In short

Reconcile the transaction, not just the balance

Transaction-level reconciliation verifies each individual transaction against the documents that justify it: the contract, purchase order, receipt, delivery record, invoice and remittance. Balance reconciliation can tie out while individual transactions are wrong in offsetting ways. Checking every transaction finds each discrepancy, values it and attaches the evidence.

The difference

Balance reconciliation versus transaction reconciliation

Balance reconciliation

Confirms two totals agree at period end. Offsetting errors cancel out and stay hidden.

Transaction reconciliation

Checks every transaction against its documents. Each error is found on its own, with its value.

Timing

Balance checks happen at close. Transaction checks happen as documents arrive, before approval.

Evidence

Every finding carries the document, the clause and the reason, ready for an auditor.

Where it applies

Across the Aurus platform

Procure-to-pay

Invoices against purchase orders, receipts and contract prices.

Quote-to-cash

Contracts against invoices, remittances and recognition.

Contracts

Master agreements against every amendment and exhibit.

Loan files

The application against pay stubs, statements and title documents.

Services engagements

The SOW against staffing, timesheets and invoices.

Questions

Common questions

Why is balance reconciliation not enough?

Because offsetting errors cancel out in a total. An overbilled invoice and an unapplied receipt can leave balances agreeing while both transactions are wrong.

Does transaction-level reconciliation slow down close?

It speeds it up. Discrepancies are found and resolved as documents arrive, so fewer surprises remain at period end.

Does it need a new ERP?

No. The Aurus platform reads the documents and checks them against the systems you already run.

Which documents does it use?

Contracts, purchase orders, receipts, bills of lading, proof of delivery, invoices, remittances and recognition entries, plus contract packages and loan files in their products.

Related

Keep reading

CFO 360 overview

One view of the money, from sourcing to cash, reconciled to the source document.

Document intelligence

How the Aurus platform reads, reconciles and routes documents across products.

CFO challenges

The money problems finance leaders raise most, and where each one actually hides.

What would your balances hide if you checked every transaction?

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