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DohAssist

Back-Office Services for 7-Eleven Franchisees

Independent daily DMR reconciliation, purchase summary verification, vendor delivery reconciliation, and quarterly audit preparation. Stop spending 2+ hours on reconciliation — and start having evidence when audit disputes arise.

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2+ hrs
DMR Reconciliation Saved Daily
50%+
Gross Income Paid to Corporate
$10K+
Potential Audit Deductions at Risk
$299/mo
Starting Price Per Store

Why 7-Eleven Franchisees Need Independent Accounting

7-Eleven franchisees operate within one of the most restrictive franchise systems in retail. Corporate controls the financial books, sets the draw, conducts quarterly audits, and charges over 50% of gross income. Franchisees report spending 2+ hours daily on DMR reconciliation — and despite that effort, "huge inventory shortages show up during audits with no explanation."

The fundamental problem: without independent daily reconciliation records, franchisees have no basis to dispute corporate's audit findings. When a quarterly audit produces a $10,000+ shortage that gets deducted from your draw, the only protection is documented evidence from your own records showing where the numbers diverge.

DohAssist provides that independent verification layer. We reconcile your daily operations against 7-Eleven's data outputs — not instead of the RIS system, but alongside it. When discrepancies arise, you have the documentation to ask questions and dispute findings with evidence.

What We Reconcile for 7-Eleven Operators

Daily Management Report (DMR) Reconciliation

The DMR is the heartbeat of 7-Eleven operations — and the source of most franchisee frustration. DohAssist independently reconciles every line item: cash deposits, credit card settlements, vendor deliveries, lottery settlements, money orders, and bill pay transactions. We cross-reference against your actual records and flag discrepancies within 24 hours.

Instead of spending 2+ hours every morning matching numbers yourself, you review a reconciled report with flagged exceptions. Your morning routine goes from data entry to decision-making.

Purchase Summary Verification

Franchisees are frequently charged for items POS data shows were never scanned. DohAssist reconciles your purchase summary against vendor delivery receipts, POS receiving logs, and your own records. When the purchase summary shows charges that don't match your receiving records, we document the discrepancy with supporting evidence for dispute.

Vendor Delivery Reconciliation (APD & AP9)

Vendor deliveries processed through 7-Eleven's APD (Authorized Product Delivery) and AP9 systems need independent verification. We reconcile delivery receipts against POS receiving records and purchase summaries to catch short-ships, misbilled items, and delivery discrepancies. Every vendor — from McLane to Coca-Cola to local beer distributors — gets the same verification treatment.

ERI & POR Tracking

Electronic Receiving Interface (ERI) and Point of Receipt (POR) tracking ensure that what arrives at your store matches what 7-Eleven's system says arrived. DohAssist monitors ERI and POR data to catch receiving discrepancies that would otherwise surface as unexplained shortages during quarterly audits.

Lottery & Tobacco Reconciliation

Lottery ticket inventory and tobacco scan data each require daily attention. DohAssist reconciles lottery pack activations, sales, redemptions, and settlements against lottery commission reports. For tobacco, we track purchases, sales, and scan data compliance to ensure your records match both your vendors and 7-Eleven's internal tracking.

Quarterly Audit Preparation

7-Eleven's quarterly audits are where independent records matter most. When auditors find inventory shortages, those amounts are deducted from your draw — often with minimal explanation. DohAssist prepares you for every audit with:

  • Daily reconciliation archives — 90 days of documented, cross-referenced records for the audit period
  • Vendor delivery verification — receipt-level documentation for every delivery in the audit window
  • Purchase summary variance reports — documented discrepancies between corporate charges and your receiving records
  • Exception logs — a running list of flagged items, unresolved discrepancies, and pending disputes
  • Cash handling documentation — daily cash reconciliation records that trace every dollar from register to deposit

This documentation doesn't guarantee you'll win every dispute. But it ensures you have the evidence to ask informed questions and challenge findings that don't match your records — instead of simply accepting corporate's numbers because you have nothing to compare them against.

The MUMD & CRP Challenge

Multi-unit/multi-district (MUMD) operators face the DMR reconciliation challenge multiplied across every store. If one store takes 2+ hours, five stores take 10+ hours — and that's just for basic reconciliation, not analysis or problem-solving.

DohAssist handles MUMD operations by assigning dedicated reconciliation teams across your portfolio while providing centralized reporting. You see every store's daily performance in a single consolidated view, with the ability to drill into any location's detail. Cross-location variance analysis highlights which store has the highest unexplained shrinkage, where vendor billing errors concentrate, and which locations need attention.

For Continuous Replenishment Program (CRP) operators, we track automated replenishment orders against actual store needs and receiving data. When CRP deliveries don't match what your store actually needs — or what physically arrived — we document the discrepancy.

Pricing

DohAssist for 7-Eleven operators starts at from $299/month per store. No contracts — cancel anytime. Multi-location operators receive consolidated reporting across all stores at no additional charge.

Compare that to an in-house bookkeeper at $40,000–$55,000 per year (plus benefits, office space, and management time), and the math is straightforward. DohAssist costs $2,748–$3,588 per year per location — roughly 5–7% of what in-house staff would cost.

The ROI Math
If DohAssist catches just one $3,000 vendor billing error and one $2,000 audit discrepancy per year, the service has already paid for itself. Our clients report an average 487% ROI across all services.

Frequently Asked Questions

We work with the data outputs from your RIS/IT system and reconcile against independent records. We do not require direct system access — our reconciliation uses the reports and data exports available to franchisees.

We maintain daily reconciliation records that serve as independent evidence when corporate audit results don't match your records. This includes vendor delivery verification, cash handling documentation, and purchase summary variance reports covering the full audit period.

Yes — our team is trained on 7-Eleven's product categorization, PLU structure, and reporting requirements. We reconcile at the category and item level, not just aggregate totals.

Yes — MUMD (multi-unit/multi-district) operators are our specialty. We provide centralized reporting across all locations with per-store detail and cross-location variance analysis.

We reconcile your purchase summary against vendor delivery receipts, POS receiving logs, and your own records — providing documentation when discrepancies arise. This evidence is essential for disputing charges for items your POS shows were never received.

7-Eleven Franchisee? Let's Talk.

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