General Info

In the last decade, forward thinking executives in the public sector have utilized the A/P audit not only for the budget relief of the recovery dollars, but for the expert analysis of A/P systems. In 2002, Chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, was amended to require all executive agencies that enter into contracts with budgets larger than $500, 000, 000 to carry out a cost-effective program for identifying any errors made in paying the contractors and for recovering any amounts erroneously paid to the contractors. With the audit mandate in place, the challenge for the executive is to select the audit firm with the best track record and with the value added services that fit their need. Company Roots Horn and Associates ( HAI ) is located in Salt Lake City, UT just minutes from the SLC airport and the world's greatest ski resorts. Tom Horn, President and Chairman of the Board lead HAI. For over 20 years, Tom was the CFO of Lowery, Inc ( LI ), one of the most highly respected Accounts Payable auditing firms in the recovery auditing industry. Under Tom's direction, LI developed an impeccable reputation for revolutionizing client service, developing innovative software tools and continuing to think and develop beyond industry standards. HAI's professional staff has more than 95 combined years of experience in the A/P recovery auditing industry. Tom's staff has worked with clients on a consulting, partnership and business process outsource basis. Creation of Horn & Associates ( HAI ) HAI's roots are in the private sector, primarily in retail, wholesale and manufacturing industries. We have 30 years of experience auditing enormous amounts of financial data ( often including multi-terabyte files ) from our clients. Our powerful servers and programs store and manipulate multiple years of client's financial data, allowing us to perform a myriad of audits, modeling, profiling and data mining for our clients. We have now expanded our auditing experience and technology to the public sector. Departments of the federal, state, county and municipal government, like all other large organizations, function with large numbers of suppliers, transactions and budget dollars. Our core strength is the ability to measure the effectiveness of their internal systems, recover lost dollars and benchmark any and all facet of the procurement process.