Quality of earnings · built for management review

Make the earnings story traceable.

Move from financial source files to a baseline EBITDA bridge, proof-of-cash coverage, accounting-integrity checks, and an explicit review queue. Then connect governed AI spend to the operating results a buyer or portfolio team is already evaluating.

  • Linked source records
  • Reviewer-supplied adjustments
  • Clear review history
Management QoE baselineIllustrative
Alder IndustrialEarnings bridgeFY 2025 · USD
Baseline$1.25m
Nonrecurring+$75k
Run-rate−$20k
Adjusted$1.31m
Review scheduleReportedAdjustmentAdjusted
Management EBITDA$1.250m$1.250m
Facility transition+$75k+$75k
Run-rate service−$20k−$20k
Adjusted management view$1.250m+$55k$1.305m
TB integrity2 / 2Proof of cash80%Open items2
Every figure links to a source version and review record.
What can finance verify?What changed EBITDA?What reconciles?What is still unresolved?Where did governed AI contribute evidence?
One review chain

From source data to a report someone can challenge.

Automation handles repeatable evidence preparation. A named reviewer owns mappings, adjustments, limitations, and conclusions.

01

Define the review

Set the company, period, purpose, source files, and retention before analysis begins.

02

Validate the files

Screen uploads, confirm the expected structure, and stop incomplete or unsafe inputs before they affect the review.

03

Run repeatable checks

Test trial-balance integrity, account coverage, cash matches, and unresolved exceptions without guessing.

04

Approve the bridge

A reviewer supplies baseline EBITDA and each adjustment with supporting source rows. The approved review is then locked.

Working product · fictional data

Inspect the underlying financial evidence.

Use the tabs to follow a fictional review from source files through open exceptions and management adjustments.

Illustrative acquisition reviewAlder Industrial acquisition reviewFour source files · USD · review in progress
Sources linked
Validated sources4 files23 exact source rows
Trial-balance integrity2 of 2periods balanced
Account mapping4 of 4explicitly classified
Review queue2 exceptionsno silent matching
What a deal team can verify

Start with source integrity and unresolved evidence.

This draft identifies what reconciles, what does not, and which exact source versions produced the result. It does not invent account mappings or accounting conclusions.

  1. 01
    Exact intake

    Trial balance, general ledger, bank activity, and reviewer-supplied account mapping passed the published CSV schema.

    23 rows
  2. 02
    Accounting checks

    Both trial-balance periods balance, and all four observed accounts have an explicit reviewer category.

    Complete
  3. 03
    Proof of cash

    Four of five eligible cash-ledger rows have one unique exact bank match by entity, date, and amount.

    80%
  4. 04
    Management action

    One ledger item and one bank item remain unmatched. They stay in the review queue instead of being guessed away.

    2 open
Clear responsibility

Fast evidence preparation. Human accounting judgment.

Product responsibility

Secure intake, repeatable checks, source-linked exceptions, controlled calculations, access control, and review history.

Reviewer responsibility

Account classification, adjustment rationale, completeness, materiality, accounting treatment, and the final conclusion.

Company responsibility

Source authorization, legal-entity ownership, portfolio disclosure, retention, and the business evidence attached to AI initiatives.

Management quality-of-earnings baseline. This is not an independent quality-of-earnings opinion.

Direct answers

Before you open a workspace.

Is this an independent quality-of-earnings opinion?

No. AI Gateway HQ produces source-linked management diligence and reviewer-approved workpapers. Independent accounting conclusions remain with qualified advisers.

What financial data can I use today?

The current release supports exact trial-balance, general-ledger, bank-activity, and account-mapping CSVs, plus a bounded read-only Xero connection when enabled for the workspace.

How does this connect to AI value?

A company can keep financial evidence separate while mapping governed AI spend to named initiatives, KPIs, and OKRs. Portfolio reporting includes only company-approved aggregate evidence.

Start with a bounded review

Bring one entity, one period, and one decision.

Create a workspace for self-service operating evidence, or define a portfolio pilot with explicit company approvals.

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