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Putting the AP in hAPpy

Putting the AP in hAPpy

By: Debra R Richardson
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A weekly podcast providing fraud prevention and vendor setup training to protect the vendor master file. Immediate takeaways with actionable steps you can implement today into your vendor onboarding and maintenance process to reduce fraud and regulatory fines. Great tips for the Accounts Payable and Procurement teams to clean-up their vendor data, clean-up their vendor processes so that they can pay the right vendor.

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Episodes
  • Episode 385: Use An Approval Workflow For Vendor Record Activity And Tips If It’s Not Automated

    Episode 385: Use An Approval Workflow For Vendor Record Activity And Tips If It’s Not Automated
    Apr 30 2026

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    Approval workflows for vendor adds and changes can help to reduce payment fraud and avoidable errors in vendor data. For why to do it and how to do it if your system does not support approval workflows……

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • IOFM White Paper: IOFM’s 2026 AP Fraud Playbook
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    26 mins
  • Episode 384: Why You Should Add Contact Email Validation to Your Vendor Master File Clean-Up Process

    Episode 384: Why You Should Add Contact Email Validation to Your Vendor Master File Clean-Up Process
    Apr 23 2026

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    How good are your email addresses in your vendor master file? Are they still valid? Are they fraudulent?

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop > Authentication
    • Free Training: 8 Steps to Clean Your Vendor Master File
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    32 mins
  • Episode 383: 30 System Functionalities Vendor Team Members Should Know But They Don’t

    Episode 383: 30 System Functionalities Vendor Team Members Should Know But They Don’t
    Apr 16 2026

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    Are you and your team members fully trained on the accounting system or ERP as needed to perform their jobs? If you answered no, or “huh?” how would you do on a self-assessment?

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Download: Self-Assessment – Vendor Team – Accounting System-ERP Functionality Checklist
    • Watch On-Demand: A Security Audit to Protect Vendor Data and Avoid Fraud
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    45 mins
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