Mary S. Schaeffer

Mary Schaeffer, AP Now’s Founder, was recently named a top 50 Influencer in AP, by the AP Association, a global organization headquartered in the UK. She hosts the weekly AP Now podcast, which can be found on YouTube, iTunes and a variety of other podcasting networks. The AP Now YouTube channel now has over 400 videos.

Schaeffer has been creating content around the accounts payable function for 20+ years. This material takes the form of a twice-a-week free ezine, a weekly podcast, a monthly newsletter, a variety of courses for accountants, webinars, seminars and the AP Best Practice certificate program.

She has a BS in Mathematics from York College (CUNY) and a MBA in Finance from New York University. Before founding AP Now, she worked in corporate finance and treasury for Continental Grain (Cash Manager) Equitable Life, now AXA (Assistant Treasurer) and O&Y (Financial Risk Manager).