Audit preparation is mostly retrieval. The auditor sends a list of requests, and the finance team spends weeks finding invoices, approvals, contracts, and reconciliations that already exist somewhere.
An agent can do that retrieval all year and have the pack ready when the list arrives.
Why audit prep takes weeks
Evidence lives in the accounting system, email, shared drives, and chat. Nobody files it with the audit in mind, so every request becomes a search.
The same requests come back every year, which makes this a good candidate for automation.
What the agent does
The agent reads last year's request list and your records, then links each sampled transaction to its evidence: the invoice, the approval, the payment, and the reconciliation it appears in.
Missing evidence is flagged early, while the person who approved the transaction still remembers it.
- Evidence linked to each transaction with the source
- Gaps flagged monthly, not at year-end
- Request lists answered from a prepared index
- A clear record of who supplied what
What auditors get
Auditors get organized evidence with source links rather than a folder of screenshots. Your team keeps control of what is shared and when.
Source links matter
Our Planroom work showed how important source references are: extracted information is only useful when the reader can open the exact page it came from. Audit evidence follows the same rule. Every item links back to its original record.
How to begin
Start with the request category that took the longest last year. A Starter Agent covers it on one or two systems, live in one week for $1,000, with a fix-or-refund guarantee.
Managed AI Operations, from $1,000 per month, extends coverage to the rest of the request list before the next audit.
FAQ
Does the agent share evidence with the auditor directly?
No. It prepares the pack. Your team reviews it and decides what is shared.
What if evidence is missing?
The agent flags the gap with the transaction and the likely owner, so it can be resolved months before the audit.
Can it work with our shared drive?
Yes. Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 are common sources, alongside the accounting system.
Is this useful for SOC 2 or ISO audits too?
The same approach applies to any audit with a repeating evidence list. The rules and sources change; the workflow does not.
Next step
Share last year's audit request list. The free Agent Audit shows how much of it an agent can prepare in advance. See the Compliance & Audit Agent.