Certifications

Professional Certifications for Modern Disbursement Risk Management 

Payment fraud is evolving.  Vendor risk is increasing.  Compliance expectations are expanding.  And finance and accounts payable professionals are being asked to manage growing disbursement complexity while helping protect organizational cash.

DisbursementControls.com certification programs are designed to help professionals strengthen their expertise, improve operational knowledge, and stay ahead of emerging payment and vendor risk challenges.

Our certifications provide practical, real-world education focused on fraud prevention, vendor controls, compliance, payment security, and disbursement risk management.

Why Pursue Certification?

Modern finance & AP operations require more than transactional processing skills.

Organizations increasingly need professionals who understand:

• Payment fraud prevention
• Vendor verification
• Disbursement controls
• ACH and payment risk management
• Compliance requirements
• Internal controls
• Vendor master governance
• Risk-based monitoring
• Payment security best practices

Our certification programs help professionals build the specialized knowledge needed to strengthen controls, reduce organizational risk, and support safer payment operations.

AP Payment Fraud Prevention Certification

Learn How to Identify, Prevent, and Mitigate Payment Fraud Risk

The AP Payment Fraud Prevention Certification is designed for accounts payable and finance professionals responsible for helping protect their organizations from evolving payment fraud threats.

This program provides practical education on modern fraud schemes, disbursement controls, vendor verification, payment security, and best practices in fraud prevention.

Topics covered include:

• Common payment fraud schemes
• Business email compromise (BEC)
• ACH and wire fraud
• Vendor impersonation attacks
• Internal controls for AP
• Bank account verification
• Payment authorization controls
• Fraud detection strategies
• Risk-based monitoring
• Best practices for mitigating payment fraud risk

Participants gain practical strategies that can be applied immediately within real-world AP operations.

Accredited Vendor Information Professional (AVIP) Certification

Strengthen Expertise in Vendor Information Management and Controls

The Accredited Vendor Information Professional (AVIP) Certification is designed for professionals responsible for vendor onboarding, vendor master management, supplier verification, and vendor information governance.

The program focuses on helping organizations improve vendor data accuracy, strengthen controls, reduce fraud exposure, and support compliance initiatives.

Topics covered include:

• Vendor onboarding best practices
• Vendor master file governance
• Supplier verification strategies
• Bank account ownership validation
• OFAC and sanctions screening
• TIN matching
• Vendor data management
• Risk mitigation strategies
• Compliance considerations
• Vendor information controls

The AVIP Certification helps professionals better understand how strong vendor information management supports safer, more secure disbursement operations.

Built for Today’s Finance and AP Professionals

Our certification programs are designed for:

• AP professionals
• Finance leaders
• Vendor management teams
• Procurement professionals
• Shared services organizations
• Treasury professionals
• Compliance professionals
• Internal audit teams
• Controllers and CFOs

Whether you are looking to strengthen your expertise, support career development, or help your organization reduce payment risk, our certification programs provide practical education focused on today’s evolving disbursement challenges.

Practical Education for Real-World Risk

DisbursementControls.com certifications are designed to be practical, actionable, and directly relevant to the challenges finance and AP teams face today.

Participants leave with knowledge and strategies they can immediately apply to:

• Strengthen controls
• Reduce fraud exposure
• Improve compliance readiness
• Modernize vendor verification
• Improve payment security
• Support safer disbursement operations

Invest in Stronger Controls and Stronger Expertise

Organizations need professionals who understand how to navigate today’s evolving payment and vendor risk landscape.

Our certification programs help finance and AP professionals build the expertise needed to help protect organizational cash and strengthen disbursement operations.