Why does the source balance differ from the books?
A $12,000 receipt matches a supported bank record. A remaining $250 difference is investigated as an exception, not automatically plugged.
Explore the sample companyReconciliation
Compare exact source evidence with immutable-ledger balances and retain every match, exception, and adjustment trail.
Source against booksSample company
Source evidence
$12,000
Ledger entry
$12,000
Same amount. Supporting evidence matched.
Remaining difference$250Review required
No balancing plug. Investigate the exception.
Why does the source balance differ from the books?
Accounting integrity erodes when classification, approvals, posting, reports, reconciliation, and close evidence are disconnected or editable after the fact.
- Reconciliation
- Comparing independent sources and explaining their differences with evidence.
- What it works with
- Mapped source evidence, immutable ledger activity, session scope and retained matching decisions.
- What you get
- Visible matches and exceptions, with adjustments handled through controlled accounting rather than hidden balancing entries.
How the work progresses
Who uses it
Accounting preparers, finance reviewers and controllers who need to trace a balance to its evidence.
- Establish a scoped session using eligible source and mapped ledger evidence.
- Review candidate matches, allocations, timing differences and remaining exceptions.
- Retain decisions and use controlled adjustments where justified; do not create a balancing plug.
A concrete example
Illustrative, not customer data.
What still needs judgment
Correct setup and qualified review remain the customer's responsibility. OwnCents is not an accountant, auditor, tax adviser, or statutory filing service.
AI may suggest or explain accounting work, but cannot approve, post, close, alter posted entries, override classifications, or create balancing plugs.
Available workflows depend on your plan, permission scope, configuration and supported data. Compare plans before choosing.
Before you use reconciliation
Can I explore this before connecting company data?
The public demo is a fixed, read-only sample company. It illustrates supported product areas without creating an account or accessing customer data; it is not proof that every configured workflow is available in the tour.
What should I verify before relying on an output?
Confirm scope, source coverage and timing. For this capability, review mapped source evidence, immutable ledger activity, session scope and retained matching decisions. An operating status or AI explanation does not replace the required review of accounting evidence.
Does an explanation automatically authorize a financial action?
No. AI may suggest or explain accounting work, but cannot approve, post, close, alter posted entries, override classifications, or create balancing plugs.
Continue the workflow
See the work in context.
Explore a read-only sample company, or start with your own supported data.