might imagine. The core focus is on enhancing the accounts payable automation process, including ai invoice automation, to improve overall invoice process best practices and control spend.</p> <p>Watch Master Accounting for Accounts Payable in LESS than 30 Minutes https://youtu.be/dGJP6V5J9as </p> <p>Subscribe for more tips and...
Improve Your Accounts Payable Process: Moonwalking with Einstein
<p>Once I realized that the techniques used for training for the World Memory Championships could also help improve your business processes, I knew I had to share them with our community. I’ve got 5 process improvement tips from a place you probably never thought to look – Moonwalking with Einstein, a fascinating book, by Josh Foer. As I read it, almost immediately it struck me that I might be able to use some of the techniques discussed to become a better bridge player as well. Make sure you stick around until the end when I share how these mental athletes (yes...
Improve Your Accounts Payable Process: Moonwalking with Einstein
<p>Once I realized that the techniques used for training for the World Memory Championships could also help improve your business processes, I knew I had to share them with our community. I’ve got 5 process improvement tips from a place you probably never thought to look – Moonwalking with Einstein, a fascinating book, by Josh Foer. As I read it, almost immediately it struck me that I might be able to use some of the techniques discussed to become a better bridge player as well. Make sure you stick around until the end when I share how these mental athletes (yes...
5 AP Blunders Many Best Practice Organizations Still Make
<p>Let’s take a look at 5 basic Accounts Payable concepts or principles used at best practice organizations AND more importantly the Big Mistake that even best practice organizations STILL make related to these very basic processes. And sadly, these mistakes cost the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars – if not more!</p> <p>Link to 5 Shockers What You Should Know before Taking over Accounts Payable https://youtu.be/LxKEQPNLXEM</p> <p>Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 </p> <p>Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about</p> <p>+...
Smart Invoice Management: What to Verify before Paying
<p>Anyone who thinks that all you have to do with an invoice is pay it, is in for a rude awakening. We’ve got a list of 9 things that need to be verified before the payment is made. Plus, I want to go over the one piece of information that folks often think they can take directly from the invoice – but they shouldn’t. But first, let’s go over the stuff they must verify. #accounting #accountspayable #invoice</p> <p>Link to Three-Way Match<br> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HemLUV6hG8rDbeElk9kaPjm</p> <p>Subscribe for more...
Seven Deadly Interview Mistakes – And How to Avoid them
<p>Have you ever thought you aced a job interview – and then NOTHING, no request for a follow up interview and worse, no job offer? So, what went wrong? The answer is quite simple. There is a decent chance you made one of the deadly mistakes of job interviewing and didn’t realize it. We’re going to make sure that NEVER happens to you. Stick around as we quickly go through these often-overlooked interview mistakes. #accountspaybleinterview #interviewtips #jobinterview</p> <p>Link to End of Interview Questions https://youtu.be/v6jekPb7nZc </p> <p>Link to STAR Method: Don’t Ramble...
