Debra R Richardson, MBA, CFE, APM, APPM, CPRS

Debra R Richardson, MBA, CFE, APM, APPM, CPRS

Detroit Metropolitan Area
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    Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Training, and Cybersecurity

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Volunteer Experience

  • ACFE Southeastern Michigan Chapter Graphic

    Director > Board Member

    ACFE Southeastern Michigan Chapter

    - Present 1 year 10 months

    Education

  • Institute of Finance and Management Graphic

    Central Atlantic Region IOFM Chapter President

    Institute of Finance and Management

    - Present 2 years 9 months

    Education

    Join the LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14071140/

    As Co-President, I am responsible for executing all chapter meetings, finalizing agendas, and securing meeting sponsorship.

    The Central Atlantic Region Chapter will network and share ideas regarding their processes, internal controls, compliance, and regulations. The ideas shared in our IOFM Chapter will generate best practices and improvements that our members can use to overcome common business challenges.…

    Join the LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14071140/

    As Co-President, I am responsible for executing all chapter meetings, finalizing agendas, and securing meeting sponsorship.

    The Central Atlantic Region Chapter will network and share ideas regarding their processes, internal controls, compliance, and regulations. The ideas shared in our IOFM Chapter will generate best practices and improvements that our members can use to overcome common business challenges. Outside of our annual conferences, our chapter will provide our area financial operations community the opportunity to meet on a quarterly basis

  • Nacha Graphic

    Advisory Board Member

    Nacha

    - Present 5 years 1 month

    Science and Technology

    The ACH Network Advisory Board engages in dialogue with representatives of the Nacha Board and provides input and feedback on topics significant to the ACH Network and to those who use or support and enable the use of ACH payments by others.

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    Education Volunteer

    CSNP

    - 4 months

    Science and Technology

    CyberSecurity Non-Profit (CSNP) is a non-profit organization that promotes security education, awareness, accessibility, and diversity. I act as the Education Manager where I work with a team to provide educational security content to individuals so they can protect themselves and their organizations from cyber threats.

  • Institute of Finance and Management Graphic

    Oklahoma Central Region Chapter President

    Institute of Finance and Management

    - 1 year 8 months

    Education

    Founding member and Chapter President of the Oklahoma Central Region IOFM Chapter. Started with adding AP Certifications to approved Finance Certifications list and promoting within my employer, I lead a team where we worked diligently to bring a Central Region presence of IOFM for Accounts Payable and other Accounting Professionals. As President, I was responsible for executing all chapter meetings, finalizing agendas, and securing meeting sponsorship.

  • Operation HOPE Graphic

    Instructor, Banking on our Future

    Operation HOPE

    - 2 years 11 months

    Children

    Teach elementary, middle and high school students money concepts including: Savings & Budgeting, Checking & Savings Accounts, Credit and Investing,

Projects

  • SAP S4 Hana Implementation

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    Accountable for vendor maintenance design elements including Business Partner, 1099/1042 Tax Reporting, and MDG for SAP S4 Hana company-wide project. Worked with the project team to document SAP S4 deficiences for vendor maintenance and internal control business processes into RICEFs for future customization.

  • Supplier Registration Portal

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    Implemented a Vendor Self-Registration Portal to standardize vendor onboarding across all ERP platforms for over 140,000 active vendors. Included multiple workflows and Domestic and International vendors.

  • Purchase Requisition Process

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    *Created Excel solution to capture approvals for trade payables purchasing for Billion dollar company
    *Completed solution within three weeks and began implementation by training all users

  • Electronic Approval and WorkFlow for Accounts Payable

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    *Added to Project Team to implement electronic approval and workflow software for accounts payable trade payables for Billion dollar company.
    *Acted as financial liaison to accurately capture approval workflow based on profit/cost center and expense category.
    *Implemented on schedule with no additional cost
    *Maintained Software following implementation

  • Project Tracker/Database

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    *Designed database to track ongoing and completed projects for GM's Marketing department.
    *Incorporated Time Sheet for contract employees to accurately capture hours by project enabling accurate bill back of project hours to business units.
    *Facilitated weekly meetings to create 135 step flow chart in Microsoft Visio and updated project tracker database to track hours by each task.
    *Recognized within six months for successful implementation to 40 users, both onsite and offsite.

  • A/P, A/R and Payroll Systems Upgrade

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    *Change Agent for A/R during SAFES system conversion
    *Oversaw contract maintenance data clean-up
    *Created conversion templates for field billing schedules
    *Invoicing process was not delayed during conversion

  • Web-Based Hours Collection

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    *Project Manager for converting fax submission of security hours to web-based collection of hours.
    *Created Access Database to track complex structure of security contracts and cost distribution for over 126 GM/Delphi sites for $135M annual contract.
    *Facilitated weekly project meetings and led weekly training sessions.
    *Saved $60k annually by eliminating a position previously required for manual data input.

  • Great Plains Software Upgrade

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    *Gathered information and participated in software demos to present to management recommendation for upgrade.
    *Populated all templates and reviewed data following import for accuracy.
    *Converted from MAC to PC

Organizations

  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

    CFE Member

    - Present

    The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization. By delivering best-in-class training, offering the CFE credential and fostering a dynamic, global community of anti-fraud professionals, the ACFE is reducing fraud and corruption worldwide.

  • Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM)

    Ask the Expert for Vendor Setup & Maintenance and Certified Member

    - Present

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