Audit of Household Goods Invoices
Invoice Auditing
Domestic
Insure that zip codes are applied correctly
Review all weight tickets and inventories to insure proper weights being charged
Make sure third party authorization are attached with charges; if not search or have vendor get authorization from third party provider. Make sure third party service charges agree with authorized costs
Look to make sure that bulky articles, shuttles are not excessive
Make sure IRR and fuel related surcharges are not excessive
Insure rebate program is being applied correctly
Insure addendum to contract are being followed
International
Insure that proper city tariff rates are being applied
Validate weight/volume being charged falls within industry standards (Review inventory)
If work is being performed in cities were no tariff structure exists we compare pricing received from contracted providers to that market. If pricing is not competitive we ask the carriers to generate a new invoice to reflect market rates
Make sure when applicable breakpoints favor client
Insure currency conversions are not being abused
Make sure providers in EMEA and Asia Pacific do not abuse conversion of volume measurements (cubic meters, cubic feet) into weight (no scales in these regions)
Compare rated OBL and AWB to make sure are competitive to the contract and market
No abuse of Lift Van charges (i.e. gross weight vs. net weight)