How it works
Fairview Audit connects your business with a partner firm that reviews costs and contracts. This page walks through each step, from the first form to the corrections that follow a review. Fairview handles the matching. The partner firm does the review work. You stay involved throughout.
Step 1: Choose a request path
There are three paths: larger business, smaller business, and not sure or another need. Each has its own form. There is no fixed size cut-off. Fairview matches each request by hand. If you cannot tell which fits, choose the third path.
The Request a professional page explains what to have ready for each path before you begin.
Step 2: Submit your request
The form asks for your business name, contact name, email, an optional phone number, the cost categories you want reviewed and a short message. You do not need to attach documents at this stage. Describe the problem as you understand it, even if you are unsure.
Step 3: Get matched
Your request goes to the matched partner firm. If you used the not sure path, it goes to Fairview first, and Fairview matches it by hand. Matching considers the cost category you named and the type of business you describe. Fairview does not choose a firm on your behalf beyond that match, and you decide whether to proceed once the firm contacts you.
Step 4: The firm contacts you
The partner firm reaches out to discuss the concept and the terms. This is the point where you learn how the firm works, what it will ask of you and how it charges. The engagement, and any fees, are between you and the firm under the firm's own terms. Fairview is not a party to that agreement.
Step 5: You share documents
The firm asks for the records it needs. For a contract review, these typically include:
- the contract and any amendments, schedules or letters of understanding
- vendor correspondence about additional charges
- a detailed payment history for each vendor
- invoices selected by sampling, with supporting data
- a list of issues you have already spotted
- contact details for your team and the vendor's team
The exact list depends on the category. See Lease audit and compliance and Accounts payable audit for examples.
Step 6: The review and its findings
The firm compares what was agreed with what was billed. It then presents its findings to you. You can ask questions, supply context and point out anything the documents do not show. Findings are the firm's own. Fairview does not review, edit or endorse them.
Step 7: Corrections with the vendor or landlord
After you have seen the findings, you and the firm agree how to approach the vendor or landlord. Then the firm works on correcting any non-compliance. Your relationship with the vendor matters, so you decide how firm or how gentle the approach should be. Our article on keeping vendor relationships intact covers this in more detail.
What stays your responsibility
You remain the decision maker. You choose whether to proceed, which documents to share and how to respond to your vendor. Partner firms may report outcomes, but Fairview does not guarantee any result, refund or timeline.
Plan to give the review some of your time. Someone on your team will need to answer questions, find missing records and confirm facts about how a contract has been used. A named contact on your side keeps the process moving.
What happens to your information
Your request details are shared with the matched firm so it can contact you. The Privacy policy explains what is collected and why.
Where to go next
If you are ready, start with the Request a professional page. If you have questions first, the FAQ answers the most common ones.
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