Current Events > I'm so nervous about this Physical Inventory I audited on Wednesday

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They sent me, their brand new associate, to audit the count of a new client, and boy did things feel wrong. Production was not halted for their main inventory items (tanks full of chemicals), which means I had to find what the cost of the production difference would be between their report of what levels were at, at 7 am and what my report said at 11:11. That was whatever I guess, although they told me they would use the 7 am number as that was their closing numbers for the month and that's how they've always done it (again, this is their first time getting audited by the company I work for). Their accountant gave me the unit rate cost per KG of each tank's chemicals, and I recorded my numbers and got whatever other documentation I needed and left. They sent me their final inventory listing (which by the way, does not include another section of inventory I counted beyond the tanks), and suddenly the numbers don't match their 7 am or my 11:11 am numbers in both levels or unit rate.

I am not looking forward to the discussion I'm going to have with my senior on this. I know regardless, I'm probably taking the heat for this one. To be fair to him, he didn't want a new guy to do the audit, but somehow, I was the only available associate to do this specific one. I just hope he's understanding.

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