Audit readiness is a habit, not a project. Companies that feel ready in audit season are the ones that kept records clean during the year.
This checklist splits the work into what an agent can prepare continuously and what your team needs to own.
Monthly items an agent can prepare
These are repeatable and rule-based. An agent can prepare them every month and flag anything incomplete.
- Bank and card reconciliations with unmatched items listed
- Supporting documents linked to material transactions
- Approval evidence for payments above threshold
- Vendor master change log
- Fixed asset additions with invoices attached
Items your team owns
These need judgment and accountability. The agent can gather inputs, but a person decides.
- Accruals, provisions, and estimates
- Revenue recognition decisions
- Related party disclosures
- Going concern and subsequent events
- Management representations
Quarterly review
Once a quarter, review open exceptions with the finance lead. Anything unresolved for more than a month is likely to become an audit finding. The agent's exception history makes this review short.
How we test the preparation
Preparation is only useful if it is right. On Ledgerline we verified finance controls with 603 tests across 122 files and addressed 14 audit findings. We bring the same testing discipline to any agent that prepares audit material.
Start with one section
Take the monthly items above and pick the one your auditor asked most about. That becomes a Starter Agent: $1,000, live in one week, with a fix-or-refund guarantee if it does not work as agreed.
Managed AI Operations, from $1,000 per month, works through the rest of the list before your next audit.
FAQ
When should we start preparing for an audit?
Continuously. Monthly preparation with an agent means year-end becomes a review instead of a search.
Can an agent prepare the whole audit file?
It can prepare the repeatable evidence. Judgment areas like estimates and disclosures stay with your team.
Does this work for small finance teams?
Yes. It is most useful for teams of one to five people who cannot spare weeks for audit preparation.
What does the free Agent Audit include?
A review of one workflow, a recommended first agent, a rough price and timeline, and what should stay manual, within 24 hours.
Next step
Send us your last audit request list. The free Agent Audit shows which items an agent can keep ready all year. See the Compliance & Audit Agent.