Catching a $465.26 Billing Discrepancy on a 3PL Invoice
What we were looking at
A 3PL invoice came in at $5,497.26. On the surface, nothing unusual, just another invoice in the stack.
That's exactly why it needed a real audit, not a glance.
What we found
Going line by line against the agreed rates, one number didn't hold up. A $465.26 discrepancy, roughly 8.5% of the total billed.
Not a rounding issue. A real gap between what was charged and what should have been.
What happened next
We flagged it, walked through the numbers with the provider, and they agreed. The $465.26 is deducted from the payment.
No dispute, no drawn-out negotiation. Just a correction, because the math was right there.
The takeaway
This is what a proper invoice audit is for. Not assuming anyone's trying to overcharge, just knowing that errors happen at scale and someone has to be checking for them.
$465.26 back in the client's pocket, and one more invoice that didn't just get rubber-stamped.