Freight & Accessorial Audit
Freight and accessorials off-contract. Flags the recoverable spend.
A freight invoice carries accessorial charges outside the contracted schedule, or a base rate that does not match the lane agreement.
Freight claim raised in Coupa; expected credit line written to SAP; carrier scorecard updated.
Every write is gated on an approver role you name. Nothing runs unattended.
- Rate-shop each invoice against the contracted lane rate, fuel surcharge basis and accessorial schedule.
- Classify the variance: genuine accessorial, misapplied tariff, duplicate billing, or a rate that simply drifted.
- Separate what is recoverable from what is a renegotiation point at the next contract review.
- Draft the claim with the supporting documents and route to AP, gated on approval before it reaches the carrier.
- Close when the credit lands or the claim is formally denied with a reason.
Dollars recovered per audited invoice, plus the run-rate reduction once misapplied tariffs are corrected.
The case closes on this number, not on the action being taken. A playbook without a close condition is a dashboard.
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