AI writes the work paper. You review the findings.
Arvexi generates structured reconciliation work papers with three format types, Balance Comparison, Account Analysis, and Variance Analysis. For AMBER and RED accounts, Cortex writes investigation narratives citing specific transactions from your data. Five tick marks (AR, MC, AJ, RI, CM) document every reconciling item. Work papers are living documents that grow with each event, from first touch to final approval.
The problem
Your team spends more time writing the documentation than doing the analysis
Every reconciliation needs a work paper. Your accountants spend 30 minutes analyzing an account and 45 minutes documenting what they found. Copying balances into templates, writing narratives that say the same thing every month, applying tick marks manually, and formatting for reviewer consumption. The documentation work is skilled but formulaic. It's the perfect task for AI.
Three format types
The right work paper for every account type
Balance Comparison
GL balance vs. supporting source. Subledger, bank statement, or third-party confirmation. Shows both balances, the variance, reconciling items that explain the difference, and net unexplained variance. The standard format for bank, AP, and AR reconciliations.
Account Analysis
Decompose the ending balance into its component items: beginning balance, additions, disposals, adjustments, and ending balance. Each component is supported with detail transactions and tick marks. The standard format for reserves, accruals, and fixed asset accounts.
Variance Analysis
Period-over-period flux analysis comparing current balance to prior period. Variance broken down by category with threshold-based explanations. Flags material changes and requires documentation for variances exceeding your configured threshold. The standard format for P&L accounts and management review.
Tick marks
Five tick marks. Every item documented.
AR (Agreed to Report): amount confirmed against the source document. MC (Mathematically Checked): calculation independently verified. AJ (Adjusting Journal Entry): adjustment posted to correct the variance. RI (Reclassification Item): entry reclassified between accounts. CM (Confirmation): third-party confirmation received and matched. Each tick mark is timestamped with the user who applied it, creating a complete evidence trail for your auditors.
AI narratives
Investigation findings written by AI, grounded in your data
For AMBER and RED accounts, Cortex writes structured investigation narratives that reference specific transactions, amounts, and dates. Not template text. Real analysis. A typical narrative might read: 'Variance of $14,230 driven by three unreconciled AP invoices from Vendor X dated 2/28, totaling $13,890, plus $340 in FX revaluation differences.' RED accounts additionally receive anomaly reasoning: why the account was flagged, what patterns deviate from history, and what Cortex recommends. Part of Account Reconciliation.
Living documents
Work papers that grow with every event
Arvexi work papers are not static snapshots. When a reconciling item is added, the work paper updates the variance analysis. When a tick mark is applied, the evidence section reflects it. When Cortex publishes findings, they appear in the narrative. When the reviewer adds a comment, it threads into the review section. By the time the reconciliation reaches APPROVED status, the work paper contains the complete history. A single document that tells the full story.
The AI narratives are better than what most of my team wrote manually. They reference specific transactions, explain the root cause, and suggest the correct reconciling items. Our auditors actually thanked us for the quality of documentation.
Director of Accounting
Director of Accounting at Financial Services Company
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