Cross

Finance and assurance

Prepare the evidence behind financial-close exceptions

Close teams lose time finding documents and explaining unmatched transactions during each period close.

Who this helps

CFO, Controller, Finance transformation leader, Accounting operations

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The situation

Close teams spend time locating documents and explaining unmatched transactions. A generated variance narrative is not enough to support an accounting decision. Cutoffs, currency, entity boundaries and prior adjustments can change what a variance means. A fluent summary can make an incomplete reconciliation look like a completed control.

What we build

We build evidence preparation for close exceptions that sits inside your existing accounting controls.

  • The system runs deterministic balance and reconciliation checks under the approved accounting rules, using authorized ledger and subledger extracts.
  • Supporting records are attached to each exception, with a source-linked explanation and a list of unresolved facts.
  • Cases route to preparers and reviewers. The approved disposition is kept, and the existing accounting workflow governs any journal or sign-off.
  • Missing evidence leaves the exception open. A revised extract invalidates affected summaries and triggers a fresh check. A failed integration keeps the last verified review state.
  • Period, entity and finance-role access are enforced. Confidential close data never goes to unapproved model or telemetry services, and we map ledgers, attachments, support access and retention across the environment.

What you get

  • An exception package. Reconciliation results, supporting records and a source-linked explanation for each exception.
  • A missing-support queue. Unresolved facts and missing documents, each assigned to an owner.
  • A reviewed disposition. The approved outcome and close status, with sign-off left to the existing accounting workflow.

Where people stay in control

  • Preparers verify supporting facts, and reviewers apply the required separation of duties.
  • Authorized accounting staff approve adjustments and sign-off.
  • The assistant cannot post an adjustment or invent a journal entry to make balances agree.

When another approach fits

Existing reconciliation software should calculate and govern routine balances. Custom AI fits evidence assembly and cross-system exception preparation where the current workflow is fragmented.

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Scope it with us

Bring the workflow, the data you can share and the decision it supports. We agree how the work will be evaluated before anything is built.

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