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How the Finance Reporting Reconciliation gate works
How the Finance Reporting Reconciliation gate grades a report before it ships: each reconciliation rolled up to the worst, with a gate where one break forces DOES NOT RECONCILE regardless of the rest — which is how a report with a tied balance sheet and on-plan revenue still doesn't ship, because AP is $200 off the subledger.
How the gate works
This tool grades a financial report's reconciliations before it goes out. It reads 3 checks and rolls them into one verdict — the worst, never the average — and then a gate that can only make it worse.
The 3 checks
| Check | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Balance sheet (A = L + E) | TIES OUTdiff $0 |
| AP: GL vs aging subledgerfix first | DOES NOT RECONCILEoff $200 |
| Revenue vs budget | WITHIN PLAN+4.2% |
The verdict bands
One failed reconciliation forces DOES NOT RECONCILE regardless of how the other checks read. A report with a known break — the subledger off the GL past your materiality threshold — isn't ready to send.
In the worked sample it reads DOES NOT RECONCILE — The balance sheet ties to the dollar and revenue is +4.2%, within plan — but AP per the GL is $200 off the aging subledger, past the $100 reconcile threshold. One failed reconciliation forces DOES NOT RECONCILE regardless of the rest: a report with a known break isn't ready to send. The one thing to fix first: AP: GL vs aging — the subledger is $200 off the GL, past the $100 review threshold. Find the missing or duplicated entries before the report ships..
Common questions
Can every check look survivable on the How the Finance Reporting Reconciliation gate works and the company still read DOES NOT RECONCILE?
Yes. The roll-up takes the worst of 3 checks — never the average — then a worsen-only gate, the Reconciliation gate, escalates when trouble clusters. In the worked sample it reads DOES NOT RECONCILE because the balance sheet ties to the dollar and revenue is +4.2%, within plan — but AP per the GL is $200 off the aging subledger, past the $100 reconcile threshold. One failed reconciliation forces DOES NOT RECONCILE regardless of the rest: a report with a known break isn't ready to send.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-set of survivable lines, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind an average of the healthy ones. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "AP: GL vs aging — the subledger is $200 off the GL, past the $100 review threshold. Find the missing or duplicated entries before the report ships.".
Illustrative tolerances — set your own materiality in the workbook. Not accounting, tax, or financial advice.
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