PROCUREMENT · REAL WORK

Reconcile PO vs Invoice

An invoice may contain wrong quantities or unit prices. Compare PO lines to invoice lines and flag value differences.

BUSINESS KEYPO + Item
COMPARE / MEASUREQty, UnitPrice
BEST STARTMatch at PO+item grain and separate quantity vs price variance.

Workflow

  1. Confirm the grain: decide what one row should represent in the final result.
  2. Profile key uniqueness and missing data before matching or aggregating.
  3. Calculate the result on a small sample and reconcile it manually.
  4. Run the full dataset, review exceptions, then export the evidence you need.
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What can go wrong

Most incorrect results come from the wrong key, one-to-many joins, mixed data types, hidden whitespace or aggregating at the wrong grain. Treat these checks as part of the analysis, not optional cleanup.