Chasing Ghost Invoices: A Real Profitability Haunt

Taming the Financial Phantoms That Derail Monthly P&Ls

As the P&L leader of a transportation company, one of the most frustrating challenges I encountered was receiving unpaid invoices for services rendered months earlier. These weren’t minor line items—they were often tied to maintenance or operations and could total hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Because accounting wasn’t aware of the original exp…