Expense Management & Optimization

Simple Tools Reduce Expenses

From traditional voice services to data and mobile applications, communications are a critical aspect of your business.  With the increase in applications and mobile devices, expenses are rising rapidly.  Multiple vendors, a variety of platforms and user needs make the task of managing all this technology increasingly complex-not to mention expensive.

Northridge can help you gain control of communications expenses and provide solutions for effective ongoing management.  We offer both long and short term solutions for managing these services. At Northridge, we focus on transparency and accountability so that organizations that drive cost can view the results of their actions.  Our management reports allow managers to see where their dollars are going and make business decisions based on fact, not fiction.

Northridge can provide a one-time or permanent solution to telecommunications cost management.  Our goal is to help our clients operate their telecommunications infrastructure in the most efficient and cost-effect manner possible.  Whether it’s building a detailed services inventory at a site-by-site location, or developing an automated process for monthly invoice review and payment, the Northridge Group will apply its deep understanding of the technology  and our financial expertise to develop a return on investment that will work for your business.

While auditing is part of our critical success path, Northridge believes that a permanent solution must begin with the development of a detailed inventory of the voice and data services at each site of business.  Northridge will perform a detailed analysis of the services being purchased and make recommendations on how to optimize vendors and services to achieve maximum cost savings and network efficiency.  Northridge can even work with the vendors to make the required changes to ensure that the cost savings are ultimately realized.

Among the services Northridge offers:

• Develop repeatable processes and scorecards to manage effectiveness
• Consolidate invoices and establish mechanized feeds
• Create site level inventory
• Perform rate validation
• Conduct optimization analysis
• Perform modeling for scenario planning
• Facilitate overall process review (ordering, provisioning, validation, invoice payment)
• Conduct contract review and benchmark analysis

Once the one-time audit and service optimization is complete, Northridge will help you keep your services inventory up to date and ensure that the vendor invoices are accurate.

• Maintain point-of-service level inventory
• Monthly management reporting
• Monthly chargeback via business rule based algorithms
• Conduct optimization analysis
• Integration with other corporate systems (HR, A/P, G/L, etc.)
• Mechanized, recurring rate audit
• Monthly invoice processing with “OK to pay”

Let us see whether we can reduce your communications expense by 15-30%