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Account Reconciliation

Account reconciliation is the process of comparing financial records from different sources to confirm that transactions align or identify items that require review.

Full definition

Account reconciliation is a structured financial review process in which records from two or more sources — such as a bank statement and a general ledger, or an invoice file and a payments export — are compared to determine whether they match. Where transactions align, they are confirmed as reconciled. Where they do not align, they are surfaced as exceptions that require investigation and documentation.

Why it matters

Reconciliation is a core financial control. It helps finance teams find mismatches, missing entries, timing gaps, amount differences, and possible duplicate payments before reports are finalized, decisions are made, or audit evidence is submitted.

Example

A finance team uploads their monthly bank statement and general ledger export. Most transactions match on amount, date, and reference. A handful don't — one entry appears in the bank but not the ledger, and another shows different amounts. These become exceptions for structured review.

How Certanexa helps

Certanexa helps users upload financial files, map columns, match transactions using configurable matching rules, review exceptions by type and priority, investigate with PowerBot, document reviewer notes, and export audit-ready reconciliation evidence.

Safe boundary: Certanexa supports account reconciliation review. It does not replace professional finance judgment or formal audit procedures.

Related terms

Bank Reconciliation
Bank reconciliation is the process of matching a bank statement against a general ledger or accou…
Ledger Matching
Ledger matching is the comparison of transaction records across two financial files to identify e…
Reconciliation Exception
A reconciliation exception is any transaction or entry that could not be matched or that requires…
Unmatched Transaction
An unmatched transaction is an entry in one financial file that has no corresponding entry in the…
Audit-Ready Reconciliation
Audit-ready reconciliation means reconciliation work is documented with files reviewed, matching …

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Reconciliation
Account Reconciliation Guide

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