EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
PRG-Schultz International, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statements (Nos.
333-64125, 333-08707, 333-30885, 333-61578, 333-81168 and 333-100817) on Form
S-8 of PRG-Schultz International, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated
March 16, 2005 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of PRG-Schultz
International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004 and
related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the December 31,
2004 annual report on Form 10-K of PRG-Schultz International, Inc. and our
report dated April 5, 2005 with respect to management's assessment of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, which
report appears in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K/A of
PRG-Schultz International, Inc.

                                                           KPMG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
April 5, 2005