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When they are done well, AP Recovery Audits reveal hidden inconsistencies, expose systemic gaps, return lost dollars to the balance sheet, and sharpen the internal controls that keep organizations financially healthy.
“In an industry once built around slow, retrospective reviews, we have helped push recovery audits toward something more forward-looking and continuous,” says Dan Berg, President. “Beyond our decades of experience, CPRS stands out for how we have influenced and elevated the very nature of the work.”
CPRS’s approach rests on three principles—experience, expertise, and technology. The interplay among them has driven much of the innovation that clients expect from a modern audit partner.
Previously, recovery audits were treated as damage control. Organizations waited a year or two, handed over files, and hoped the auditors would find enough value to justify the exercise. CPRS saw early that this model was not designed for a world where transaction volumes were rising and financial systems were growing more complex. Errors were happening closer to the transaction date, and waiting months or years to inspect the data meant organizations were responding too late.
Drawing from its earliest audits in retail, manufacturing, construction, and healthcare, CPRS built a process that allowed teams to zero in on patterns of errors that even robust financial systems failed to catch. Duplicate invoices, missed rebates, unearned overtime, contract deviations, and time-sensitive discounts all slipped through the cracks. Over time, the team recognized a consistent truth that still remains across industries. Even the most sophisticated AP environments experienced error rates of up to $1 million per $1 billion in spend. CPRS positioned itself to close that gap.
CPRS has pushed recovery audits to become forward-looking and continuous.
NAVIGATING LOWER-DOLLAR THRESHOLDS
Clients often come to CPRS with a familiar set of challenges, including mountains of data, inconsistent vendor billing, complex procure-to-pay systems, and not enough internal staff to keep up. CPRS steps into that gap with a team whose expertise is central to its reputation. Many of its auditors have backgrounds in oil and gas, aerospace, healthcare, technology, retail, and industrial sectors.
The breadth of that experience matters because the anatomy of an invoice varies widely from one industry to another. A seasoned auditor can often spot an error not because it appears suspicious but because it behaves differently from what experience has taught him to expect.
Training also plays a major role. CPRS invests heavily in building what it describes as the most disciplined, structured training program in the industry. The company trains its auditors to work at high volumes and to navigate lower-dollar thresholds. This investment has allowed it to serve organizations with annual spend beginning at $700 million, a segment that competitors often overlook because their processes cannot operate efficiently at that scale.
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY POWERED RECOVERY AUDITS
Technology, such as AI and ML, does more than speed up analysis. They recognize patterns that point to deeper operational issues, highlight areas where duplicate payments are most likely to occur and eliminate false positives so auditors can focus their attention where it matters. They also allow the team to detect errors much closer to when the transaction took place, giving clients the chance to correct vendor interactions and internal processes almost in real time.
One example illustrates this shift well. A large organization approached CPRS with a request to examine its past transactions and recover whatever value could be found. Once CPRS’s team took control of the project, the results changed drastically. Within a year, recoveries doubled. The audit cycle moved from a traditional annual or biennial process to a quarterly one. This created a more consistent flow of insights and allowed the client to correct mistakes within weeks of their occurrence. Faster recoveries were compelling, but the real value was the operational alignment that followed. By identifying errors near the source, the organization gained a clearer view into the health of its financial systems.
CPRS is also building a micro-sourcing service to support clients facing shortages in back-office accounting roles. Drawing from its deep procure-to-pay knowledge, the company will provide onshore and offshore resources who can handle tasks that many organizations struggle to staff internally. With recruitment challenges rising in the finance sector, clients often view this as an extension of their internal teams rather than an outsourced solution.
TECHNOLOGY MATTERS, BUT PEOPLE MATTER MORE
Looking ahead, CPRS continues to develop new capabilities through deeper investment in its tech stack. It has doubled its research and development budget and forged partnerships with academic institutions, including one with the information technology department at Kennesaw State University. These collaborations aim to explore new machine learning applications that will strengthen CPRS’s ability to process complex data and deliver sharper insights.
Through these advancements, CPRS has maintained a grounded philosophy: technology matters, but people matter more. Its teams remain central to its mission, and a culture defined by communication, precision, and respect for the client’s time shapes the experience every organization receives.
As Berg says, “We provide incredible value for our clients through our team, technology, and tenacity.”
In its three decades of work, CPRS has helped clients recover billions of dollars and build stronger financial systems. As organizations navigate increasingly complex financial landscapes, CPRS’s commitment to innovation ensures they remain equipped with the tools, insights, and expertise required for operational excellence.
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Company
CPRS
Management
Dan Berg, President
Description
CPRS blends three decades of audit expertise with advanced technology to help organizations uncover errors, recover lost dollars, and strengthen financial systems. With industry-specific teams and real-time analysis tools, CPRS transforms traditional AP recovery audits into a faster, smarter, continuous improvement process.
