Utility account cleansing service
Do you have many disparate sites and you would like all of the bills to be centralised? Perhaps you have recently merged with another organisation and the accounts are in a bit of a mess…
Let the experts help you to deal with the headache of sorting out your accounts, as well as ensure you are getting best value for money.
Business Cost Consultants deal with thousands of client bills each week. We have excellent experience of dealing with every supplier in the market. Therefore we are very well positioned to be able to help you with your utility account issues. We call this service our Utility Account Cleansing Service because by the end of this project, we would be able to hand you back control of your nice, tidy accounts.
This is designed to be a stand-alone service for certain types of organisations with many sites, often where the portfolio has recently increased in size, or if there has been a change in staff. Such organisations usually include, but not limited to, the following:
- property management companies;
- property development companies;
- housing associations;
- public authorities.
Our fees will depend on a few different factors:
- the number of sites in your portfolio;
- the number of different suppliers you currently have in your portfolio;
- our expert analysis of the “state” of your account and how easy it may be to resolve the outstanding issues.
How does the Utility Account Cleansing Service work?
- Business Cost Consultants liaise with your suppliers on your behalf to gather as much information on your accounts as possible.
- We establish where the information gaps are and start to investigate the situation, often from various angles.
- We better organise your various accounts, so that you (and we) know what is happening across your entire portfolio.
- Where bills are missing, we could either provide you with accruals (we would require meter readings), or we could chase for the actual bills, depending on your internal policy.
- Where possible, we would seek to consolidate supplies and contract renewal dates.
- By utilising our procurement services, we could sort out the pricing and tariffs for each of the sites, ensuring value for money.
- We would provide your staff with technical support for any aspect of your utility billing on email and over the phone, for the duration of our service.
- At the end of the service, we will provide you with a report on your accounts, so that you are better informed about the state of your accounts and you know where you stand.
- We would then discuss with you if you would like to continue with our billing management service.
Business Cost Consultants have many years of experience in this field and we have undertaken many complex account management “cleansing” exercises. The stand-alone Utility Account Cleansing Service would be a one-off service and will last until your accounts are in better order and we have been able to ensure value for money in the current market.
Perhaps you have already identified that your accounts could be in better shape. Why not contact us to talk about this service and we can discuss how this will save you and your staff considerable time, stress and most importantly, money.