2003 Projects and
Savings Issues
- Moved
invoices to CLUB account to receive volume discounts
- Bellsouth
missed a Volume &Term credit payment which saved $1,100
- Ended
up fighting to get credit after Bellsouth unapproved amount because they
claimed they overpaid previous credits
- Continued
to fight for and receive past credits on disconnects ($1,673)
- Identified
erroneous charges for non-******** employees on Bellsouth invoices which
saved $845
- Identified
non-verified charges on invoices which saved $528
- Identified
usage sensitive services that were reduced which saved $6,216
- Corrected
GulfTel long distance database of ******** ANIs which saved $473
- Recommended
using T1 to access ***** Street location which saved $8,443
- Identified
2 OPX circuits not needed at ***** location which saved $3,294
- Received
a credit of $2,864.87 for over billed taxes
- Helped
to supply information to Regulatory Officials
- Identified
savings opportunity in GulfTel areas which can save $3,080
- Identified
ACS issues to address with new LD rates which will save $1,200
- Proposed
idea of a Centrex solution for ******* locations which saves $47,225 when
coupled with long distance savings on same proposal
- Created
RFPs for local service and long distance and worked with several different
vendors to benchmark rates among competitors
- Helped
in contract proposals for local service and long distance to achieve best
market rates for similarly situated companies
- Bellsouth
botched their identification of ********’s local service inventory and we
had to correct their information several times to accurately reflect
savings amounts for PBX justification
Going
forward in 2004:
- Expanded
processing of invoices as continued centralized consolidation of back
office functions progresses
- Data
network contracts are up next year and we have to evaluate new
technologies for network connections
- VPNs,
VoIP solutions, IP access solutions
- RFPs
to benchmark rates among vendors
- Continued
identification of erroneous billing
- Evaluation
and savings opportunities in newly acquired banks
- Due
diligences on Disaster Recovery issues facing ********
- Regulatory
compliance by documentation
Total
Savings Identified Through 18 Month ******** and EB&A Partnership = $252,740.00 or
R.O.I. of 1023%
- Does
not include savings from EB&A processing of invoices for ********
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