November 2-4, 2026  |  JW Marriott Austin  |  Austin, TX

Agenda Session

AP | AUTHENTICATION. VALIDATION. MANAGEMENT™ A Three Step Process to Successful Vendor Setup and Maintenance

Nov 02 2026

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

The Authentication.Validation.ManagementTM is a 3-Step process for vendor setup and maintenance can help reduce the potential for fraud, regulatory fines, and bad vendor data. Learn 5 Authentication Techniques, 28 Validation Resources, 29 Internal Controls and 17 Best Practices with immediate takeaways to implement now whether you have no clearly defined process, a paper/electronic form, or a vendor self-registration portal.

In this interactive in-person workshop, you will be guided to document your own process, then walk through what and where to add in authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to avoid fraud, regulatory fines and bad vendor data. You will emerge with a comprehensive set of vendor processes specific for your company to include onboarding new vendors, changing existing vendors, collecting, and validating vendor banking and maintaining vendor information in your vendor master file. When you are done you will have customized processes and reference documents to support the changes you know you need in your vendor setup and maintenance process.

($) Additional Registration is Required 
 

Speakers

Debra R. Richardson, LLC

- Accounts Payable Consultant | Speaker | Trainer