Cost Recovery: Turning Your Accounts Payable Department into a Profit Center

Praise for Cost Recovery

"Is your company leaking cash without even knowing it? Lanza's easy-to-read book gives practical points on how to increase profits with little or no added cost. This is the corporate equivalent of finding money on the sidewalk; just reach down and pick it up!"
—Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, founder and Chairman, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

"Rich pours a great deal of his extensive knowledge into this guide. It is an encyclopedic approach to the hows and whys of cost recovery services. Not only does the reader learn about the basic mechanics of how cost recovery works, but also has access to numerous case studies showing how it works in key areas such as payables, advertising, health benefits, leasing, and telecommunications. The guide may prove to be the masterwork in this field."
—Steven M. Bragg, CFO, Xedar Corporation

"An easy action reference tool on how reduced disbursements can increase income significantly more than an equivalent rise in sales. Your ROI on this book will exceed any other investment!"
—David H. Margulies, former Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, responsible for Controller's Shared Services

"In an economy where revenue streams are constricted, using Cost Recovery techniques to find money or save money seems like an obvious strategy, but it's perceived as a daunting task for most organizations. Rich Lanza's Cost Recovery guide provides a step-by-step process that's feasible to implement and easy to read."
—Jacqueline A. Breslauer, SVP Corporate Audit, The CIT Group Inc.

"Rich Lanza, the 'Data Magician,' has elevated the art of data recovery audit and analysis to the next level. His passion for applying data analytics to the workplace has defined him as a pioneer in the area of cost recovery. I commend Rich for his thinking outside the box that has pushed organizations to review their approach to data recovery and cost control with the result of saving millions of dollars!"
—Jim Kaplan, CIA, CFE, President/CEO, AuditNet.org, The Global Resource for Auditors