What can you do for our Trial Balance reporting?

"What can you do for our Trial Balance reporting Alexis?" - CFO yesterday
Let me not be selfish and share the answer with you.

Here’s what we actually deploy for Trial Balance reporting:

1️⃣ Data extraction (no AI needed)
Pull directly from ERP / accounting systems (SAP, Oracle, local tools…)
Or structured files (Excel, CSV, exports)
Scheduled, controlled, logged
→ No copy-paste
→ No “final_v3_really_final.xlsx” (👀 Clément, remember?)

2️⃣ Data structuring & mapping
Standardize chart of accounts across entities
Handle naming inconsistencies (same account, 5 formats)
Apply mapping rules (deterministic logic)
→ 100% explainable
→ No “black box AI” guessing

3️⃣ Validation layer (this is where most fail)
Reconciliation checks
Balance controls
Missing / abnormal movement detection
→ If something is off, it’s flagged before it reaches you

4️⃣ Trial Balance reporting
Consolidated or entity-level TB
Monthly reporting level
Multi-format outputs (Excel, BI tools, PDF)
Ready for reporting or audit

5️⃣ Exception handling
Only the 5–10% that actually need human review are surfaced
Everything else flows

Now the important part, we don’t use AI where we don’t need it.
We use it only for messy PDFs, unstructured inputs and edge cases...
Everything else = controlled, explainable, automated 🙌

What CFOs get:
Time saved across the board
Less risk and less errors
Full visibility

"You don’t need better reporting.
You need less reporting work."

I am curious, if you read up to here, what are you looking for in your TB process?

Have a great Wednesday!
Alexis

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Originally posted on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexischevallot_what-can-you-do-for-our-trial-balance-reporting-share-7447550963437207553-ugAd