Question 1

How does Cortex generate work papers?

Accepted Answer

Cortex runs overnight across your entire account portfolio. It uses 7 specialized data tools, balance details, transaction history, period comparison, reconciling items, account metadata, create item, and update score, to analyze each account and generate 2,500+ character audit-quality narratives. Each work paper includes tick marks, supporting detail, variance explanations, and recommended actions.

Question 2

Can I trust the confidence scores?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Confidence scores use a deterministic five-factor formula with published weights: variance (35%), auto-reconciliation (20%), matching coverage (20%), materiality (15%), and historical patterns (10%). There is no black-box AI involved in scoring. Your auditors can independently reproduce any score using the same formula and the same inputs.

Question 3

What happens when I correct the AI?

Accepted Answer

Every correction feeds into the calibration feedback loop. When you override a confidence score or adjust a work paper finding, Cortex stores the correction pattern and applies it to future sweeps. Over successive close cycles, the system learns your account-specific patterns, reducing the number of exceptions that require manual review.

Question 4

How does separation of duties work?

Accepted Answer

Separation of duties is enforced at the API level, not the UI level. The preparer cannot approve their own reconciliation. The system returns HTTP 403. The submitter cannot certify their own entity. These controls are architectural and cannot be overridden by any user role, including administrators.

Question 5

Can I trigger an investigation on demand?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Click "Investigate" on any account in the Command Center and Cortex runs an immediate investigation with full work paper generation. You don't have to wait for the overnight sweep. On-demand investigations use the same 7 data tools and produce the same audit-quality narratives.

Question 6

How do the three reconciliation formats work?

Accepted Answer

Arvexi supports three standard audit reconciliation formats: Balance Comparison (GL balance vs. subledger or bank balance), Account Analysis (justify the ending balance by breaking it into its components), and Variance Analysis (period-over-period flux analysis with materiality thresholds). Each format matches established audit methodology so your external auditors work with familiar structures.

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