Our Services

Consulting & Training

Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow offers consulting and customized training in all areas related to accounts payable. If you are a company or vendor interested in these services, please send an e-mail to marys@ap-now.com or call Mary Schaeffer at 302-836-0540 to discuss your requirements. We partner with an array of specialists and will find the one who meets your unique needs.

We consult for a number of mid-size organizations helping them introduce best practices into their accounts payable operations to improve controls and efficiency. Have a quick question or not sure if our consulting services are right for you? Call us at 302-836-0540 or click here to read what our president, Mary Schaeffer, recently told The Wall Street Journal about our consulting philosophy.

We believe a good consultant should be like a good friend—one who tells you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Our reports are full of practical, implementable recommendations you can execute yourself.

We believe the best process improvements are those that are put into operation by the organization’s staff. So we devise a plan that the hiring organization can put into practice on its own. Our goal is that the client to become completely self sufficient and not rely on us for ongoing support. We view all consulting assignments as one-time engagements.

That being said, we also recognize that not all accounts payable departments are large enough to handle all the work on their plates. And, as such, we do offer a number of services to complement the existing staff. They are described on our AP Products and Resources page.

And, we would be remiss if we didn’t confess that several of our relationships have more of a long-term nature. Clients have had us back for either a second review (several years after the initial consultation), to complete ancillary assignments or just to run a quick idea or question by us.

If you are a consultant or AP professional who would like to occasionally consult, please contact Mary Schaeffer. We will send you a confidential application which will help us match your abilities with requests from clients. Feel free to call Mary Schaeffer 302-836-0540 to discuss your qualifications. We look forward to working with and for you.

New Offering: The Cash Flow Circle!

A bi-weekly e-mail update for controllers and CFOs concerned about improving their cash flow. Each issue contains four to six short articles with links for more detailed information. Quick-read tidbits to speed cash inflow while making sure outflow goes only at the speed required—and only once!

Click here to see our inaugural issue (in Word format).