Audit Method
A practical sequence for reading operational applications against freight and warehouse ledgers — without turning the engagement into a software rollout.
Why a method page
Logistics cost analysis fails when teams only stare at charts or only stare at invoices. Our method forces both sides of the record — app analytics from transport and warehouse systems, and financial audit applications such as sampling, reconciliation, and variance registers — to meet on the same trip or storage reference.
Stages
- Intake and scoping Confirm cost families, months, corridors, and facilities. Agree which applications are sources of truth for trip IDs, warehouse tickets, and inventory snapshots.
- Document and export collection Gather invoices, statements, cost centre extracts, and secure exports from dispatch or warehouse applications. Index everything before testing begins.
- Sampling and reconciliation Apply financial audit sampling to high-value and high-risk lines, then expand where app records and invoices disagree. Build a variance register with references both sides can open.
- Site verification when needed Visit yards or warehouses to confirm physical tickets, clock records, or detention logs that digital exports cannot settle alone.
- Findings and briefing Deliver an annotated cost map, exception list, and a walkthrough aimed at finance and operations leads who will act on the numbers.
What we ask you to prepare
- Invoice packs for the review window
- A key for trip, shipment, or storage references used in your apps
- Named contacts who can clarify exceptions quickly
- Access rules for any personal data in driver or labour files
Natural next actions
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