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Free Historical Invoice Audit: Keep 100% of the Savings
A free historical invoice audit surfaces contract-to-invoice differences on past bills, with clause context, and leaves identified savings with you.
Definition:A free historical invoice audit reviews a defined set of past invoices against the contracts behind them, surfaces differences, and packages evidence. Paveflow’s starting offer does that at $0 upfront, and you keep 100% of identified savings from that pass.
This is closer to a proof step than a category essay. Use it when the reader already suspects leakage and wants evidence before changing the operating model.
What the free audit covers
- One focused spend category
- About twelve months of invoices
- Master agreements, rate cards, and amendments for those suppliers
- Findings with enough contract context to review rates, duplicates, scope issues, and missed credits where terms are clear
Output should be usable in an internal review. Prefer line references and contract pointers over vague variance codes.
How this differs from a contingency recovery audit
| Typical contingency recovery | Paveflow free historical audit | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Often low, fee on recovery | $0 |
| Who keeps identified savings | Shared with the firm | You keep 100% on the free pass |
| Primary goal | Look-back cash recovery | Proof, then optional continuous validation |
| Operating style | Project, human-led | Structured extraction plus review workflow |
Comparison here is factual about fee structure and timing, not a swipe at named firms. Ask GTM before publishing any named competitor table.
Typical timeline
Week 0
Mutual NDA and secure upload for one category.
Week 2
First findings review with concrete examples.
Week 4
Fuller report and a clear go / no-go on continuous checks.
Timing depends on export quality and amendment complexity. Bulk upload is enough to start. ERP access is not required for the historical pass.
Illustrative findings shape (not client data)
A useful finding names the invoice and line, points to the governing schedule or clause, states the mismatch type (rate, duplicate, scope, credit), and suggests a review action. Illustrative only: a $12 rate gap on 120 hours is a $1,440 variance line for discussion, not a promised recovery figure.
What we need from you
- A category with enough volume to learn from
- Invoice export for about twelve months
- Contracts, rate cards, and amendments
- A business owner who can confirm edge cases quickly
Contracts and invoices stay yours. Do not invent retention, training, or security claims beyond what GTM and counsel have approved for the site.
After the report
- You keep the findings from the free pass.
- If patterns repeat, turn on ongoing validation for new invoices.
- If leakage is immaterial, stop. You spent nothing and learned about your controls.
Related reading
- Paveflow homepage
- What contract-invoice compliance is
- Three-way match vs contract validation
- Spend leakage from invoice errors
If you want this run on your own category, request a conversation. This is a bottom-funnel step, not a TOFU content tease.
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