Episode 407: Don’t Make It Easy For Them: 6 Steps To Eliminate Duplicate Vendors

Send us Fan Mail Duplicate vendors can lead to internal and external fraud.  Here is how to eliminate duplicate vendors in the vendor master file, how to prevent them in the first place, and which vendors I’ve seen that always have duplicates.  Keep listening.  Check out my website training.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. 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:     Standardize Vendor Addresses:  Smarty - https://smarty.com/  National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC Ask Vendor Process Questions:  AskVeraTM   Authentication Free Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process  Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference 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://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com More ideas?  Email me at [email protected]  Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com