Cost application analytics review
We test whether the analytics views and exports from your cost-tracking applications match plant movements for materials, labour, and WIP.
Format
Desk review with optional plant visit
Duration
1–3 weeks
Pricing basis
Day-rate or fixed package after scoping
Location
Remote extracts plus optional site day
Purpose
When finance relies on application analytics to explain variances, those views must be grounded in the same movements the floor records. This review traces how transactions enter the cost application, how they are classified, and whether the analytics panels finance uses omit or double-count key events such as backflush, scrap, or inter-plant transfers.
What we deliver
A gap list against the analytics you rely on for month-end, with examples from your own extracts. Where mappings are wrong, we document the intended versus actual cost element path. Where the application is fine but the plant process bypasses it, we note that separately so IT and operations can decide ownership.
Typical inclusions
- Inventory of cost-related screens and scheduled exports in use
- Sample reconciliation of application totals to warehouse and production tickets
- Review of user roles that can alter cost masters without dual control
- Notes on calculation logic for standard cost roll-ups where accessible
Ask for this when a new cost module is near go-live, or when two plants show incompatible variance stories from the “same” application.
Ask for a scoped estimate
Tell us the plant, cost periods, and applications involved. We will confirm fit and a fee range.
Request an estimate