# Parts Reconciliation Without the Year-End Surprise - Live Webinar Series Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partsedge-podcast-7051339/parts-reconciliation-without-the-year-end-surprise-live-webinar-series Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partsedge-podcast-7051339/parts-reconciliation-without-the-year-end-surprise-live-webinar-series.md Podcast: [The PartsEdge Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partsedge-podcast-7051339) Published: 2026-04-17T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepartsedgepodcast/episodes/Parts-Reconciliation-Without-the-Year-End-Surprise---Live-Webinar-Series-e3hvhio Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/929b2444/podcast/play/118522904/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F422254926-44100-2-999cc8947ec1.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partsedge-podcast-7051339/episodes/parts-reconciliation-without-the-year-end-surprise-live-webinar-series Duration seconds: 2550 ## Resource Join our Live Webinar Series replay with Chuck Hartle, for a gritty and motivating deep-dive into Parts Reconciliation —one of the most critical (and, let's be real, stressful!) tasks facing dealership parts managers. From month-end headaches to real-world tales of missing inventory and reconciliation “gotchas,” Chuck Hartle explains how to fix the foundation, turn inventory faster, and give parts managers back control of their numbers. Hear actionable guidance, common pitfalls, and the team’s most powerful tools for reconciling inventory every month, with plenty of energy and collaborative expertise. Whether you’re proactively dialing in your department or face a surprise shortfall, this episode is your co-pilot to smarter processes, fewer emergencies, and inventory that’s never a guessing game. -------------------------------------------- This show is powered by PartsEdge : Your go-to solution for transforming dealership parts inventory into a powerhouse of profitability. Their strategies are proven to amp up parts sales by a whopping 20%, all while cutting down on idle inventory. If you're looking to optimize your parts management, visit 🔗 www.partsedge.com . -------------------------------------------- Takeaways Monthly reconciliations catch issues early—fix the foundation, don’t fight constant “emergencies.” Keep thorough records for cores, return claims, and work-in-process—missing these can throw off your whole inventory picture. Understand and communicate with accounting—80% of inventory issues are posting problems, not warehouse mistakes. Chapters 00:00 Handling month end reconciliation 06:43 Investigating inventory discrepancies 09:33 Tracking inventory and credits spreadsheet 13:23 Managing negative inventory issues 16:17 Managing invoiced but unreceived inv… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partsedge-podcast-7051339/episodes/parts-reconciliation-without-the-year-end-surprise-live-webinar-series/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partsedge-podcast-7051339/parts-reconciliation-without-the-year-end-surprise-live-webinar-series.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.