
Episode 71: It’s Not All About Rebates – How I Made AP More Efficient Using Commercial Cards
02/20/20 • 23 min
If you are wondering how commercial card programs can make Accounts Payable more efficient this is the podcast for you. I am going to talk about a part of my journey as an AP Manager and how I used commercial cards – and no, it’s not all about rebates.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help cleaning your vendor master file or implementing authentication techniques, internal controls and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments.
Subscribe today to be entered in the subscriber-only monthly drawing to win a free Putting the AP in hAPpy Coffee Mug.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- Episode 12: What Role Can P-Cards Play to Avoid Fraud in Your Vendor Master File.
- Blog “How To Make Your Employees Feel Appreciated”
- Gino Wickman’s Book: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
- Need help cleaning your Vendor Master File for a Portal Implementation? 5 Day Vendor Master File Clean-Up
- Authentication. Validation. ManagementTM: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process. Protect your Vendor Master File. Setup real vendors and avoid fraudulent payments
- Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
- More Podcasts/Blogs www.debrarrichardson.com
- More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
If you are wondering how commercial card programs can make Accounts Payable more efficient this is the podcast for you. I am going to talk about a part of my journey as an AP Manager and how I used commercial cards – and no, it’s not all about rebates.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help cleaning your vendor master file or implementing authentication techniques, internal controls and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments.
Subscribe today to be entered in the subscriber-only monthly drawing to win a free Putting the AP in hAPpy Coffee Mug.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- Episode 12: What Role Can P-Cards Play to Avoid Fraud in Your Vendor Master File.
- Blog “How To Make Your Employees Feel Appreciated”
- Gino Wickman’s Book: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
- Need help cleaning your Vendor Master File for a Portal Implementation? 5 Day Vendor Master File Clean-Up
- Authentication. Validation. ManagementTM: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process. Protect your Vendor Master File. Setup real vendors and avoid fraudulent payments
- Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
- More Podcasts/Blogs www.debrarrichardson.com
- More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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Episode 70: Let’s Get Happy About Brexit and Accounts Payable with Heather Peters
There’s a Putting in the AP in Happy and now there is Happy AP in the UK. My podcast guest today is the founder of Happy AP and she is talking about something that will make AP teams across the pond Happy, at least for this year, about “Brexit” and how she found her “Happy” in two AP activities that you may not equate with making you happy – but she did.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help cleaning your vendor master file or implementing authentication techniques, internal controls and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments.
Subscribe today to be entered in the subscriber-only monthly drawing to win a free Putting the AP in hAPpy Coffee Mug.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- www.happyap.co.uk
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/HEATHER88357479
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/happy.ap.16
- Need help cleaning your Vendor Master File for a Portal Implementation? 5 Day Vendor Master File Clean-Up
- Authentication. Validation. Management: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process. Protect your Vendor Master File. Setup real vendors and avoid fraudulent payments
- Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
- More Podcasts/Blogs www.debrarrichardson.com
- More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
Next Episode

Episode 72: Protect Yourself from an Email Scam Today
Cybercriminals are evolving their fraud tactics every day to get fraudulent payments. Next hear about what actions companies took against two employees that fell for scams and what you can do to protect yourself.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help cleaning your vendor master file or implementing authentication techniques, internal controls and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments.
Subscribe today to be entered in the subscriber-only monthly drawing to win a free Putting the AP in hAPpy Coffee Mug.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- Employer Actions Against Employees
- Need help cleaning your Vendor Master File for a Portal Implementation? 5 Day Vendor Master File Clean-Up
- Authentication. Validation. Management: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process. Protect your Vendor Master File. Setup real vendors and avoid fraudulent payments
- Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
- More Podcasts/Blogs www.debrarrichardson.com
- More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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